Kinetic Die Casting Company

Kinetic Die Casting Company focuses on:

  1. low quantity aluminum parts production and
  2. fast aluminum parts delivery

Our customers need competitively priced aluminum die cast parts. Our customers expect us to ship those parts on time; free of defects. Most of our customers require die castings that we produce to a “net shape” and shipped. We can in many cases Add value to our customer’s products. Added value would be secondary operations such as machining, powder coating, painting, plating or assembly and packaging.

Our customers, these OEM manufacturers may need over 100,000 of these aluminum parts a year or as few as 100 aluminum parts a year. Kinetic Die Casting focuses on low quantity production, most production runs are quantities of fewer than 5,000 aluminum parts.

  • Our typical production order quantity is from 300 parts to 5,000 parts.
  • Some of our aluminum parts have a production rate of 100 aluminum parts a day and others can be produced at the rate of 1,000’s of aluminum parts a day. Kinetic Die Casting will typically ship orders of 5,000 parts..

  • Delivery less than four (4) weeks and frequently less than two (2) weeks.
  • Kinetic Die Casting, Inc. (KDC) was established in 1994 at the current location. Kinetic Die Casting is an American Jobshop Aluminum Die Casting Company. A jobshop aluminum die casting company produces aluminum parts for OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturer) for their products. A Die Casting Company uses a process in which molten aluminum is injected with a die casting machine under force using considerable pressure into a steel die cast mold or die cast die to produce aluminum die cast parts.

    Kinetic Die Casting, Inc.
    6918 Beck Avenue
    North Hollywood, California USA 91605
    800-524-8083

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    Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific

    Another California Die Casting Company closed their doors in 2007, Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific (aka CDC).

    This is the information Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific published as their capabilities and mission:


    Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific
    950 Turnbull Canyon Road
    City of Industry, California 91745

    Mission for Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific:
    We are a leader in the manufacturing of high quality, high value aluminum and zinc cast products and services for our customers. We will accomplish this mission through:
    – employee involvement and commitment
    – continuous improvement of our people and processes
    – ongoing advancement of design and engineering capabilities
    – utilization of our national presence

    Materials:
    Die Cast Aluminum Alloys: A380, A383, zinc and specialty alloys upon request

    Capabilities:
    Die Casting
    High Pressure Die Casting Machines: 400 to 1200 ton
    Fully automated die cast cells, shot and process monitoring

    Secondary Finishing
    Full service finishing including sanding and vibratory deburring
    CNC and dedicated machining, testing and sub-assembly

    Facilities
    Plant 1: 80,000 sq. ft. manufacturing and office space

    Customer Service
    Production control & material handling JIT/EDI services
    Coating processes with certified sub-suppliers
    chem-film, anodize, plating and powder paint

    Engineering Services
    Product, tooling & process engineering, project management
    Solid Works, AutoCAD Mechanical Desk Top
    Solid Modeling, flow simulation rapid and die cast prototyping capabilities

    Major Products:
    safety restraint components
    seating frames, components
    electronic heat sinks, housings
    compressor/pump components
    power tool tables, brackets, covers
    speaker and telephone housings, frames

    Key Markets:
    Automotive
    Telecommunications
    Consumer Electronics
    Power Tools
    Office Furniture
    Other

    Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific is another example of how difficult it is for a die casting manufacturing company to stay in business in California. Cascade had a long history of being a great supplier here in California and Cascade Die Casting/ Pacific will be missed by their former employees, their suppliers and their customers who need aluminum die casting parts.

    Kinetic Die Casting continues to be strong while other die casting companies are closing down or selling out.

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    Universal Die Casting Company

    Universal Die Casting Company
    2052 East Vernon Avenue
    Vernon, California 90058
    (Los Angeles, California)

    Since 1931, Universal Die Casting Company, also known in the die casting industry as “UDC”, specialized in Brass Die Casting and Bronze Die Casting.
    Universal Die Casting Company – closed their doors the last time February 21st, 2008.

    Founded in Los Angeles, California in 1931, Universal Die Casting Company produced parts in brass and bronze in sizes ranging from 1/2 ounce to 20 pounds. Universal Die Casting Company produced parts for many industries such as: swimming pool brushes, spas, plumbing hardware, aircraft and irrigation equipment.

    Universal Die Casting Company moved from the original location of 5001 Santa Fe Avenue in Los Angeles, California to 2052 East Vernon Avenue Los Angeles, California where the doors finally closed. Universal Die Casting Company was another good manufacturing company that closed their doors in California. Universal Die Casting Company had an auction for their equipment on Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 10 AM.

    Most of the die casting company competitors including Kinetic Die Casting Company, attended the auction but no one is happy to see another small die casting company that struggled everyday to stay in business – Close Down. Good bye Universal Die Casting Company.

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    Metaldyne Sells Manufacturing Facillities

    Plymouth-based auto supplier Metaldyne Corp. will sell off its plant in Middleville, southeast of Grand Rapids, and another one in Niles, Ill., the company announced Tuesday.

    Earlier this year, the company closed its chassis facilities in Farmington Hills and in Greenville, N.C., as well as an administrative office in Plymouth.

    The Middleville operation machines front engine covers, oil pumps and other components. Niles is an aluminum die casting facility.

    Proceeds from the sales will be used to pay down debt or for general funding purposes.

    Metaldyne is an indirectly, wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Tec Corp., a Shizuoka, Japan-based chassis and powertrain component supplier in the passenger car/light truck and medium/heavy truck segments.

    Metaldyne has annual revenues of approximately $1.8 billion. The company employs more than 6,300 employees at 33 facilities in 14 countries, according to a company statement.

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    Pace Die Casting Company Sold

    An aluminum die-casting firm bought by a publicly traded company in 1996 has returned to private hands under its former name, Pace Industries Inc. Leggett & Platt Inc. said today that it had sold its aluminum die-casting unit to its management and Kenner & Company Inc., a New York-based private equity firm that was the former owner of Pace. Pace will maintain its headquarters at Fayetteville. The company has 19 manufacturing sites in 14 cities in the U.S. and Mexico, and is the largest privately owned custom non-automotive die-casting company in North America. Scott Bull, chief executive officer of Pace, said he and other executives would begin a seven-day tour Friday of the company’s sites to meet with plant managers, employees, media and local community leaders.

    Leggett & Platt Inc. acquired Pace from Kenner & Co. in 1996. The locations included in the transaction are at Loyalhanna, Pa.; Auburn, Ala.; St. Paul and Maple Lake, Minn.; Harrison and Jonesboro, Ark.; Chelmsford and North Billerica, Mass.; Dover, N.H.; Grafton and Oconto, Wis.; Monroe City, Mo.; and Saltillo and Chihuahua, Mexico.


    Kinetic Die Casting manufactures aluminum and zinc die casting parts. Samples of KDC’s work include die cast speaker parts, aluminum tile plates, and other die cast metal parts. If you would like to have a quote please visit our website: Kinetic Die Casting Company

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