Die Castings Blog

Is Metal Casting the “Most Fundamental” Industry?

micheals — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:28:03 +0000

On the North American Die Casting Association’s website, the association says that metal casting is America’s most fundamental industry. Is this true? Should you take a metalworking association’s word for that kind of statement? I think it’s

Metal Casting Companies Offer Many Casting Processes

micheals — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:05:21 +0000

Imagine this scenario. You need groceries, so you decide to head to the grocery store. You’ve got a list of 20 or so items that you need for home. You pull into the parking lot and enter the store only to find that the store offers only one product

Die Casting vs. Other Casting Methods

micheals — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:39:03 +0000

There are a lot of ways to make a metal part. This is because the need for metal parts is varied. That need is varied in terms of the nature of demand for different kinds of metal parts and in terms of the amount of parts that different buyers may ne

Die Cast Products

micheals — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:03:23 +0000

In a 1988 paper released by NASA and the Georgia Institute of Technology, Soil Transport Implement, researchers presented an outline for the design of a component that would protect a vehicle that was being designed for moon expeditions. At that poin

An Analogy for Die Casting Molds

micheals — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:23:50 +0000

There would be no die cast products without die casting molds. Die casting molds are the cavities in which molten metals are forced during the die casting process. Die casting, as a concept, is really quite simple. The best analogy for die casting is

Gravity Die Casting

micheals — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:27:25 +0000

The die casting process is used for the fabrication of a wide variety of metal products. However, because not all of these products can be designed using a single die casting method, engineers in the die casting industry have developed variations on

The Importance of Die Casting Services

micheals — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:31:38 +0000

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North American Die Casting Association says on its website that it considers metal casting to be “America’s most fundamental industry.” It’s not surprising that a metal casting trade association would des

Finding Die Casting Materials Suppliers

micheals — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:26:32 +0000

If you were to do a Google image search for “die cast,” you might be surprised by the search results. Instead of cast aluminum intake manifolds, cast zinc faucets or industrial magnesium castings, you’re more likely to see a thousand miniature

We Need Expert Die Casters

micheals — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:25:33 +0000

Die castings image courtesy of Crown Die Casting Corporation.

Die casters fill an important role in industry, and it’s a role that can’t be undertaken by just anyone. While the process of shaping raw metal in

All the Alloy Castings

micheals — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:21:00 +0000

Die castings image courtesy of A&B Die Casting.

Die casting professionals need access to a wide variety of casting materials in order to meet the varied needs of their customers. Patrons of die casting facili