Aluminum die casting telecom housing mold

Many purchasers in the marketplace for aluminum die castings usually review the price of the tooling offered and do not ask questions regarding the tool configuration, the die cavity steel being used, the method of heat treatment, or if a trim die is being offered in the quote package.

To have a successful product launch it is necessary to review the details of the tooling and how the tool will be designed and constructed.

Engineering Consultation

The customer company, in the person of its engineering and quality assurance personnel, will usually be requested to meet with the custom die caster’s engineering and quality assurance personnel as early as possible to discuss the design and function of the part design proposed for die casting.  In many cases this discussion will take place during the quoting process – before the project has been awarded. If the die caster does not discuss design and function details with you, then consider another supplier that will offer the services of design input to reduce overall costs of the project.

They will discuss the design’s function, fit and precise assembly with other components. The die casting process uniquely lends itself to parts consolidation, decreasing the number of components in a product assembly.

Early involvement with the die caster is essential in avoiding expensive corrective steps in later die construction. It can often simplify product assembly and significantly reduce total product costs.

For example, an attached hinge bracket could be die cast as an integral part of the casting. A slight design modification could assure clearance for a close assembly.

The die caster may be able to cast an integral bearing in the part that the customer was planning to press in. Or the die caster may be able to perform a complete or partial assembly operation more economically, such as installing a gasket after painting the casting, and shipping the part ready for assembly

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Database Guidelines

When databases are utilized, quotations for castings are often based on the assumption that any CAD databases provided to build tooling and produce parts are complete, usable and are without need of updating.