Reverse engineering is used in brass die casting and aluminum component manufacturing to make new components from existing designs. Apart from brass and aluminum die casting, plastic metal and rubber materials also use reverse engineering concept.
As Original Equipment Manufacturers seek design in sustainable components from ancillary players, sustainable products get made for the end consumer. Of all the manufacturing processes out there, die casters in Mexico use the global processes which give green products for a wide variety of segments. Below are three other methods apart from reverse engineering and their proposed benefits.
Reduce
Some metal casting processes make a mold out of the sand at the beginning of casting cycle, and then die casters form patterns with subdued force. This would consume high energy, as much as 7 percent say an expert in the ancillary industry. While it may seem tougher to die cast a larger component, brass can be used over and over before need for part replacement arises. In fact, brass die casting and other dies reduce carbon footprint when compared to sand casting.
Reproduce
Once the die cast product reaches the maximum of its proposed lifespan, Original Equipment Manufacturers need not depose components to the landfill. Instead, the dies can be shipped to the factory of an ancillary unit to reproduce an even larger component. Not just brass, in fact, most of the dies that get cast shall be recast with minimal footprint and maximum sustainability.
Recycle
Aluminum, which is one of the commonly used metal die, is termed as affordable, sustainable, and recyclable die cast components. Further, aluminum die extrusion produces plenty of useful parts with very little energy application and without even melting the aluminum die.
Apart from lowering cost, reduced carbon footprint, and less landfill wastage, the recyclability of aluminum also helps in the reduction of aluminum mining thereby protecting the habitat. Stats say that more than 50% of aluminum manufacturing in America has come from recycled aluminum in 2003, whereas nowadays the die cast aluminum is routed from consumers.
This information on die casting has been presented courtesy of North American Die Casting Association on behalf of Original Equipment Manufacturers in America, Canada, and Mexico. NADCA has given these cues so that all die casters could protect the environment together with safe manufacturing and logistics of sustainable cast components.