How Die Casting Got Big in Gear Drive Manufacturing
There was a time when automotive seat designers were in a dilemma over the most cost-effective way to make geometrically intricate and horizontal gear drive. Earlier, it was proving difficult to find any single process which could meet its tolerancing requirements within planned budget. The gear drive included not just an Acme thread at an […]
Read MoreHow Product Portfolio Changes Affect Aluminum for Automotive Casting
For the last fifty years or so, the aluminum foundry segment’s growth has been characterized mainly by the substitution of other gearbox and engine parts with aluminum castings. Engine blocks and gearboxes were the last main components from the early 1980’s, which led to drastic market growth in the aluminum casting field. Meanwhile, this particular […]
Read MoreSix Die Cast Prototyping Strategies
As die casting expanded into several industries and alloys have been introduced, more of its strategies and techniques have been developed as the process was first used to produce type for the rapidly growing printing segment. While the high pressure casting process is the most commonly used technique today, other methods are also often employed […]
Read MoreEDM versus Milling in Mold or Die Machining
In several mold and die shops, the choice amid the ram EDM process and CNC milling process is far less obvious than ever before. The changing technology is also changing the rules. Milling can be applied even more broadly today. Machining centers that are capable of following intricate and precise tool paths at top feed […]
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