In our daily living and working, many personalized cast products have been used in many fields. So custom die casting parts become more and more popular in current society. Especially many parts for machines and equipment. Zinc die casting and aluminum die casting parts are account for most of them. Expection for them, copper casting and steel casting is also belong to die casting process, but need more higher temperature to process.
No matter, These metal casting parts should be made depends on the specific requirements. Like zinc cast parts,which require low melting points metal alloy, include of zinc, megnisum, tin and lead. Using hot chamber die casting machines, but other cast parts, which require higher melting points metal alloy, contain aluminum, copper and steel, cold chamber die casting are ideal for them.
Table Of Contents
- What Is Custom Die Casting ?
- Custom Cold Chamber Die Casting
- Custom Hot Chamber Die Casting
- When To Choose Which Type Of Custom Die Casting ?
- Why Choose Us
- Conclusion
What Is Custom Die Casting ?
Custom die casting is specific process of manufacturing metal components, in which using die casting technology tailored to meet specific requirements or unique designs. It contains the design of custom product model and precisoin molds or dies fabrication. Custom die casting projects have OEM and ODM services. Client provide their drawing and design plan to their supplier, hand to their supplier to finish the product that they desired, this is called as OEM project. However ODM project, which means the supplier design and produce the custom die casting component, depends on client conception or pictures. Whenever, supplier should follow the client requirements to produce high-quality cast parts.
Features Of Custom Die Casting
- Tailored Solutions: The client present the design requirements and design plan to the supplier, and require the supplier to design the products or dies. Keeping consistent collaborative with them, and finish the custom component production with the specific requirements, so that ensuring the component fits seamlessly into their application.
- Best Material Option: Among various materials like zinc, aluminum, magnesium, or their alloys mater ials, the manufacturers can choose the best alloy material to make custom die casting components with specific requirements.
- Tight tolerance Product Dimension: Alloy die casting components all have a high accuracy dimension and fine surface finish, So the steel die should be processed by high precision machines, such as milling, turning and cnc machining and EDM process.
- Custom Surface Finish and Aesthetics: These custom die-cast parts can be finished with custom surface finishes, afterwards, they need minimal post-process. Additional treatments like polishing, plating, or painting to meet appeal decoration or functional needs.
- Specific Properites And Inspection Standard: The client require the casting part has some specific properties, such as stronger corrosion resistance, endure some acid environments and moisture air and marine bench, The custom die casting part should be inspected through salt fog testing.
Custom Cold Chamber Die Casting
Cold chamber die casting had been called as main industrial manufacturing method. It is ideal for higher melting points metal alloys, such as aluminum, steel, copper, iron and stainless steel. die casting manufacturer can make custom die casting parts with specific function and aesthestical apperance in automotive and mechanical industries using these high melting points metal . These custom die castings have all the below significant characteristics.
Tailored And Personlizied
Custom die casting should be tailored and personalized until meeting the specific requirement or unique design. The manufacturing process may have an expensive cost, but it can meet the demand of the client, The custom die casting need produce low volume products.
Best Material Option
Choosing the best material will decice the cost of precise die, especially custom aluminum die casting component can be processed in high efficiency. So die casting manufacturer should employ best material to make high quality custom die casting component.
Specific Requirement
These Custom die castings require being satisfied with some specific requirement from the client. The aluminum custom die casting parts are used for automotive, aerospace, and other industries needing lightweight components. They need integrated structure and strong mechanical properties.
Custom Dimensions And Complex Geometry
Custom die casting need accurate dimensions and specific requirements process, and ensure the accuracy dimensions of the part and personalized geometry requirements. Custom die casting makes the structure and design of mold & die more complex.
More Heat Energy Consumption
Cold chamber die casting is always ideal for higher melting points alloy metal. But the process require more heat enery comsumption, whenever melting metal or cooling the cast part, more energy and time is required. This means die casting process endures higher cost than hot chamber die casting process.
Cold-Chamber Die Casting Machine
In cold chamber die casting, the molten metal is melted in a separate furnace. The molten aluminum is ladled into the injection system of the die casting machine when begining casting the aluminum die casting parts. Then injected into the mold using a high-pressure plunger. and cooled and shaped, ejected the shape rough casting components from the die.
| Machine Name | Brand | Equipped with Robot hand | Machine Type (Tons) | Quantity(set) |
| Cold chamber die casting machine | LiJin Brand | Yes | 200 tons | 2 |
| Cold chamber die casting machine | LiJin Brand | Yes | 320 tons | 2 |
| Cold chamber die casting machine | LiJin Brand | Yes | 400 tons | 1 |
| Cold chamber die casting machine | LiJin Brand | Yes | 500 tons | 1 |
Custom Hot Chamber Die Casting
Hot chamber die casting means choosing lower melting points metal alloys to make custom die casting components and ensure meeting client’s specific requirements. Such as zinc, magnesium, lead and tin alloys. As one professional metal die casting manufacturer, and possess advanced die casting machines and skilled-well technician and comprehensive management system to make various custom die casting components across many industries. Its features reflect the below key points.
Custom Material Formula
Custom die casting project have an option for castable metal alloys, To be satisfied with the specific requirement of the client, we provide custom formula lower melting points metall alloys for specific requirements of client, such as these metal alloys like zinc, magnesium, lead and tin alloys.
High Precision And Superious Surface Finish
Custom die casting components all require tight toleerance dimensions and fine surfface finish when it is as-cast finish. We choose advanced die casting machine, high precision tooling steel die and strict quality management regulation to produce high precision die casting component with superious surface finish.
Custom Complex Geometries And Thin Walled
These low points metal alloys all have excellent ductility and good fluidity. In die casting process, these custom die casting components with complex geometries and thin walled is processed easily under high pressure. Ensure accurate dimension and high performance of internal structure.
Lower Energy Consumption
Melting the metel alloys, the more higher points metal , the more lower energy consumption. These lower melting points metal alloys require lower engergy consumption when they are molten. Below 430 degrees, they can be molten, and reduces electrical energy consumption during mass production.
Fast Cycle Times
The molten metal is held in a gooseneck chamber within the machine, allowing for rapid injection and fast cooling. The process is ideal for high-volume production due to quick shot-to-shot cycles.
Easy To Form Intended Part And Cost-Efficiency
Lower melting points metal are easy to be processed at lower cost, compare to other metal material ,such aluminum , iron and copper. From this point only, hot chamber die casting is best choice at cost efficiency. Meanwhile, it offers a fast cycle cast in mass production. The lower melting points and fast cycle cast will reduce the overcost of cast part.
Like the most common material, which is zinc alloy have been used for many industries. Likes locks, door handles, zipper headers and some display gifts etc. These custom zinc die casting parts can be made easily, with tight tolerance and intended appearance. Of course, someone think they can do zinc die casting camera housings , instance of aluminum housing that cooling heat faster. If you want to look for a professional zinc casting factory, we will provide our consideration service and satisfied products to you.
Hot Chamber Die Casting Machine
This should be a simple and straightforward processing procedure, means the lower points molten metal is pressed into metal die under high pressure. And then formed parts and be cooled and solidified shaped parts.The cast part can be formed into metal parts at reasonable temperature. The melton pool is integrated with die casting machine, and drive the plugin to melton metal into the casting die quickly, and have a fast casting cyle, suitable for mass production in high efficiency.
| Machine Name | Brand | Equipped with Robot hand | Machine Type (Tons) | Quantity(set) |
| Cold chamber die casting machine | LiJin Brand | Yes | 200 tons | 2 |
| Cold chamber die casting machine | LiJin Brand | Yes | 320 tons | 2 |
| Cold chamber die casting machine | LiJin Brand | Yes | 400 tons | 1 |
| Cold chamber die casting machine | LiJin Brand | Yes | 500 tons | 1 |
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When To Choose Which Type Of Custom Die Casting ?
Which type of custom die casting selected mainly is decided by the functions and application environments of the die casting part between cold chamber die casting and hot chamber die casting. Die casting manufacturer can adopt the right die casting to produce high quality die castings according to the demand of users. Today our expert will recommand die casting manufacturer how they choose the right custom die casting to produce high quality die casting components.
Using Cold Chamber Die Casting — Best For Aluminum And Copper Alloys
Choose cold chmaber die casting process to cast some metal die casting parts to meet the requirement of environment and functionalities of these parts. Although the process requires more energy consumption and more expensive tooling cost, it can make cost-efficiency and durable components.
The Custom Die Casting Part Is Required to be High Corrosion Resitance
When the components require withstanding hash environment and worse weather or high corrosion resistance in some specific environments, they need the proper die casting process to be cast, the best one is cold chamber die casting, either ensure tight tolerance in dimension or a high strength in structure. Like custom aluminum die casting parts, wheels for fuel-cost cars and electric vehicles, engine housing, which is either light weight or high corrosion resistance.
The Custom Metal Part Needs Better Conductivity
In Commnunication and automotive industries, many connectors require better conductivity(electrical and thermal conductivity), and ensure electrical circuit close and heat dissipation, protect the electrical module effectively. Such as copper components, which provide better electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity, they are essential for high sensitive electric circuit. While aluminum components, which are far light weight, and precision, fast heat dissipation and better electric conductivity. So cold chamber die casting is indispensable for electric component fabrication.
The Custom Metal Die Casting Part is Large Size Chassis And Frame
Some large size cast parts require be customized for some specific functionalities, like machine chassis, frame and body. These cast parts are not require tight tolerance accuracy dimensional requirement, they are maybe heavy and tough, but the kind of process require melting the metal alloy with high temperature, belongs to cold chamber die casting.
The Custom Die Casting Part Requires Lightweight And excellent mechanical property
Many lightWeight and excellent strength components require to be made and used for aerospace and defence and militery industries. So Aluminum die casting parts is best, and dues to the natural metal properties. It is far light weight, and fits more aircraft and planes. More gun mechanical parts are used because they are far weight and portable. However, cold chamber die casting can process the excellent aluminum die casting parts.
Using Hot Chamber Die Casting — Best For Zinc And Magnesium
With the rise of newly industries, zinc die casting components become so indispensable for internet and communication leap. Zinc is easy to be processed and cost-efficiency. So it can be accepted fastly and widely applied in more fields in several dozen years. Of course zinc is suitable for hot chamber die casting. Custom zinc die casting become more simple and easier.
The Custom Die Casting Part Requires A Steady Mechanical Structure At Normal Temperature
Among normal temperature range, zinc die casting part can keep its steady mechanical structure, and make them more durable. Like many gifts, contructure decoration, and tubing fitting and switch, these parts can’t accept high temperature and damage its integrated metal structure. Regular and custom die casting parts are always durable.
The Custom Part Needs EMI Shielding
Zinc has its own unique properties, which can shield EMI during signal transmission. So zinc can be made into various sensor housings for signal sending and acheiving. Especially zinc die casting housing can be designed carefully and cast, and meet diversity requirement.
The Custom Part Is Small And Medium Size And Flexible Appearance Design
In modern communication equipment deployment, more small and medium size metal custom appearance metal parts are required. More atennas, connectors and protective enclosures are required for signal transmission for our daily WIFI signal, Smart phone and Wireless Monitoring camera data. The precision hot chamber die casting just offer various zinc die castings .
The Custom Part Requires Enduring Times Impact and Wear Out
Different zin and other metal element formula compose into different zinc alloy, depends on the specific requirements, custom zinc die casting can endure times impact and wear out at normal temperature. If requiring cost-efficiency and durable purpose, Zamak is ideal for casting, supposed lighter and fast thermal dissipation, ZA is best.
Tscasting Technology Capacity For Casting Die Design And Manufacturing
- Advanced Precision Processing Equipment.
- Well-Experienced Engineering Design Team.
- Technician For Troubleshooting the die castings.
- Rapid Prototyping Services.
- Successfull Classic Die Casting Case Projects
Conclusion
In summary, custom die casting is complex and careful process, which require well-experienced engineering team and powerful production strength. Whenever OEM or ODM projects, supplier should follow client’s desire, and finish high quality custom die casting production task. And provide the competetive price metal die casting components to our worthtruth clients and business partners.