High Pressure Die Casting : Aluminium & Zinc

High Pressure Die Casting provides the shortest route from molten metal to completed component. By injecting molten metal (whether it be aluminium die casting or zinc die casting) into a hardened tool steel mould and allowing it to solidify under pressure before ejection.

This process allows fast, precise, cost effective production of aluminium or zinc die castings, meeting the needs of hi-tech industries where product appearance and dimensional tolerances are critical but volumes are not always large.

Have high pressure die casting machines with locking forces of between 220 and 530 tonnes. All have microprocessor control and the latest include computerised real-time shot control, automatic ladling and die-spray, and automatic casting extraction and cooling.

Process Control

Comprehensive set-up records and quality data ensure consistent production and reduce set-up time.

Quality

Quality is achieved by pride in workmanship, backed up by an excellent quality system to ISO9001:2000. Everyone at MRT is committed to quality.

In-House Toolroom

Routine tool maintenance, breakdowns and modifications can all be undertaken in-house to reduce tool down time.

Tool & Casting Design

Our expertise can help you optimise designs, eliminating elements which add unnecessary costs. Thus we provide the benefits of automated production without high-cost tooling. Innovative press trimming tool design can also help to reduce finishing costs. Where required, we can also provide filling and solidification simulations using the latest computer technology.

Small Quantities? - No Problem!

Many pressure die casting foundries only offer their services for high volume orders, claiming that lengthy set-ups make the process prohibitive to small quantities of zinc or aluminium.

CAPACITY

Pressure Die castings up to 4.5 kilos in all suitable Aluminium & Zinc Alloys.

Principal Aluminium Alloys:

LM2, LM6, LM24, LM25

Principal Zinc Alloys:

ZA3, ZA8, ZA12 & ZA27

OUR RESOURCES

5 Pressure Die Casting Cells - Locking Forces from 220 to 530tons. Our foundry includes two state-of-the-art Buhler cells, featuring real-time computerised shot control, and robot ladling and die-spray, and a fully automated Urpe die casting cell.

3 Hydraulic Trimming Presses - Forces from 5 to 15 tons.

In-House Toolroom - Ensuring your tooling is regularly maintained, and problems can be remedied quickly to minimise disruption to production.