Die Casting Expert

Services available for OEMs & Die Casters

Product Design or Redesign

1. Design or redesign of parts in order that they can be die casted cost effectively.
2. Product design includes wall thickness, dimensional tolerance, flatness, parting line tolerance, Rz, etc.
3. Minimise porosity through effective part design

Assessing/Developing Die Casting Suppliers

1. Writing quality requirement document to ensure suppliers clearly understand the casting criteria to be met, this protects the OEMs interests.
2. Identify/assess potential die casters from a quality, technical, and management perspective. I often identify major weaknesses in a die caster that was previously deemed acceptable by the OEM.
3. Quality improvement programs with existing suppliers to achieve 0 PPM.

Miscellaneous

1. Tool design (runner, gating, venting, thermal system, steel choice)
2. Die life improvement (steel, process conditions, sourcing)
3. Process optimisation (S1, V1, V2, die temperature, etc.)
4. Process control (FMEA/control plan/operator responsibility/etc.)
5. Training
6. Etc.