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Antenna Base Housing
Gold Award Winner from China Best Diecasting 2018 This part was an existing part already but brass has been substituted by Zamak5 alloy. It is thin wall, min 0.5mm, and electroplated, so it has high surface requirements for surface roughness, cold shuts, and...
Approach Post Foot
The casting design was engineered to provide the surface finish on the decorative areas while providing adequate strength and reducing cost. The existing weldment design was problematic because of the metal fill direction through the cavity. Working with the customer,...
Ball Pens
This range of pens – the “Golf” series – is characterized by clean lines and an antique appearance produced by symbols in fine relief on the surface. The thin castings – wall thickness of 0.7 mm – have enabled the total weight to be kept low, while the technology of...
Bathroom faucet – Delta Faucet
The Delta Faucet’s construction is known as shell technology. It features a die-cast zinc cover, or escutcheon, over a brazed copper and brass assembly. The thin zinc cover is much more uniform than brass; it provides near net shape die casting with tolerances of...
Bayonet XT-A
The 3-piece bayonet XT-A is assembled into a circular piece and provided with a cover plate. The part is designed so that it connects with an inlay heatsink, necessary due to the heat generated by the installed LED (60-80°C). The casting challenge is to achieve a...
Carrier
Excellence Award Winner from China Best Diecasting 2018 This part has a high level of fine detail and an excellent surface finish after plating. It is difficult to cast and ejection needs to be done carefully to avoid any deformation. The casting process is very...
Case for Wendt & Kühnangel figure
The award-winning cast part “suitcase” is based on the original of a suitcase and represents a decorative part in the series of collectible dolls, made of wood. While suitcases were made of leather many decades ago, there was a separate edge protection...
Caster Housing
This part was cast with Zincopor(R) technology, which resulted in a weight reduction of 25%. With an annual production rate of 235,000 part/year, this represents a 10-ton reduction of zinc alloy.
Central Console
Utilizing zinc alloys to create this part allowed for outstanding control of each step and parameter involved in the full process, from design to final part to achieve, to achieve the perfect design. With die casting, the same surface quality and appearance could be...
Cigarette Lighter Case
This series of cigarette lighters consists of a range of different models, each of which appeals to the individual taste of the user. The most prestigious models are given appropriate names: Golf, Nantes, Macito, Connubio, Mississippi, and Gigolò. The thickness of the...
Closure ring overhead shower RAINFINITY
In the field of sanitary technology, extremely high demands are placed on the surface appearance, resistance and dimensional stability of the assemblies. A high standard of haptics conveys a high-quality feeling. With the casing of the Rainfinity overhead shower, the...
Compact
The wide choice of decorative finishes for zinc alloys – which may be color contrasted with other materials – is a major asset when designing luxury goods. The designer Christian Dior made good use of this capability in creating this attractive compact. The...
Cover for a high-quality sanitary shower system
Today, bathrooms are no longer just places to shower, wash your hands or freshen up. Today, bathrooms are high-quality experience spaces and oases of well-being. Value is placed on good products with perfect surfaces. Function and control of cold and warm water...
Decorative Figure
Honorable Mention, 2018 EU Zinc Die Casting Competition The jury of experts is honoring the expansion of the application areas of zinc die-casting in the arts and crafts with a special prize for Heiligenstädter Reißverschluss GmbH & Co. KG. The zinc die casting...
Die Cast Magnets Lower & Upper Ring
Escutcheon for overhead shower for Grohe Rainshower series
The award-winning component is a large-scale application of die-cast zinc as a shower head. The large surface area of the cover rosette component of an overhead shower for the GROHE Rainshower series in connection with a galvanic surface treatment places special...
Front Plates
The Accent range of wiring accessories launched by MK Electric last year makes extensive use of zinc pressure die casting and the highest standards in both painted and plated finishes to achieve a combination of slim-line good looks and high-quality feel. A mix and...
Gear Knob AMG (Mercedes)
This casting part was originally produced in die cast aluminum. It could be produced only with disproportionate effort and high scrap rates. The parting plane in the casting could never reach the surface quality standards because at that position was a vacuum...
Handle and Lock Assembly
In both residential and commercial construction projects, architects are frequently asked to design large windows and sliding glass doors. Sliding doors must be easy and comfortable to operate from either inside or outside, and it must be possible to lock them. Zinc...
Housing for KitchenAid Coffee Machine
The 9,5 kg zamak housing of this designer coffee machine is made from 8 zinc pressure die cast parts with weights between 2.2 kg and 75 g. The parts are powder coated. To avoid any bubbles during thermal curing of the paint, the parts are vacuum cast to avoid gas...
Jeweller’s perfume
The famous Parisian jeweler Boucheron has created a perfume with a particularly outstanding design of bottle – an enlargement of a ring. The blue cap symbolizes a cut stone, while the bottle itself is supported in a fine gold-plated ring. This part – die cast in zinc...
LEO Easy Opener
This design opener can open all kind of bottles without any damage and with very little effort. With its innovative patented mechanism, this tool won the Bundespreis 2016 award in Germany. ZP5 was chosen over other materials for its excellent surface finish, strength,...
Light Fittings
Zinc alloy pressure die castings in alloy Z 410 (BS1004B) are used to produce a wide range of light fittings, varying from small individual lights to multi-light chandeliers. A selection of lights is shown here, ranging from small bronze plated lights, gold plated...
Lockable Door Knob – Model 930
The main feature of this lock design is that the handle is cast with a cylindrical shaped wall, but it is then post formed to a spherical shape. If the Alloy 3 used for this casting did not have high ductility, the final shape could not be achieved and the pressure...
Locking Hub
Warner Gear’s 4WD locking hub takes advantage of ZA-8’s net shape castability, creep resistance, and excellent finishing characteristics to provide a highly functional and aesthetic cover. ZA-8 alloy was chosen because it handles temperatures close to 200 degrees F, a...
Motorcycle indicator housing BMW R18
For many, the BMW R18 brings back memories of the old days – cruising alone on winding roads, a comfortable ride and good road holding. The vehicle has to have a certain solid and sonorous appearance. With the R18 model, BMW is addressing the buyers of a Harley...
Peerless Pull-Out Faucet – Delta
Initially, the hub–two intersecting cylinders–was a brazed assembly. Cylinders were screw machined from solid brass. Operations included turning, drilling, internal milling, cut-off, and rolling of one cylinder end to accept a plastic transition piece. The redesigned...
Perfume Vaporizer for Hand Bags
This set of six parts, four of which are made of Zamak, makes up a rechargeable perfume vaporizer. There are several notable characteristics of the final product that illustrate the versatility of the zinc alloy pressure die casting process: complexity of the assembly...
Remote car release key, design elements
People carry this cast part with them in many variations: a design element of the car key. The demand for a high-quality look, an appealing, cool feel and the requirements for a robust, largely scratch-resistant surface led to the decision to use zinc as a material....
Remote Control
This high-end remote control’s design has tactile control without any knobs. The zamak surface was cast to a thickness of 0.6mm with less than 0.05mm tolerance on thickness. Piezo elements translate the bending of the surface into electric signals. For casting this...
Sensor Plate and Sensor Activation Button
This part has an excellent surface mirror finish after plating. The feeding is done with a center gate to avoid too long metal flow distances which negatively affect surface quality. This part was an existing part already, but ABS has been substituted by Zamak3 alloy...
Shift lever automatic transmission base lever
The award-winning cast part in the automotive category is a basic lever for the shift lever of an automatic transmission in a car. The gearshift knob is in the constant field of vision of the driver and the vehicle occupants, which places very high demands on the...
Shift paddles on a Porsche steering wheel
A zinc die-casting application in the absolute premium range: This award-winning cast part is tangible on the steering wheel of a Porsche sports car and makes acceleration an experience. The paddles are attached to both sides of the back of the steering wheel and are...
Tableware
Zinc die casting can help create a gracious atmosphere for entertaining when used in the form of attractive tableware, where good shape and meticulous finish are both important. The wide range of excellent surface finishes rely on both the experience of platers and...
The key safe
The SUDHAUS key safe is a secure storage place for keys and other valuables. The dimensions were chosen so that bunches of keys and credit card formats can be stored. Areas of application include contactless key handover for holiday homes, rental car collection/return...
Thermostate Valve Housing
Special features of this die cast product include precise dimensions that ensure a perfect fit around the circumference of the housing, making it water-resistant so that the internal components are protected. The tool design allows for uniform filling and casting with...
Trim Frame
The instrument incorporates two frames, one for the front panel and another in the rear. Originally the frames were designed as welded aluminium extrusions. In search of alternative methods, the manufacturer looked to zinc graphite permanent mould casting with its low...