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Automotive Shift Level
This shift lever connects the shifter and the gear in ZF automotive gearboxes. This part was originally cast in aluminum but required tapping and other secondary operations in order to meet the close tolerances. Thanks to close collaboration with the customer, the...
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 support for electrical, mechanical & optical parts in detail equipment
This component immediately catches the viewer’s eye because of its size, volume and associated weight. However, these dimensions are necessary for the central support unit in the dental field in order to enable the inclusion of optical, electrical and mechanical...
Channel and T-shape
This two-piece holder was developed for a precision scientific instrument. Both castings have detailed features requiring tolerances of +/-0.00025 in. Extrusion could not be used because it could not hold the tolerances, while CNC and wire EDM were not cost effective....
Chassis, Shield and Synthesizer Housing
The Ericsson GE Mobile Communications’ M-PA personal radio incorporates three Zamak 3 die castings: the chassis or circuit board frame, the chassis shield, and the synthesizer housing. These castings combine to provide strength and rigidity demanded for...
Check Valve
Previously, the check valve was assembled from machined aluminium bar stock and brass pipe fittings. A net shape die casting was designed by consolidating the six-piece assembly into a single, net shape component. All holes and seven thread sets, including a male...
Cheque Guide
This single zinc die casting replaced an assembly of stainless steel components. By use of a single casting, rigidity was greatly improved and dimensional precision between critical dimensions was made more reliable. Zinc die casting permitted the required dimensional...
Corner Stake – Security Door
The zinc pressure die cast corner stake, fastened with pop rivets, fits tightly into the Galvabond roll form section of the door. It has to compete with plastic molded, aluminium extruded, and aluminium pressed parts’ this is because of the many properties of the zinc...
Cover Plate e-drive
This part is used in a drive system as a special shield to guarantee good air ventilation in addition to perfect cooling of the system. Reasons for choosing zinc alloy include the complex tool design; requirement to cast the part to size; ability to forego using...
Cup and Cover of Gas Expander
Zinc die cast household gas expanders are often unnoticed but have performed reliably for more than 40 years, even as requirements have become stricter. Zinc castings allow meeting of the pressure tightness specification, which is that the assembly is pressure tight...
Cylinder housing shells and head cap for ABUS-ECO locking cylinders
Groß Druckguss GmbH received this award for the implementation of the housing shells and a head cap for ABUS-ECO locking cylinders. Products in the lock area are characterized by extremely low tolerance ranges and high accuracy of fit and precision. When manufacturing...
Different Parts
Cost savings were the initial reason for converting a number of steel stampings into this single zinc die casting. The surface flatness and dimensional precision between features such as fixing studs was greatly improved, this permitted more reliable assembly of...
Double-Diaphragm Pump – Warren Rupp
For this design, a series of machined stainless steel air valve spacers were replaced with zinc die castings. Because of the spacer’s large flow areas, engineered plastics do not have the required strength to maintain shape and rigidity. Die cast ZA-8 was chosen for...
DragonFly (TM) camp stove – Mountain Safety Research
The original fuel fitting design was an assembly of three screw-machined components–a brass orifice, an aluminum stop block and lock mount, and a stainless steel hose barb. By redesigning the assembly as a one-piece zinc die casting, a 56 percent cost reduction was...
Drive Beck
The drive deck for Cherokee’s 5-1/4 in. WORM optical drive utilizes a ZA-12 graphite permanent mold casting. From the start, graphite permanent mold was the process of choice because of its economical tooling cost, good dimensional control, and low-volume economies....
Driving Gears
This is an excellent alternative to engineering plastics, aluminium or milled – sintered steel for the realization of driving gears for toothed belts (electronics) or pinion engagement (building, mechanical, precision hardware). Off-tool net shape thin wall zinc die...
Electrical Auxiliary Switch Cam
A starter for large horse-power motors incorporated a fabricated sheet-metal cam bolted to a bracket and welded to a shaft. To simplify manufacturing and reduce cost, the cam design was changed to a single-piece ZA-12, graphite permanent mold casting. Additionally,...
Ezi – Fill Fuel Dispenser
Its strength, tolerance for accurate detailing, non-corrosive properties compared to aluminium, and production speeds (faster than plastic) made die cast zinc the obvious solution when it came to the manufacture of Unicast’s “Ezi – Fill” fuel dispenser. Manufactured...
Floor Support Pillars
Zinc die cast pillars support two different heights of floor system. The first is a low height (60 – 100mm) system for cables only, and the second is higher (300 – 400mm), used for air ducts under the floor. Zinc die castings are designed for maximum strength....
Frame Housing and Five Additional Mechanical Components
Key material requirements for the office bundling machine are hardness and strength, the ability to hold good tolerances, and lubricity. ZA-27 was selected as the die casting material because of its hardness, strength, dimensional stability, and natural lubricity. By...
Gear Case (III)
Wen Products designed a new line of jig and pruning saws which required a rugged gear drive. This drive utilizes a complex case design which mounts to the motor, houses the drive gears, and guides the reciprocating blade. The case also provides the required spacing...
Gear Rack and Housing
One of the first opportunities to test ACuZinc 5 was in Delphi Interior and Lighting System’s newly-designed heliscrew horizontal actuator for power seats. The die castings replace a powder-metal gear rack and plastic gear housing design. Seat adjustment is comparable...
Heat Sink
Zinc die casting offers numerous advantages over aluminum extrusion in a number of heat sink applications. Die cast zinc heat sinks offer one-piece construction, increased design flexibility, and lower cost. One of the biggest advantages is that heat-dissipating fins...
Housing for electro-tool
The drive head of this tool, made out of 2 parts, is cast in ZP5. This casing contains the gear that translates rotating and oscillating movements at very high rpm and frequencies. The part needed to comply with low tolerances for shape and position in both...
Housing for low voltage angle gear drive
This casting is a segment of a multi-piece gearbox for 24/48 volt engines. The cost pressure in the market segment prompted the designers to rethink. A cost-effective production method for manufacturing the individual components that does not require any further...
Inking Stamp for Post Office Franking Machine
This design is an interchangeable stamp on a franking machine. It is coated with ink on the summit of the engraving and stamps the envelope.
Link Between Aluminium Structural Beam
The aluminium structural beam must strongly fostered with water proofing to avoid penetration from the rain or washing water. The geometric position must be sound, and operating live must be assured.
Microscan Systems – VS 310 Scanner
Designers of an ultra-compact scanner needed to reduce the internal envelope. The optics bracket was one component that was reduced in size but increased in functionality. The goal was to design a single mounting bracket that would accommodate a laser module, a...
Miter Gear Box – Hunter Douglas Venetian Blind
A four-piece miter gear assembly utilized zinc die casting for strength and precision. Both pinion gear shafts and housing halves are die cast net-shape, achieving full functionality without a cost penalty compared to alternative designs (thermoplastic housing/gears...
Motor Chassis
This chassis for a motor drive unit for an automatic opening roller door was made from several pressed metal parts prior to being designed as a zinc die casting. Die casting in zinc alloy 3 provided numerous benefits: 1.) Additional features such as pockets, the...
Panel Nut – Ignition Switch
Ignition switch corrosion was the source of customer frustration and concern. Standard panel nuts, like the ones used to secure the ignition switch to the riding mower control panel, are made of stamped steel. The die cast company’s technical staff proposed changing...
Plate
The part is machined on guiding bores and reference faces. It substitutes for the pressed steel plate for several reasons: its high precision realized on machined diameters Ø < 0.02 mm and for the cost efficiency.
Q-LOK cleat fastening system – MacNeill Engineering/Worldwide
Initially, the Q-LOK design was all plastic for low-impact sports. However, for high-impact sports such as soccer and football, the added strength of zinc alloy was necessary to meet impact requirements. Die cast zinc provides the receptacles with superior corrosion...
Regulator
The regulator for Turner’s self-igniting torch has a design criteria specifying pressure tightness, strength, cleanliness and metal-chip free, net shape, and cost-effective manufacturing. A screw-machined aluminium or brass regulator was first considered, but both...
Steering Column Housing
Key benefits include: Design and use of a complex tool to avoid multiple secondary operation. Excellent gating control to achieve mechanical tolerances.
Strap Adapter, Entry Slide Mount, Belt Sheave
Die casting the three components in ZA-27 alloy offers attractive aesthetics and a near-net shape, which eliminates machining costs. In addition, ZA-27 alloy provides good wear and bearing characteristics.
Threaded Connector, Moss Joiner
This product is a cylindrical zinc pressure die cast component with an internally die cast thread that functions to tighten the fitting on an outdoor water hose. Zinc alloy no. 3 was chosen because of its stiffness and bright finish that is unaffected by ultraviolet...
Transmission Selector Tube – Ford
The original selector tube was designed as a magnesium-steel assembly. It was redesigned as a one-piece ZA-8 alloy die casting. The ZA-8 casting replaced steel without loss of torque strength. Net shape casting produces a complex, multifunctional component. The...
Two-Piece Punch Body
For three generations, B-V has been producing heavy-duty, specialty hand punches from two sand-cast malleable iron halves. Sand casting inaccuracies required sorting and extensive fitting to locate matching halves. Thickness variations up to 0.025 in. were...
Waveguide Horn
The Whistler Spectrum 3SE waveguide horn is a complex Zamak 3 die casting providing detail, net shape, and thin wall construction. The current horn replaces three separate pieces utilized in earlier models. One component now performs four distinct functions: a horn...
X-ray tank+lock+guide Tube Assembly
The X-ray tank + lock + guide assembly consists of a very high frequency generator for dental radiology. The parts in this assembly are made of pressure die cast Zamak 5 (ZA4IUG), an alloy which offers the following functions for this application: mechanical strength,...