Casting Study: 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 these lock components, the high strength of the workpieces, which meet the requirements for reliable burglary protection, is decisive. In addition to the requirement for low manufacturing tolerances on the component, the precision of the mold construction should be emphasized. The result shows which possibilities zinc die casting offers in mold construction and in the finished product and which delivers quality at the level of conventional mechanical processing. This casting technique offers the advantage of producing large quantities at a high level of quality and under the aspect of low manufacturing costs and resource-saving use of materials.

The jury recognizes the cast parts for ABUS-ECO locking cylinders due to the high degree of innovation of this component in the locking technology category. This application of zinc die casting shows the usability and cost-effectiveness of zinc in areas that were previously implemented using mechanically processed workpieces. Due to the precision in mold construction as well as in the cast lock components, the award-winning components are an outstanding example of zinc die-casting technology.