Zinc Die Casting 101

Feel free to call A.M.E to discuss your project. We'll aim to tailor a program to meet your business requirements and we will support you through all of the following stages and more.

Not a problem! All we need is a hand-drawn sketch with a few basic dimensions. Visit our facility and we’ll have a brief meeting to discuss your requirements in more details.

At this point, we can arrange a full quotation to confirm costs or at the very least a budget quotation to get an idea of costs. If you decide to move forward, we can arrange full cad data and component drawings which will cover every stage of the manufacturing of your products.

A small simple part could cost £5.00 to £10.00 each.

A small simple casting could cost £0.10p to £0.35p each.

Everyday uses of Zinc Pressure Die Casting’s include Automotive parts, Building Work, Electronic Appliances, Hardware, Iron mongery.

Medical devices, Small geared motors, Office and household Furniture, Lighting internal and external, White goods, Yellow Goods, Balustrading, vending machines Pneumatics, Hydraulics valves and pumps.

There are quite a few grades of zinc with different strengths.

Zinc pressure die castings lend themselves perfectly to machining operations drilling, tapping, reaming, fitting inserts, assembly to name a few.

Zinc pressure die castings lend themselves perfectly to finishing.

If you would like the casting to be sealed or you want a decorative finish, we offer Chromate, Barrell plating, polish and chrome plating, brushed finish in 100s of colours, Powder coating in 100s of colours and wet paint to name but a few.

To prevent any possible damage, we will tailor the wrap and pack process to suit your products, for example, we can Pack them into boxes, we can even layer pack into boxes between cardboard inserts. We can also wrap castings in tissue paper, or bubble wrap or pack it into a bubble wrap bag which can be re-used.

We can also offer returnable packaging where parts are packed into foam inserts. Whatever your product may need we have the solutions to ensure the product in transit is safe.

• Sub dies.
• Unit dies.
• Full dies.

The above tools can also have more than one set of impressions to produce zinc pressure die castings which can save the costs of tooling die blocks.

We can produce multi impression tools of the same and different zinc pressure die castings depending on your requirements.

Any other die caster will sell you a casting and you have to supply all the data and make all the decisions for them to work to.

At A.M.E pressure die casting Limited you should think of us as an extension of your business as we will guide your company through all of the decisions you have to make during the process where support is needed.

We will then take care of your tooling throughout its life with a simple preventative tooling maintenance plan.

If a part needs changing. That is not a problem as we can arrange tooling changes and supply sample castings for approval with a sample approval document for your/our records.

No need to worry, you can call or e-mail at any time, we will answer your questions.

Our aim will be to support you through your project to give as much or as little support as you require to tailor a program to suit your business model now and into the long-term future.

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