If you have been manufacturing a product for a few years, there is a good chance your current design made sense when it was first engineered. Materials were sourced, suppliers were established, and the product worked. So nobody questioned it. But manufacturing assumptions that made sense five years ago do not always hold up today. … Read moreHow Component Consolidation Through Die Casting Reduces Your Build Cost
One of the most common questions engineers and product designers ask early in the design process is: should this part be aluminum or zinc? Both are excellent die casting alloys, both produce high quality results, and both have been used for decades across dozens of industries. But they are not interchangeable. Choosing the wrong alloy … Read moreAluminum vs Zinc Die Casting: How to Choose the Right Alloy for Your Part
For years, sourcing die castings overseas, particularly from China, seemed like the obvious choice for cost-conscious procurement teams. Lower unit prices, high volumes, and seemingly endless capacity made offshore manufacturing attractive on paper. But the landscape has changed. Many North American companies are quietly moving their supply chains back home, not just for political reasons, … Read moreWhy North American Die Casting Beats Overseas Sourcing (And What It’s Really Costing You)
Die casting is a manufacturing process that involves injecting molten metal or metal alloy into a mold under high pressure. The mold, also known as a die, is designed to produce a specific shape and size of the final product. The success of a die-casting project largely depends on the choice of materials used in … Read moreCHOOSING THE RIGHT MATERIALS FOR YOUR DIE CASTING NEEDS
The die casting industry is evolving. Today, we know much more details about the features of different alloys and can achieve more impressive results in terms of quality and production speed than a couple of decades ago. That also means that the design phase of any die casting project is now more complex than ever … Read moreKEY POST-CASTING DECISIONS YOU SHOULD MAKE BEFORE DESIGNING THE PARTS
Die casting is the most widely spread method of producing metal parts. It offers numerous advantages, such as enabling high-speed and high-volume production, giving the ability to create complex designs with precision, reducing material waste, etc. However, before launching your die-casting project, you need to know the difference between various types of die casting and … Read moreAN INSIDER LOOK AT GRAVITY DIE CASTING VS PRESSURE DIE CASTING
What do toy cars, cookware, and streetlights have in common? Apart from the fact that everything in this list can be red, yellow, and green, all these objects can be die-cast. Although die casting appeared in 1838 for the printing industry and is now famous as a method of producing metal parts for manufacturing, you … Read moreDISCOVER THE FIVE EVERYDAY THINGS THAT ARE DIE-CAST AND WIN THAT TRIVIA
Do you know the most successful Rolls-Royce ad of all time? “At 60 miles an hour, the loudest noise in the new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.” Although it’s not said directly, it’s clear that everything in that car works so quietly and smoothly that you don’t even notice it. At Simalex, we believe … Read moreWHO AND WHAT STANDS BEHIND DIE CASTING AT SIMALEX
New solutions appear in different sectors every day. One of them is 3D printing for the manufacturing industry. Today, we’d like to compare die casting, which we already described in one of our previous blogs, to a cutting-edge solution, 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. What are the benefits of each manufacturing method? What are … Read moreAN INSIDER LOOK AT DIE CASTING VS 3D PRINTING
What’s the use of a house that was custom-built for you, but you can’t get inside because no one gave you the keys? The same is true for die casting because it is more than just pressing liquid metal into a mould under high pressure. This process includes several stages, from design to actual use. That’s why … Read moreDIE CASTING A PART IS HALF THE BATTLE. WHAT’S NEXT?