Toolcast Engineers specialise in designing and manufacturing die casting molds for aluminum, magnesium and zinc parts. With more than 14,000㎡ including a CNAS certified laboratory, we can provide customers with HPDC molds to fit machines form 60T to 6600T .
Toolcast has officially authorized professional CAD/CAE/CAM design and analysis software, such as Catia, Powermill CAM, ZW3D, UG, etc. We started using MAGMA software in 2021 to improve the T1 success rate.
Tools are manufactured to your specification, in line with your budget and warranty requirements using European or Chinese grade steels. 3d tool designs are issued within 7 days for approval. We will visit your site to discuss the tool design and make any changes required. You will receive copies of all documents created throughout the project. Updated tool designs are issued within 48 hours and upon approval we will begin manufacture. Schedules are issued on a weekly basis with photographs to demonstrate progress. Between 5 & 10 sets of parts are delivered for approval before tools are packed and shipped.
The majority of cast parts are moulded using, typically, a non-ferrous alloy such as aluminium or zinc.
There are two main types of die casting machines:
Hot chamber machines (used for alloys with low melting temperatures, such as zinc) &
Cold chamber machines (used for alloys with high melting temperatures, such as aluminum).
Zinc's superior casting fluidity, strength and stiffness permits the design of thin wall sections for reduced weight and material cost savings. When a finish is properly selected and applied to cast zinc, almost any desired aesthetic characteristic and coating durability can be achieved.
European grade steels or domestic equivalents are supplied with either a P20 or S50C mouldbase.
AVAILABLE MATERIALS INCLUDE;
Alloy 3: (ZAMAK 3, ZP3, ZL3, ZP0400, ZnAl4, ZDC2)
Alloy 5: (ZAMAK 5, ZP5, ZL5, ZP0410, ZnAl4Cu1, ZDC1)
Alloy 7: (ZAMAK 7, ZL7)
ADC10 (LM24 or A380)
ADC12 (LM2 or A384)
AC3A (LM6 or A413)
Toolcast will transport the mould to your premises and take care of all import duties and taxes.
Sea freight lead-time: 35-40 calendar days door to door.
Air freight lead-time: 7-10 calendar days door to door.
Any warranty issues are managed by Toolcast in one of our partner UK toolrooms.
