Design Guides
Practical design rules for die cast aluminum parts: wall thickness, draft, ribs, tolerances and drawing preparation.
Aluminum Die Casting Surface Finishes Guide
A working reference for specifying finishes on die cast aluminum, from as-cast through blasting, coating, conversion coating, anodizing and plating, with the engineering reasons each one behaves the way it does.
How to Prepare CAD Files for Die Casting
A practical submission checklist for engineers sending a part out for die casting quotation, covering file formats, what the 2D drawing has to carry, and the omissions that turn a 48-hour quote into a two-week conversation.
Aluminum Die Casting Design Guide
Every design rule for die cast aluminum parts with the target value and the physical reason behind it, from wall thickness and draft through parting line placement, machining allowance and cast datum features.
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