Solidworks V8 Engine

Racing car engine designed in Solidworks 3D design software. Many auto parts are designed using computers.

Aluminum Enclosure Castings

Aluminum Enclosure Parts and Aluminum Housing Parts Description of Aluminum Enclosure Castings and Aluminum Housing Die Castings The terms “aluminum enclosures” and “aluminum housings” are the same. Both are Aluminum Die Casting Parts. Aluminum housings and enclosures are die casted for many reasons. Die cast aluminum housings require less labor in assembly than other processes. Die cast aluminum enclosure parts are produced at a faster rate than other manufacturing processes. Aluminum housing parts weigh less then steel fabricated parts. Kinetic Die Casting produces these parts for our customers who are also aluminum product manufacturers.

Amplifier for Guitars

Some guitar amplifiers used with electric guitars are solid state, because they are easy to repair, lighter-weight, and less expensive. Kinetic Die Casting produces a light weight Guitar Amplifier Chassis for an amplifier manufacturer. We use the Aluminum Parts Die Casting process to make these parts. Despite the drawbacks of vacuum tube amps, such as their heavy weight and the need to periodically pay to re-tube and re-bias the guitar amp, many guitarists prefer the sound of vacuum tube guitar amps, particularly in the genres of blues and rock. There are modern tube guitar amplifier companies that are designing fixed-biased guitar amps that require no tube biasing so long as the proper rating tube is used.

Draft angle requirements on aluminum die casting parts

Draft angle requirements
on
aluminum die casting parts

When someone asks me "what is draft angle?" or "why do I need a draft angle on my aluminum die casting part?"  The technical answer is, all aluminum die castings require a draft angle on the walls of die cast parts perpendicular to the parting plane or slide interfaces.  Since I have selling die cast parts for over 20 years, I find simple answers and provide simple calculations for my customers.  What does that mean to the typical engineer (any engineer other than tooling or mechanical) or professional buyer?

 

I try to give examples that most people can relate to, because most people do not have a need to concern themselves with how things are made, only what is made, and will it be what they need.  I ask, "Have you ever noticed on a cupcake the bottom diameter is smaller that the top diameter?" or "Have you noticed that a cake pan has sides that slope in toward the middle of the pan?"  That would be an extreme example of a draft angle.  Aluminum die castings would stick inside the die casting tool, molds, or die casting die if there was not enough draft angle in the tool and part.

The typical draft angle for an aluminum die casting part is two degrees per side.  The calculation for that is simple if a person is familiar with die casting production part design, but is not familiar to most people.

Aluminum Enclosure

Picture a box sitting on a table with the open side up.  The box is 2" deep inside with the height and width 4" each way on outside.  The walls of the box are 0.10" thick.  Due to the wall thickness, a few things are evident to a part designer concerning this simple box:

• The overall height of the box is 2.10" tall.
• The interior of the box at the top of the opening is 3.80" x 3.80".

A 2 degree draft angle will change the dimensions in the following on the interior and exterior and should be considered if something needs to fit inside or outside: box:

• The top inside dimension will be 3.80" and the bottom inside will be 3.664"
• The top outside dimension will be 4.00" and the bottom outside will be 3.864"

If box design for the interior of 4" x 4" at the bottom: box:

• The top inside dimension needs to be 4.136"
• The outside top dimension will be 4.336".

Products

Enclosures and Housings.  Automotive parts.  Chocolate Fountain.  Golf Ball Heater.  Guitar Amplifier Chassis.  Aluminum Handle Hardware.  Roofing Tilemolds.  Aluminum Lighting Fixtures.  Aluminum brackets.  Golf Product.  Guitar Amplifier.  Roofing Tile Molds.  Aluminum HeatSinks.  Tooling.  Lighting Fixtures.  Aluminum Parts. Blogspot. Kineticdc.

These are examples how a simple box needs to be considered with end result in mind.  More complex shapes require quite a bit more thought and consideration.  Call me if you have a design in mind and I will give feedback on the draft details.

Bob Thomas, President
Kinetic Die Casting, Inc.
6918 Beck Avenue
North Hollywood, California USA 91605
818-982-9200 telephone
818-982-0877 fax

Aluminum Heatsinks or Heat Sink parts

Aluminum Heat Sinksremove heat from parts and components in electronic applications. Aluminum die casting heatsinks are designed in a way that requires less machining than other manufacturing processes. Kinetic Die Casting makes these aluminum die casting heatsinks for manufactures who use them in various applications. The cooling fins can be manufactured at the same time as the mounting holes. Heatsink parts are made with all features necessary for cooling electronic components and to mount the heat sinks on the printed circuit board (PC board). Aluminum die casting heat sink parts have a high dimensional stability. Heat sink production begins as soon as the tooling is produced. Aluminum heat sinks are produced at the rate of 250 heat sink parts per day to 2,500 heat sink parts per day. Heatsinks look good as raw parts or can be anodized or powder coated.

Aluminum Parts as Lighting Fixtures

Aluminum Lighting Fixtures and Parts have been produced for many years. Aluminum Lighting fixtures are less expensive than other manufacturing processes. Aluminum light fixtures have good thermal properties and are used in applications where high temperature power supplies and bulbs are used. In former years, lighting housings were welded together, which was labor intensive, costly, and had limitations on the shapes available. Aluminum Parts Die Casting Lighting Fixture Parts can be many shapes and sizes, used in many lighting applications, and Kinetic Die Casing can manufacture them net shape. Aluminum weighs 1/3 of a comparable steel part. The aluminum part would cost less to ship due to the weight. Aluminum lighting fixtures can be produced in quantities of a few hundred to thousands of aluminum lighting fixtures each day. Aluminum fixtures are electrically conductive and can be grounded.