Aluminum Enclosures and Aluminum Boxes

Prior to the introduction of die casting, enclosures and housings are made by welding numerous pieces together, which is costly, time consuming, and labor extensive. Die casting is a process wherein molten metal is forced into mold cavities.

This process is applicable and beneficial if you are producing large quantities of small to medium sized parts with good details. Aluminum enclosures and housings made by die casting are produced in a faster rate with less labor, ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand small to medium sized parts daily.

Aluminum Boxes, enclosures and housings weigh less than their steel fabricated counterparts and they come with expanding holes used for installing covers or lids protecting the components from damage, moisture and other elements. Die cast aluminum enclosures are housings do not have welded seams, thus they look cleaner and better, and they can be powder coated easily. They are also good conductors of electricity that is why they are easily grounded.

Die cast aluminum enclosures and housings are used as electrical junction boxes because they are good radio frequency (RF) and electronic magnetic inductance (EMI) shields. Aluminum is material that is electrically conducive. When electricity passes through an aluminum enclosure or housing, electricity scatters and then gets absorbed by the aluminum, thus protecting the electronics within the box. RF/EMI shields block electric frequency from interfering with the electronics inside the box and vice versa.

Aluminum enclosures and Aluminum housings are also used for engine compartments in automobiles and trucks, disk drives, and motor and car transmission housings.