Limitless and Yet Invisible, the Metal Die Cast Revolution

Limitless and Yet Invisible, the Metal Die Cast Revolution Die casting products are quietly distributed in key markets in different industries around the world. Due to the limitless possibilities for die casting applications, a number of firms are using die cast metals. Today they are found everywhere. Telecommunications, consumer electronics and medical devices, automotive markets, industrial markets; these are some examples. Metal die cast parts are in the electronic and safety-critical applications of automobiles such as the anti-lock braking system, in micro components of mobile phones, in power tools and die cast model cars, wireless devices and their infrastructure equipment, inside electric motors, pumps, refrigeration equipment, and packaging equipment. Die cast methods are also used in the field of art to make metal sculptures for the garden, museum, or gallery.

Metal die cast parts are everywhere, but sometimes we are not aware of its presence. This is how far we have come since the first smithy and the first metalworking activities of antiquity. Die cast parts are in factory impellers, machinery housings and fittings, and other motor components as well as in consumer products around the house that we are barely aware of like gas grill parts, toys, and kitchen appliances. Other uses for die casting products are house accessories like furniture parts, lamp and lightings, doors and windows, safe bolts and locks, water, plumbing fixtures, and die cast heater plates. Think of any finished manufactured product and sure enough it has a die cast part in it. We just didn’t know. This is the quiet revolution of the metal die cast parts.