The die casting process offers many advantages for the production of industrial housings – especially when technical performance, precision, and cost efficiency are required.
Die casting technology allows components, assemblies, and housings with complex shapes, thin walls, and complicated internal structures to be manufactured in a single step. Mounting points, threads, cable entries, heat sinks, or sealing grooves can be integrated directly into the casting through the tool. This eliminates the need for subsequent labor-intensive and costly work steps from the outset.
The high-pressure injection of molten metal into molds ensures that the specified tolerances are maintained, guaranteeing consistent quality. This is important for industrial housings that must fit precisely with electronic assemblies, connectors, and other system components.
Die-cast housings have smooth, dense surfaces. This makes them ideal for additional finishing processes, such as powder coating, painting, or electroplating. These processes improve the housing's appearance, corrosion resistance, and electrical shielding properties, which are important factors for industrial and electronic applications.
Die casting typically uses aluminum, magnesium, or zinc alloys, which offer a combination of low weight, high mechanical strength, and excellent thermal conductivity. These properties make die-cast housings robust and durable, suitable for demanding environments, and capable of effectively protecting sensitive electronics and control systems.
Once the mold is manufactured, die casting allows for the economical production of large quantities at minimal unit costs. For small and medium batch sizes, optimized mold concepts, such as our patented PROTO DIE, make die casting a cost-effective solution for customer-specific housings.
Technical buyers benefit from design freedom, whether they need custom branding, integrated EMC shielding, special mounting points, or combined processes, such as friction stir welding. The die casting process allows for the quick implementation of customer-specific requirements, from prototype construction to series production.
Therefore, die casting is the technology of choice for industrial enclosures that require precision, functionality, durability, and cost-effectiveness for small- to medium-sized production volumes.