Post-Casting CNC Machining
XS offers the equipment and processes to handle all your CNC machining needs after die casting. Sometimes a part requires clean up or detailed features to be machined post-casting. With our guided expertise, you can select which features should be cast versus machined. Mold flow analysis and industry-leading design software ensure the project will result in high quality die cast parts. Here are some of the post-die-casting CNC machining options XS offers:
5-axis machining centers for complex geometries
XS Die Casting Capabilities
Factory vs. Network
We offer a range of capabilities through our in-house digital factories at XS along with our digital network of manufacturers. If speed is essential, our factory capabilities have you covered, but if you're in need of advanced capabilities and have more flexibility in your schedule.
High Pressure Die Casting
High pressure die casting is a precision manufacturing process that involves injecting molten metal into a steel die or mold at extremely high pressures, typically ranging from 1,000 to 20,000 psi.
Low Pressure Die Casting
Molten metal is gently poured and propelled into a mold w/ low-pressure gas at 7-30 PSI.
Hot and Cold Chamber Die Casting
Cold-chamber casting is suitable for alloys with high melting temps like aluminum. Hot-chamber casting is good for alloys with low melting temps and is a faster process used to make intricate geometries.
Advanced Modeling and Design Software
Simulation Tools: Mold flow analysis for optimized casting Design Software: Advanced CAD and CAM systems
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Learn our top tips for design, material selection, geometric features, tolerance, and more.
Post-Casting CNC Machining
Fictiv offers the equipment and processes to handle all your CNC machining needs after die casting. Sometimes a part requires clean up or detailed features to be machined post-casting. With our guided expertise, you can select which features should be cast versus machined. Mold flow analysis and industry-leading design software ensure the project will result in high quality die cast parts. Here are some of the post-die-casting CNC machining options Fictiv offers:
5-axis machining centers for complex geometries
Post-Casting CNC Machining
Fictiv offers the equipment and processes to handle all your CNC machining needs after die casting. Sometimes a part requires clean up or detailed features to be machined post-casting. With our guided expertise, you can select which features should be cast versus machined. Mold flow analysis and industry-leading design software ensure the project will result in high quality die cast parts. Here are some of the post-die-casting CNC machining options Fictiv offers:
5-axis machining centers for complex geometries
High vs Low
Pressure
Die Casting
| Low Pressure Die Casting | VS | High Pressure Die Casting |
|---|---|---|
| Typically 5-30 PSI | Injection Pressure | Typically 1,000-20,000 PSI |
| Slow | Injection Speed | Comparatively Fast |
| ✔ | Faster Cooling Rate | |
| Lower Secondary Dendrite Arm Spacing | ✔ | |
| >0.18 inches | Recommended Wall Thickness Range | 0.08 to 0.16 inches |
| ✔ | Higher Dimensional Accuracy | |
| Yes | Undercuts | No |
| ✔ | Better Suited for Complex Geometries |
Prototype Die Casting
Production Die Casting
