CastAlum2023-04-14T12:23:26+00:00December 12th, 2022|
Did you know that CastAlum is the only foundry in Europe to successfully operate a squeeze casting resource? In addition to our eleven high pressure die casting cells, we have three squeeze die casting cells from Buhler Prince. These range from 1450 to 2000 tonnes and allow a shot weight of up to 20 kilos.
CastAlum2022-12-08T14:31:38+00:00December 1st, 2022|
The People of CastAlum - Die Casting Apprentice Interview This month we're shining a spotlight on one of our apprentices: Josh Wren! Here's his story of his apprenticeship journey so far. Josh is now in the second year of his apprenticeship at CastAlum. Here's what he has to say about his time working in engineering thus far. "I've been working at CastAlum now for over a year. Initially I was offered to do some work experience here during my second year of college. I found that I really [...]
CastAlum2023-02-10T15:19:03+00:00November 16th, 2022|
Die Casting Robotic Automation If you have been following along with our employee interview series, you’ll have noticed that one of the first elements of our die casting process that impresses our employees is the sheer amount of automation present on each of the cells. Our die casting cells can have as many as four robots working to automate the entire cycle. The last robot in the die casting process has multiple responsibilities. It removes the trimmed casting from the trim press and will deliver it [...]
CastAlum2022-11-11T11:04:35+00:00November 3rd, 2022|
The People of CastAlum - Die Casting Employee Interview Continuing our die casting employee interview series, Greg Howe, walks us through his journey from die casting apprenticeship to Training and Development Manager! Greg Howe has been part of the team here at Castalum for around sixteen years and recently took on the role of Training and Development Manager. In this die casting employee interview, he shares more about his time with the company and his advice for anyone considering joining the team! Here's what Greg [...]
CastAlum2023-02-15T19:39:49+00:00October 15th, 2022|
Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) in Die Casting and Machining Ensuring that the products we make here in the foundry continually comply with their specified tolerances is a constant challenge. To help ensure a consistent level of quality, we use four Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) in our die casting foundry and machining centre. These allow us to precisely measure parts against 3D CAD models and customer drawings. Two are located within the foundry itself, and a further two in a separate room adjacent to our machine shop. [...]
CastAlum2022-10-03T13:52:06+00:00October 3rd, 2022|
The People of CastAlum Continuing our employee interview series, our Additive Manufacturing Project Engineer, Rhys Jones, tells us about his journey from apprentice, to apprentice mentor! Rhys Jones has been working at CastAlum since 2010 and has progressed from being an apprentice himself to now mentoring our current crop of apprentices! Here's what he has to say about why he chose a career in engineering, and his favourite parts of the job! "As a sixteen-year-old leaving school, I had never really considered engineering as a career, [...]
CastAlum2023-02-15T20:27:09+00:00September 15th, 2022|
Cooling in Die Casting Cooling is an incredibly important aspect of the die casting process. As such, we have invested a great deal of time and research into increasing our ability to consistently control the temperature of our dies. One of our best innovations in consistent cooling in die casting has been the invention of a system to that allows us to better monitor and control the flow of water through our dies and printed inserts. Affectionally dubbed 'Dietanic' by our engineers, this tool has been [...]
CastAlum2022-09-01T08:44:02+00:00August 26th, 2022|
The People of CastAlum Continuing our employee interview series, our Project Engineer, Paul Evans, tells us what it’s like to work in engineering at CastAlum. Paul Evans has worked at CastAlum for twenty years after transferring his apprenticeship from another local company. Here’s his advice for anyone looking for a career in engineering! “I was first attracted to CastAlum due to the high level of automation used within the foundry. Each cell is clean, well-organised, and uses multiple robots throughout the die casting process. I started [...]
CastAlum2023-02-14T11:21:12+00:00July 3rd, 2022|
Die Casting Spray Robot Package from Wollin On our last two die casting cell installations, we have partnered with Wollin for their excellent spray robot package. During our history, we have utilised a range of robotic solutions in various processes to maximise our capabilities. An incredibly important installation for us is the spray robot, which is placed above the fixed die half, and has the job of spraying a water-based product to the tool before every cycle to ensure the casting is released cleanly from the [...]
CastAlum2022-03-24T14:48:03+00:00March 24th, 2022|
Case Study: Non-Automotive Heatsink We have produced a wide array of different die cast components over the years, including this non-automotive part for a local customer. Read on to find out how we did it! CastAlum is well-known for our expertise within the automotive industry, but the skills that we have amassed over the past few decades have proven themselves useful to other industries as well! We were approached in 2021 by a local company to produce this large heatsink for their assembly. Their existing supplier had [...]
CastAlum is an internationally acclaimed aluminium Diecaster, located in Mid Wales.
This month in our interview series: Manufacturing Manager John Stafford talks us through his twenty-three years of service in the foundry!
At CastAlum, our toolmakers are tasked with ensuring that our dies are in good working order for our die casting operations. Read on to learn about our toolroom department and the work they do to keep our die cast machines producing high quality aluminium components.
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