Production Castings is another preferred American supplier of contract manufacturing services you will find only at a Design-2-Part trade show at https://www.d2p.com.
Since 1976, your production needs have been our first priority. At Production Castings, we focus on Service, Quality, Safety & Delivery.
The die casting process provides complex shapes within closer tolerances than many other mass production processes. Little or no machining is required and thousands of identical castings can be produced in a very short time.
Die castings have a long service life because they are durable, dimensionally stable, and heat resistant.
Die cast parts are stronger than plastic injection molded parts having the same dimensions. Die castings can be produced with thinner wall sections that are not possible with other casting methods.
Die castings can be smooth or textured and they are easily plated or painted with a minimum of surface preparation.
Die castings offer simplified assembly by providing integral fastening elements such as bosses and studs. Holes can be cored and made to tap drill sizes or external threads can be cast
• Aluminum & zinc die castings
• Miniature, small & medium sized castings
• Complete secondary & CNC machining operations
• In-house die design, engineering & CAD
• In-house tooling with full service tool room
• In-house plating, painting and powder coating
• Component assembly
The Newcaflex VHAM Tower, commissioned by Brastec Technologies for Technip/DUCO is currently being erected in New Castle, UK. It is an engineering feat, that during operation, requires an un-opposed cantilever design nearly 165′ tall and is scheduled to be in production Fall 2013. The tower consists of 10 levels, each with unique requirements; from dynamic vibration of packaging machinery, to the large vertical force of the pulling mechanisms which draws the raw material up through the tower, to welding machinery and appurtenances needed to sustain the product during production and finally the weight of the machinery and equipment itself, with 2 pieces weighing over 50T. The product is pulled up through the center of the tower initially by a 15T winch located above the 10th level and during production by large moving clamps on the 7th and 8th levels. Lower levels add value to the product through welding, clamping and wrapping. Once above the 10th level, the product is diverted around one of the arches thru a series of rollers and then back down to the out rigged safety tubes and eventually to the ground where it is stored in large magazines. Due to the large caliber of forces within the structure, size, scope and complexity of the project, the use of Tekla enabled this project to be successful. The Tekla BIM software allowed Steele Solutions to collaborate with our peers around the globe in order to share ideas, concepts and designs. Allowing all partners to proceed with their design, mitigate clashes and refine the final product.
The stakeholders within the project were global. Brastec Technologies, a Brazilian based company with offices in Canada and the UK, along with DUCO a UK based company which was later acquired by Technip, a French based company. The various time zones as well as language barriers presented unique challenges that Tekla enabled us to overcome.
The model allowed us to present concept, images and design data in a universal format that we could share through BIMSight or import easily into their native design software.