Gravity die casting solutions for the aerospace industry
Gravity die casting is a process whereby molten metal is poured into a reusable iron mould. Used for both prototyping and production, this manufacturing process producing components with high dimensional accuracy, strength and excellent surface finish, making it the ideal option for critical aerospace applications.
Die Casting for Aerospace
Gravity die casting enables you to manufacture parts where precision is vital, as in aerospace applications. Cooling, as part of the die casting process, helps result in a higher quality product with stronger and more durable properties capable of higher levels of performance.
Die casting also allows you to benefit from the unique properties of various metals – typically aerospace grade aluminium – which is vital for the production of lightweight components.
A further advantage of die casting enables you to manufacture parts with a superior surface finish that don’t require extensive further machining.
Advantages of die casting
Volumes: Die casting is highly effective for low-medium volume manufacturing (100-800 units per day) in aerospace industries. It allows you to create highly complex geometric shapes, and to consistently produce high-quality parts quickly while maintaining narrow tolerances.
Weight Reduction: Die casting allows for thin-walled components that decrease overall aircraft weight, directly improving fuel economy and payload capacity.
Scalability: Die casting is ideal for scaling from medium-volume production of specialty UAVs to large-scale commercial airliner parts.
Reusable: While the initial investment for die moulds can be substantial, gravity die casting offers cost benefits over large production runs. The moulds’ reusable nature leads to lower per-part costs and reduced waste.
Why Roston?
We have 60 years experience in gravity die casting. During that time, we’ve maintained a number of fruitful long term partnerships, offering our customers the highest quality products while keeping production costs as low as possible. Additionally, we have plenty of experience across technically demanding industries like aerospace and understand the critical nature in these applications. We pride ourselves on high standards. Our team source ingots only from approved suppliers which conform to BS and EN standards. Additionally, we’ve maintained ISO9001 accreditation since 2015.