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News Release from: Frech | Subject: Magnesium alloy diecasting machines
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 January 2007
Fine structured Mg alloy parts diecast
Latest diecasting machines are able to produce a thin-walled, yet warp resistant magnesium alloy diecasting with a very high surface quality.
The consumption of magnesium die cast alloys is growing dramatically with a minimum increase of 25% expected up to 2008 So what is it that makes magnesium so interesting as a diecasting material? Above all, characteristics such as high rigidity, excellent heat conduction, and low specific density make magnesium an extremely attractive material
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Traditionally the housings for cellular phones and laptops have been manufactured in plastic.
However, the premium manufacturers of these products are switching increasingly to magnesium housings as the benefits of the material become clear.
The requirements for these diecast parts are very demanding - a thin-walled, yet warp resistant diecasting with a very high surface quality.
This requires an optimum interaction between the diecasting tool and the machine control.
Only the Frech magnesium diecasting machine range can totally satisfy these requirements both reliably and continuously.
Over the years the Frech hot chamber die casting machine range has been constantly improved with the aim of increasing production efficiency and control.
Furthermore the hot chamber diecasting machines are increasingly being supplied and upgraded to complete diecasting cells.
Automatic spraying devices and casting extraction units provide for fully automatic production so there is little need for manual input.
As a consequence, a constant and reliable production of parts to the highest quality standards can be achieved.
During the current financial year, The Company SJ Tech Co, Gumi, Kyeongbuk, Korea (www.sjtech87.co.kr) - a well-known supplier of housings to cellular phone manufacturers - has taken delivery of ten Frech DAM200F magnesium hot chamber diecasting machines.
The diecasters are used for the supply of thin-walled housings for the premium handsets of several leading cellular phone manufacturers.
From the very beginning of the project, Frech was at the forefront of the production planning and the related engineering so that an optimum solution could be developed.
In addition, Frech assisted SJ Tech Co to optimize the design of their multi-cavity dies providing with considerable economic advantages.
The machines are now working reliably in three-shift operation since their installation in Korea.
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