“Melt and solidify” casting
Gravity casting
High-mix low-volume to mass production
High-mix low-volume to mass production using 60 original “gravity casting” lines
Production Information
| Maximum size | 400×400mm |
|---|---|
| Thinnest |
Mold casting: 3.5 mm Sand casting: 2 mm |
| Mold casting | 3.5 mm |
| Applied Materials |
Mass-produced Products: AC2A, AC2B, AC4A Small-lot/Prototype Products: AC4B, AC4C, AC4CH, AC7A, AC8A, AC8B Other Special Materials |
| Lot size | 1 to tens of thousands |
＊It depends on the product. Please feel free to contact us even if it is not listed above!
This is what’s amazing
YOSHIDA’s gravity casting
- The prefecture’s largest gravity casting line with over 60 machines
- Fastest delivery time: 5 days!
- Starting from 1 unit! Mass production line with a maximum of 100,000 units per month
- We will take on the challenge of difficult shapes such as “hollow,” “thin-walled,” “thick-walled,” and “complex”!
- Wooden molds, sand molds, and metal molds are all OK!
- High-quality casting without voids or pinholes
- Increased production efficiency with the introduction of robots
Robots are also employed at Yoshida.
By introducing robots, we are working to improve production efficiency through automation and 24-hour operation.
casting process
1
Melting
Aluminum ingots are melted in a melting furnace (melting). Degassing is performed to increase the cleanliness of the molten metal, preventing defects caused by the occurrence of voids and pinholes after casting.
2
Casting
Castings are produced using the gravity casting method, in which molten aluminum is poured
into a mold.
Gravity casting produces finer crystal grains because it involves less gas and has a faster
cooling rate. This results in castings with high strength and hardness, and is often used for important
parts in automobiles and industrial machinery.
3
Heat treatment
We have 19 heat treatment furnaces, and can provide consistent heat treatment (T6 treatment)
after casting.
We determine heat treatment conditions according to the specifications required by our
customers, and improve the mechanical properties of aluminum castings with a thorough management system.
