CAST METAL
China is the second largest casting parts manufacturer in the world. ILLIES cooperates with exclusive manufacturers in China. We accompany our customers from the 3D model across the prototype to serial production. Booked moulds are stored and maintained by ILLIES in our partners´ manufacturing plants.
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Aluminium Die Casting
Applications
Diecast aluminium process allows producing light, thin and stable moulds. Through its slight density, high processability, the heat and electric conductance aluminium diecasts are versatile – for construction material at aircraft manufacturing, for means of transportation in aero- and astronautics, within electrical engineering or electrical industry.
Advantages
- Mass production of moulded components with low piecework price
- Suitable for complex devices with a slight wall thickness
- Slight density and low weight, high solidity and firmness at that
- Very good heat and electrical conductance
- Surface: various treatments possible
Zinc Die Cast
Applications
Zinc die cast elements work well for small and middle sized batches, as well for simple as for complex shapes. Components produced with zinc die casting are versatile applicable. For examble as cases for electronic devices.
Advantages
- Mass production of moduled components with low piecework price
- More cost-effective than aluminium die cast
- Suitable for complex devices with a slight wall thickness
- High processability
- High stability and high firmness
- Surface: various treatments possible
Brass Die Cast
Applications
Because of various alloys there are multiple application areas for mouldings produced with brass die cast, no matter whether for electrical engineering, for railway technology, in machinery or pump construction.
Delivery program ex-cable-gland - single hole
Delivery program ex-cable-gland - multi hole
Advantages
- Mass production of moulded components
- Slight wall thicknesses possible
- High processability
- High firmness
- Surface:various treatments possible
Sand Casting
Applications
The cost-effective and simple mould production as well as the possibility to modify these quickly, provides a flexible construction and allows manufacturing prototypes and complex devices. Small, middle and big sized single pieces or small quantities can be manufactured as simple as small, middle and big series.
Available quality certificates from our manufacturing partner in China: ISO9001-2000 certificate, PED97/23/EC & AD 2000-Merkblatt W 0.
Advantages
- High constructive flexibility
- Suitable for complex devices
- Fast and cost-effective mould manufacturing
- Simple modifying of moulds
Investment Casting / Lost Wax Casting
Applications
In addition to a high degree of constructive flexibility investment casting provides the possibilities that are not achievable in other manners – drilling, hollows, inner contours…
Investment casting is ideal for products in automotive and aviation industry, electric and power engineering.
Advantages
- Free choice of material (all metals can be processed via investment casting)
- High constructive flexibility
- Suitable for very complex devices
- Slight wall thicknesses possible
- Highest dimension accuracy and finish quality
- Precise details and high acutance
- None or minimal postprocessing
Malleable Cast
Applications
Through malleable casting the device obtains mechanical characteristics such as graphic flexibility, good strain absorption, that are not found at other cast irons. Therefore it can be used in areas in which components need to be dynamic and to resist mechanic forces: Automotive industry, safety devices, electric industry.
Advantages
- Good processability
- Good fracture strain
- Flexible and easy to lubricate
- High firmness & high finish quality
Grey Cast
Applications
Characteristics of grey cast are high firmness, processability and heat conductance.
Through its various process and shaping opportunities grey cast is versatile in the scope of bridge constructions, gearboxes, machine beds, etc…
Advantages
- Infinite machinability and shaping
- Good attenuation, heat conduction and corrosion resistance
- High firmness
Spheroidal Cast
Applications
Because of its relatively cost effective manufacturing and various features spheroidal cast is used in diverse industrial areas such as drive technology, auxiliary equipment, engineering, automotive industry, railed vehicles, water and gas lines, wind power technology.
Advantages
- Cost effective manufacturing
- High tensile strength
- Good strain and impact strength and good corrosion resistance


