Alloys: Zamak 3 (ZL3, ZL0400, ZnAI4, alloy 3)

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Gear Case (III)

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Wen Products designed a new line of jig and pruning saws which required a rugged gear drive. This drive utilises a complex case design which mounts to the motor, houses the drive gears and guides the reciprocating blade. The case also provides the required spacing...
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Foot Switch – Control International

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Over time, the costs associated with machining the cast-iron switch cover eroded manufacturing margins. The decision was then made to zinc die cast the cover. Zinc had the density and weight Conntrol International specified, and it provided better fit, better quality...
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End Cap for a Pneumatic Door Closer

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Alloy 3 was chosen as the end cap material because of the ease with which it is processed. Both material and tooling cost are minimised and the product can be made with existing expertise and plant equipment. Alloy 3 castings can be produced with high dimensional...
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DragonFly (TM) camp stove – Mountain Safety Research

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The original fuel fitting design was an assembly of three screw-machined components–a brass orifice, an aluminum stop block and lock mount, and a stainless steel hose barb. By redesigning the assembly as a one-piece zinc die casting, a 56 percent cost reduction...
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Different Parts

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Replacement of pressed steel for economical reasons, with the integration of multiple functions: – Plane surface flatness and fitness / anti-static character – Fitting of axes and bushes – Repetitivity of the shapes – Realization of ducts...