Cycle-Time Matters
Conformal cooling is a technique that improves thermal management in die casting by using cooling channels that follow the tool shape. This can lower the die and plunger tip temperature, speed up the cooling phase and reduce cycle time, and enhance part quality.

Additive manufacturing, and 5/9 axis machines can create complex cooling channels for conformal cooling. Some materials, such as Con-Duct, may also help because they have higher thermal conductivity and toughness than tool steel.


Safe, Reliable, Long-life, Efficient, Economical
Any die caster knows how to produce large, thin, convoluted aluminum castings for the automotive industry. It is already being done quite satisfactorily and profitably in large quantities. There are no secrets. Knowing how to do it and actually doing it, however, are two very different things. When theory is finally replaced by reality, the most fundamental precept of die casting can be found in the old adage: a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
