Zinc Die Casting Blog

The Truth about Brackets. Do you know how important brackets are in everyday life? You probably don’t notice them, but these zinc die casting brackets are everywhere, supporting many appliances, machines, and other equipment. They are the things that make sure the parts of these machines stay put and don’t move until needed to do so. To do such a difficult job, it has to be both strong and lightweight, which brings the spotlight to using zinc as a main component for these brackets. Hundreds of these brackets are mass produced daily through die casting, as it is the easy and accurate process for manufacturing many metal parts.

After molding the brackets into a hot chamber machine, once it is fully solidified due to high pressure, it can already produce precise and finished zinc die casting brackets, without much need for post-processing. Since brackets are normally used in internal parts of machines, we never find the need to have them finished to perfection.

These brackets come in many different shapes and sizes for whatever we need them for. They are also more long-lasting than steel or plastic brackets. Most sets of equipment choose to use die cast brackets since they are cheaper and also faster to make.

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Choose the Right Handles. One of the many metal parts than zinc die casting can produce is door handles. Zinc die casting handles are long-lasting, durable, and compatible with many kinds of doors or cabinets. These can range from varying thicknesses and lengths, whichever you want. There are also the many kinds of handles available, such as folding handles or grab handles.

The zinc die casting handles are made with the die casting process. This starts with injecting molten metal into a die cast mold and putting it into a hot chamber machine, then putting high pressure onto the mold. Once it has solidified, the casting is taken out of the mold. After this, the product will be post-processed with painting or any other desired finishing touches required. A mold can be specialized so that it will already have a hole in the door handle, to save the trouble of having to make a hole through it after the die casting process.

These handles are better than brass or plastic handles manufactured by others because they are precise and lightweight, and resistant to corrosion. Ideal for both the home and the office, the handles can be used for doors, cabinets, drawers and gates. You won’t go wrong with zinc die casting handles.

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Things to Make with Die Casting. Die casting is a process used to make metal parts such as car parts or home hardware parts. The zinc die cast parts can be found in many things; you are probably just unaware that they are made from die casting. Locks and gears are the more popular finished products of die casts. Other examples are hooks, toys, door handles, pumps, power tools, golf clubs and many more.

With the technology available to produce zinc die cast parts, you can make a wide array of things measured to exact precision and preferred texture. You may even opt to have the finished part polished, powder coated, or chrome plated. Varying from many shapes and sizes, the die cast parts can be made into many things. As long as these were made using a hot chamber machine and the desired mold, the metal parts will surely deliver.

If you use zinc, it is best you make small but dimensioned metal parts with it, since it is lightweight and thin compared to other metal die cast parts. On the other hand, zinc die cast parts are long-lasting and of good quality. You won’t go wrong with these parts. That being said, recommended finished products are gears and knobs.

To get a price for zinc die casting parts or zinc die casting tooling,
call toll free 800-524-8083 and ask for sales. Or email us at

sales@diecastingzinc.com for a fast response on a price quote.