A die-casting machine has a casting mould, a casting chamber, a casting piston, a melt inlet channel, a shut-off valve in the melt inlet channel, a melt outlet channel, and a control unit for controlling the casting piston. For carrying out a respective casting process, the die-casting machine is configured, for a mould-filling phase, to bring the shut-off valve into a closed position, and to control the casting piston to advance from a casting start position to a filling end position, in order to press melt material into the casting mould via the melt outlet channel, and, for a subsequent refilling phase, to bring the shut-off valve into an open position and to control the casting piston to move back to the casting start position, in order to supply the casting chamber with melt material via the melt inlet channel. The machine is configured to keep a closure nozzle in the melt outlet channel closed in the refilling phase and, in the mould-filling phase, with the shut-off valve remaining closed, to firstly move the casting piston back from the casting start position to an additional stroke position and to subsequently advance it from the additional stroke position via the casting start position to the filling end position, and at this time to keep the closure nozzle closed during the return movement of the casting piston to the additional stroke position and to only open it when the casting piston advances again.

A twin injection molding machine includes: a mold clamping device configured to clamp a mold; and first and second injection devices each including: a heating cylinder; a screw disposed in the heating cylinder; and a screw driving device including driving system components and configured to drive the screw. The first and second injection devices are disposed symmetrically with respect to a machine center line of the mold clamping device. The driving system components provided in the screw driving device of the first injection device and the driving system components provided in the screw driving device of the second injection device are each disposed on a side away from the machine center line in the respective screw driving devices.

A twin injection molding machine includes: a mold clamping device configured to clamp a mold; and first and second injection devices each including: a heating cylinder; a screw disposed in the heating cylinder; and a screw driving device including driving system components and configured to drive the screw. The first and second injection devices are disposed symmetrically with respect to a machine center line of the mold clamping device. The driving system components provided in the screw driving device of the first injection device and the driving system components provided in the screw driving device of the second injection device are each disposed on a side away from the machine center line in the respective screw driving devices.

A method of fabricating a vehicle part casing using a die-casting apparatus includes preparing a molten aluminum (AL) alloy by heating an Al alloy. A die-casting mold is preheated, and then, the vehicle part casing is molded by pouring the molten Al alloy into the die-casting mold. The vehicle part casing is removed from the die-casting mold and a surface of the vehicle part casing is trimmed. Burs on the vehicle part casing are removed.

A method of fabricating a vehicle part casing using a die-casting apparatus includes preparing a molten aluminum (AL) alloy by heating an Al alloy. A die-casting mold is preheated, and then, the vehicle part casing is molded by pouring the molten Al alloy into the die-casting mold. The vehicle part casing is removed from the die-casting mold and a surface of the vehicle part casing is trimmed. Burs on the vehicle part casing are removed.

A method of manufacturing precision cast parts for vehicle exhaust systems includes fabricating a model of a product to be manufactured using a substance selected from the group consisting of a wax and a plastic, forming a first coating layer on a surface of the model using a first slurry, forming a second coating layer on the surface of the model coated with the first coating layer using a second slurry, drying the first and second coating layers to form a mold and heating the mold to remove the model, pre-heating the mold, placing the mold in a ceramic box with a top portion open, and filling an inner part of the ceramic box with ceramic balls, and producing a product by injecting a molten metal into the mold to cast the product.

A method of manufacturing precision cast parts for vehicle exhaust systems includes fabricating a model of a product to be manufactured using a substance selected from the group consisting of a wax and a plastic, forming a first coating layer on a surface of the model using a first slurry, forming a second coating layer on the surface of the model coated with the first coating layer using a second slurry, drying the first and second coating layers to form a mold and heating the mold to remove the model, pre-heating the mold, placing the mold in a ceramic box with a top portion open, and filling an inner part of the ceramic box with ceramic balls, and producing a product by injecting a molten metal into the mold to cast the product.

New aluminum casting alloys having 8.5-9.5 wt. % silicon, 0.8-2.0 wt. % copper (Cu), 0.20-0.53 wt. % magnesium (Mg), and 0.35 to 0.8 wt. % manganese are disclosed. The alloy may be solution heat treated, treated in accordance with T5 tempering and/or artificially aged to produce castings, e.g., for cylinder heads and engine blocks. In one embodiment, the castings are made by high pressure die casting.

New aluminum casting alloys having 8.5-9.5 wt. % silicon, 0.8-2.0 wt. % copper (Cu), 0.20-0.53 wt. % magnesium (Mg), and 0.35 to 0.8 wt. % manganese are disclosed. The alloy may be solution heat treated, treated in accordance with T5 tempering and/or artificially aged to produce castings, e.g., for cylinder heads and engine blocks. In one embodiment, the castings are made by high pressure die casting.

The present application relates to the technical field of amorphous alloy molding apparatuses, and more particularly to a die molding apparatus. The die molding apparatus includes: a forming structure, a material loading structure, and a vacuum pumping structure. The forming structure includes a forming furnace body having a heating cavity, a material waiting housing having a transition cavity, a feeding pipe having two ends respectively connected with the heating cavity and the transition cavity, and a vacuum control valve arranged on the feeding pipe. The material loading structure includes a material loading arm and a material loading driving mechanism, one end of the material loading arm is located in the transition cavity, and the other end of the material loading arm is penetrated through a material loading hole sealingly.