Rapid Metal Casting
While delivering prototypes to customers, we were frequently asked if we could provide low-volume metal casting services. Because of this, we started to look for metal casting suppliers in order to fulfill those needs. Unfortunately, the search proved frustrating. Big casting companies showed no interest in low-volume production, while the small casting companies couldn’t meet our quality requirements. It presented a challenge, but we took it as a business opportunity: if it was difficult for us to find the right companies for these projects, we knew it would be a good deal harder for overseas customers to find them.
After two years, we successfully developed relationships with a handful of medium-size casting partners who can meet our quality requirements and lead time requests. We are now able to offer high-pressure die casting in aluminum, magnesium and zinc, as well as investment casting in brass and all types of steel.