Machining Services and Secondary Operations
At Deco Products, we specialize in zinc die casting. Instead of integrating multiple capabilities and materials like zinc, aluminum alloys, magnesium, and plastic. Deco Products specializes in processing castings with alloys with higher percentages of zinc metal.
This focus allows us to provide the innovative, practical, and best zinc die cast support and solutions.
Secondary Operations and Services
Deco offers various secondary operations and services for our customers. Generally, there is little secondary operations or machining that is necessary for zinc die castings. Net shape manufacturing is a major advantage of zinc castings. The machining characteristics of zinc alloys are excellent, allowing for a wide range of secondary operation processes.
Because of part design, some of Deco’s customers require close or tighter tolerances than die casting can maintain. Therefore, machining plays a pivotal role in our ability to supply a ready-to-use finished product.
What is Machining?
In simple terms, it is a material removal process. Machining is inherently, not the most cost-effective choice for a primary manufacturing process. Workers cut away and discard the paid material to achieve the final part.
Industries that require large quantities find long machining operations cost prohibitive. As a result, machining is most often used for limited quantities. For example, in the fabrication of prototypes or custom tooling for other manufacturing processes.
Machining is commonly a “secondary process” with short cycle time and removal of material is minimal. This is because of the high tolerance and surface finishes that zinc die casting offers. Manufacturers often utilizes machining to add or refine high precision features to an existing part.
CNC Machining Services
CNC machining is a precise and automated process of shaping, cutting, and drilling the cast parts. This automated process uses computer-controlled machines, resulting in high-accuracy and intricate details.
Deco Products finishing process utilizing our growing fleet of CNC mills when produce parts require secondary operations.
CNC machining work-centers provide a broad range of options depending on the complexity of the casting. For more complex parts, CNC work centers produce precision accuracy with tremendous flexibility.
Deco Products offers several CNC machining capabilities, here is a list of our most popular machining services:
High Speed Machining
Drilling
Turning
Reaming
Tapping
Competitive Machining
Our economically competitive machining services include dedicated cells or work-centers. These optimized work-centers are located directly at, or very near the die casting machines. Thus, completing the additional operations immediately after the part is cast.
Rapid Turnaround of Parts
Limits Handling Costs
Lowers Scrap Rates
Simplifies Logistics
Therefore, Deco’s overall costs are lower and our prices more competitive.
