PRODUCTION
METHOD
Dry
Pressing
Dry Pressing is generally used for high volume production and low
unit cost.
Dry Pressings can be formed in a variety of sizes and shapes. This
method requires production tooling which can be expensive, although
the high production rates generally amortize this cost to a fraction
of the component's value.
With our range of fully automatic presses, used together with high
quality tool steel or tungsten carbide tooling, we can ensure high
quality and uniformity in our Dry Pressed products.
Tolerance
Wet
Pressing
Wet pressing is generally used for lower quantity production, or
when the shape is impossible to form using the dry pressing method.
Our Wet Pressing is done on automatic or manually operated press,
depending on the size and shape of the product and the production
volume.
Wet pressing allows much greater flexibility in component design,
as the wet pressing material will flow during the forming process,
where as dry pressing material will not. Wet pressing is often the
best pressing methods for abrasive materials. Wet pressing tooling
is usually produced form high quality tool steel and tends to be
less expensive than a similar tool used for dry pressing.
Tolerance
Extrusion
Extrusion is generally used to form shapes with cross sections
such as squares, hexagonal, triangular or circular. Extrusion items
can be solid or have multiple cores with diameters that can vary
from 3mm to 65mm with lengths of up to 750mm. Pre firing; these
shapes can be drilled or machined to produce further detail. Extrusion
tooling cost is normally low depending on the intricate shapes that
may be required.
Casting
Although we can cast a
range of products if need be. These day we generally use one of
the higher volume production methods.
Firing
All products are fired in one of our temperature controlled continuous
tunnel kilns.
