Aluminum casting by sand and permanent-mold processes for larger, heavier parts at low-to-mid volume. A356 and 356 alloy, thicker walls, and lower tooling cost than die casting. ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 certified foundries. The U.S. team runs alloy selection and quality documentation.
Review core aluminum casting capabilities, materials, tolerances, inspection methods, and production requirements before requesting a quote.
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Share your part details, drawings, or CAD files. Redstone will review the requirements and confirm feasibility, tolerances, materials, lead time, and next steps.
Final specifications are confirmed during the technical feasibility review.
Redstone helps hardware teams move from released drawings to repeat production with documented quality, competitive unit costs, and engineering support from the U.S.
ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949 active at every foundry on the program list. Statistical process control from first article. Third-party inspection at origin before every shipment. Audit-ready documentation included.
Your RFQ goes to a specific foundry and a dedicated U.S. program manager, not a bidding portal. Redstone owns the facility relationship and the quality outcome. One U.S. point of contact from quote through receiving dock.
Alloy selection, DFM review for wall thickness, draft, and gating, and PPAP submission run from the U.S. team. Pattern or mold tooling, pouring, and inspection run at the certified foundry. You get one invoice and one contact in your time zone.
Redstone supports production metal parts across automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, and consumer hardware programs.
Pump bodies, valve bodies, gearbox housings, large structural castings. Thicker walls and heavier sections than die casting supports. Corrosion-resistant finishes for outdoor and wet-service parts.
Brackets, manifolds, structural and powertrain castings. A356-T6 for strength and pressure-tight service. PPAP and first-article documentation standard.
Housings, impellers, and pressure-tight bodies. Heat-treated and impregnated castings for fluid and gas service. Low-to-mid volume runs supported without high-cavity tooling.
Larger aluminum housings, frames, and enclosures for equipment and device programs. Low-to-mid volume where die casting tooling cost is not justified.
From initial drawings to final delivery, Redstone keeps each stage clear, documented, and aligned with production requirements.
Each handoff is documented. No stage moves forward until drawings, materials, and production requirements are confirmed with the customer.
Send part files, target alloy or application, and annual volume. Same-day technical feasibility review. Full quote within 48 hours, including tooling, freight, and customs where applicable.
Review the quote and production plan. Sign the production agreement. Redstone confirms process, alloy, facility assignment, tooling timeline, and first-article schedule.
Sand patterns take 2 to 4 weeks. Permanent molds take 4 to 8 weeks. First-article samples ship to your engineering team for sign-off. PPAP package available on regulated programs.
Aluminum casting runs at the assigned IATF 16949 certified foundry. Statistical process control applied from first article. Lot traceability maintained end to end.
Third-party inspection at origin against your approved drawings and tolerances. Dimensional report, visual inspection, and material certification included in every shipment. US customs brokerage handled. Landed cost on your dock matches the number Redstone quoted.
Redstone supports production aluminum casting programs for OEMs and engineering-led teams that require repeatable quality, controlled costs, and reliable part production.
Cast, machined, and fabricated components for industrial equipment programs, run to ISO 9001 with U.S. engineering oversight from quote through delivery.
Production components for automotive Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers and specialty OEM programs, run to IATF 16949 in certified facilities with U.S. engineering oversight from quote through delivery.
Production aluminum casting components for energy and fluid handling programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
Production aluminum casting components for hardware oem programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
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Sand casting for the largest and heaviest parts, complex internal passages, and low volume. Permanent mold for mid-volume structural parts that need tighter control and a better surface than sand. Die casting for thin-wall, high-detail parts at high volume. Send your model and annual volume and Redstone confirms the process at the feasibility review.
A356 for structural and pressure-tight parts that need heat treatment to T6. 356 for general housings and brackets. 319 or 535 by program for higher strength or as-cast applications. Send your model and Redstone confirms the alloy at the feasibility review.
1 kilogram to 250 kilograms per piece on standard equipment, with larger sand castings supported at select facilities on a per-program basis. Aluminum casting handles thicker walls and heavier sections than die casting. Send your part envelope and Redstone confirms the right facility at the quoting stage.
Aluminum casting suits low-to-mid volume, so minimums are lower than die casting. $25,000 minimum program value. Send your annual volume and Redstone confirms the right process and minimum at the quoting stage.
Yes. Send the existing pattern or mold drawings, PPAP package, and current supplier quote. Redstone assesses tool transfer feasibility, runs a parallel quote with the certified foundries, and projects landed-cost savings and lead-time impact before you commit. Existing patterns are often re-usable in Redstone equipment.
