Cold chamber die casting for high-melt alloys, led by aluminum A380, ADC12, and A383. The metal is melted in a separate furnace, ladled into the shot sleeve, and forced into the die at high pressure. ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 certified facilities, with the U.S. team running process selection and quality documentation.
Review core cold chamber die casting capabilities, materials, tolerances, inspection methods, and production requirements before requesting a quote.
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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 facility on the program list. Statistical process control from first shot. Third-party inspection at origin before every shipment. Audit-ready documentation included.
One contact. Tooling, freight, and customs are in the number before you see it. What you see at quote is what you pay at delivery.
Cold-chamber die casting is built for high-melt aluminum programs at recurring volume. If you need dense, dimensionally stable parts from A380, ADC12, or A383 at 500 units per cycle or more, this is the process.
Redstone supports production metal parts across automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, and consumer hardware programs.
Pump bodies, structural brackets, and powertrain housings in aluminum. PPAP and first-article documentation standard. Volume programs with automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
Valve bodies, gearbox housings, and lightweight structural castings. Pressure-rated aluminum parts at volume. Corrosion-resistant finishes for outdoor and wet-service applications.
Aluminum enclosures, RF housings, and structural housing parts at volume. Secondary machining to 0.002 inch on sealing and connector faces.
Aluminum structural housings, brackets, and enclosures for hardware and device programs. Volume from 500 to 100,000+ units per year.
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 alloy, facility assignment, tooling timeline, and first-article schedule.
Tooling takes 4 to 6 weeks. First-article samples ship to your engineering team for sign-off. PPAP package available on regulated programs.
Volume cold-chamber casting runs at the assigned IATF 16949 certified facility. Statistical process control applied from first shot. 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. U.S. customs brokerage handled. Landed cost on your dock matches the number Redstone quoted.
Redstone supports production cold chamber die casting programs for OEMs and engineering-led teams that require repeatable quality, controlled costs, and reliable part production.
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 cold chamber die casting components for electronics programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
Cast, machined, and fabricated components for industrial equipment programs, run to ISO 9001 with U.S. engineering oversight from quote through delivery.
Production cold chamber die casting components for consumer products programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
Production cold chamber die casting components for energy programs, run to documented quality with U.S. engineering oversight.
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A casting process where the metal is melted in a separate furnace, ladled into the shot sleeve, and forced into the die by a plunger at high pressure. The furnace stays apart from the machine because the high-melt metals cold-chamber casting handles, led by aluminum, run too hot to hold inside the casting unit.
Aluminum melts at a high temperature, so it is ladled into a cold-chamber machine rather than run through an integrated hot-chamber system. Cold-chamber casting also runs at higher injection pressure, which is what aluminum needs for dense, dimensionally stable parts. Hot-chamber casting suits low-melt metals like zinc.
500 units per cycle for aluminum die casting. $50,000 minimum program value. Volume programs only. Multi-year preferred.
50 grams to 25 kilograms per piece on standard equipment. Larger castings up to 7,000 kg supported at select facilities on a per-program basis. Send your part envelope and Redstone confirms the right facility and tonnage class at the quoting stage.
Yes. Send the existing tool drawings, PPAP package, and current supplier quote. Redstone assesses tool transfer feasibility, runs a parallel quote with the certified facilities, and projects landed-cost savings and lead-time impact before you commit. Existing tooling is often re-usable in Redstone equipment.
