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Process Flow

At Carlton Die Castings all the aluminium alloys, brass, aluminium-bronze and zinc based materials we use are tested for their chemical analysis prior to the start of production to ensure only the finest quality metals are used.

Raw materials, obtained only from recognised UK suppliers, arrive at our Paisley workshop in ingot form before being melted and transferred into a mobile launder which feeds smaller furnaces at each workstation.

Quality control checks are carried out at every stage of the operation and all functions of the die-casting machines are computer controlled to ensure a consistent high standard is maintained from start to finish.

Throughout the process machine settings, metal temperatures and metal treatments are downloaded into a data bank so that any repeat orders and future production runs are identical to the first.

As the high-pressure die casting process is geared to larger volume orders there is a greater level of automation in the process which involves the molten metal being ladled from the furnace by a robotically controlled arm into the “shot” end of the die-casting machine.

The product is then trimmed, with any rough edges smoothed away, polished and quality inspected before being released for delivery to the customer.