MTEC - Facilities
Die Casting Cell

MTEC^SM has a strong commitment to the die casting industry. Die casting is our largest training cell. The facility serves as a satellite training site for the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA). The entire East Factory is dedicated to die casting and is divided into a cold chamber aluminum die casting cell and a hot chamber zinc die casting cell which are equipped as follows:

• Prince Cold Chamber Aluminum Die Cast Cell
• Idra Prince model 836 - 800 ton cold chamber die cast press
• Lindberg/MPH 3600 lb. Capacity melting/holding furnace
• QPC hot oil heaters (2)
• Rimrock 405 Servo drive ladler robot
• Rimrock 410 Servo drive sprayer/reciprocator robot
• ABB 4400 IRB extractor robot
• QPC quench tank
• Chemtrend Powerlube 1100 plunger lube applicator
• Die cast press 40 ton automatic trim press

Traditional Uses:

• Process specific training in cold chamber (aluminum) and hot chamber (zinc) die cast manufacturing and support technologies
• Automation/robotic training
• Metal melting and handling
• Trim operations

Potential Uses:

• Remote industry specific distance training
• Industry vendor based equipment specific training
• Vendor based satellite sales and marketing facility
• Research and development
• Trials and simulations
• Prototyping
• Sampling
• Cell rental for process experimentation
• Die tuning, validation & adjustment prior to installation