Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Swedish automaker Volvo is on the cusp of implementing a ...

Tesla is expected to start the Cybertruck production next year, and IDRA’s 9,000-ton die-casting machines are crucial for building the truck’s body. According to ...

The automotive industry has high hopes for the potential of large-scale casting, or megacasting technology. But the adoption of high-pressure die castings to replace assemblages of stamped parts ...

Recently, I was offered a 1997 Volkswagen Golf for the low, low price of free — assuming I could haul it away, as it suffered from a thoroughly borked automatic transmission. Being incapable of saying ...

The high-tech die casting industry relies on old-school steel-wool pad filters for vacuum systems that lead to unnecessary and long machine downtimes and high cold and warm scrap ratios. Dexwet ...

A piece of manufacturing news from Tesla Motors caught our eye, that Elon Musk’s car company plans to die-cast major underbody structures — in effect the chassis — for its cars. All the ingredients ...

Gigacasting confers advantages such as improved car body stiffness, reduced manufacturing cost and reduced assembly time and cost. Credit: Idra Group. In September, Toyota unveiled a prototype of its ...