Engineering services - solving problems before they happen.
Alucast's servitization programme, developed in partnership with Aston University, goes beyond foundry supply. We've built an engineering capability that helps customers reduce risk, validate designs early and arrive at production with confidence.
Before your tooling is cut.
With more than a decade of experience running casting simulations, we simulate the filling and solidification of your casting using Magmasoft - the industry-leading casting simulation software. We model potential porosity sites, shrinkage risk and die-fill behaviour, allowing die design modifications to be made at the cheapest possible point in the development cycle.
- →"Casting simulation before tooling" - one of our highest-value differentiators
- →Porosity prediction and solidification mapping
- →Die temperature and fill velocity modelling
- →Mechanical properties mapping throughout the component
- →Reduces costly tooling modifications and first-article failures
Non-Destructive Testing
Both X-ray and dye-penetrant testing for internal and surface integrity - essential for safety-critical, structural and aerospace-grade components.
- - X-ray CT scanning: internal porosity detection
- - Dye-penetrant: surface crack & defect detection
- - Full documentation & traceability
Metrology & Inspection
Our CMM capability provides full dimensional reporting to customer drawings - including first-article inspection reports (FAIRs) and ongoing production measurement as required.
Full Assembly
A fully assembled component offer - taking customers from raw casting to finished, coated and tested assemblies in a single supply chain.
