From aluminium casting to design, simulation & prototyping

Hallam Castings' design services were traditionally offered to help with zinc and aluminium casting and component design and simulation of die casting processes for aluminium and zinc components.

Nowadays this service has been extended and expanded to include the design and creation of prototype components or finished products in a wide range of materials, allowing customers to avoid problems when assembling finished products or constructing sub-assemblies.

Hallam’s design team makes “leading edge” use of computer technology and works closely on design issues with the University of Sheffield via its Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Agreement, and the National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC) which provides highly sophisticated simulation and testing facilities under the terms of a further Partnership Agreement.

Within the last four years Hallam Casting's team has helped to design and prototype new products ranging from flat screen arms and an encrypted computer hard disc drive to animal ear taggers and a motorised hospital patient trolley as well as a wide range of original die cast components for established products.

Hallam Castings was invited to join all these projects “on the ground floor”, and has lead to the development of strong links with customers who now trust and rely on Hallam to provide a wide range of component prototyping solutions.

Hallam Castings' expertise in component assembly also provides customers with valuable feedback when prototype components are being tested and assessed from an assembly perspective, and leads to the emergence of efficient assembly regimes.

Aluminium moulding including:
• Aluminium casting
• Pressure casting
• Die casting
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• Component and tool design
• Product design
• Rapid prototyping & simulation
• Industrial coating
• Manufacturing and assembly