Removal of risers, gates and inlets is done on the saw. Then the part travels to the heat treating and aging process. Parts are carefully loaded into wire baskets and placed on the table to be heat treated. The amount of time and the temperature are critical factors since the temper of the alloy is determined in this process. Once the work comes from the finishing department and heat treating, if there is machine work our machine shop is run by our capable machinists and operators.
Programming is sent from the engineering room to the machines.
After completion of heat treating and aging, the part either goes to final detailing in the finishing department or machining in the machine shop. Finish work, including deburring, sanding, grinding, plating and powder coating provide additional job cost savings. Reducing the amount of work required in the customer's shop means that cost is reduced by lessening or eliminating the need for extra handling of the part. Light assembly such as stamping part numbers, attaching labels, bagging and packaging to customer specifications are all available at L A Aluminum Casting. Some parts require a chemical conversion coating which is performed in the plating department.