Home Capabilities About Us Innovation News Working With Us +44(0)1905 750 000 sales@jvmcastings.com Follow us: Innovation Innovation As the UK’s leading aluminium die casting specialist, it is our responsibility to innovate through research and development. Continued innovation ensures our customers, our industry and the environment all benefit from the latest developments in die casting. At JVM Castings we feel it is important to lead this innovation through internal and external collaborative research projects. Partnering with our contractors, suppliers and leading UK universities allows the full manufacturing supply chain to benefit. Our current and past projects include: Research into the use of A20X®, a new Aluminium Alloy developed by Aeromet, within high pressure diecasting (Partners include JVM, Jaguar Land Rover, Aeromet International, LSM Aluminium and Birmingham University) Improving the supply chain through recycling aluminium into structural casting alloys (Partners include Brunel University) Improving the mechanical properties of LM24, by melt conditioning (Partner Brunel University) Improving defect prediction through the correlation of simulated versus actual defects (partner Birmingham University) Supporting the development of a new primary alloy for structural components (Partner Warwick and Brunel Universities) Utilising recycled material in the manufacture of primary material (internal project) Each of these projects are aimed at exploring materials and methods that will help create lighter weight, stronger, more cost effective products with a reduced carbon footprint. Case Study Jaguar Land Rover challenged our designers to create a single casting to replace a complex assembly of 2 castings, pressings, extrusions, self-pierce rivets and fixings. Our team were able to meet the challenge and a single casting was designed through multiple Magmasoft simulations and simultaneous engineering, culminating in a casting that reduced the total assembly weight by more than 50%. This new lean design helped the F-Type achieve its low carbon footprint. This innovative casting design led JVM Castings to win the prestigious NADCA (North American Die Casting Association) International Diecasting Award for innovation. Collaboration People Our Processes At JVM Castings we not only harness the skills and expertise of our own employees but actively collaborate with the UK’s leading universities and research bodies, as well as our own contractors and suppliers. We see this collaboration as an essential element of the research and development needed by the UK manufacturing industry to ensure we develop new materials and techniques that not only enhance our die casting performance, but aid the growth of our sector. Our current research projects include: Research into the use of A20X®, a new Aluminium Alloy developed by Aeromet, within high pressure die casting (Partners include JVM, Jaguar Land Rover, Aeromet International, LSM Aluminium and Birmingham University) Together with our partners, in conjunction with the TSB, we are researching a potential casting methodology to allow A20X® to be used in high pressure diecast products. As the strongest commercially available cast aluminium alloy, the benefits in reduced weight and cost will help to ensure our manufacturing sector remains competitive in a global market. Improving the supply chain through recycling aluminium into structural casting alloys (Partners include Jaguar Land Rover, Brunel University, Innoval Technology Ltd and Norton Aluminium Ltd) This project explores the potential of creating an alloy from pure recycled content that will reduce waste, cost of production and the carbon footprint of manufacturers. These structural aluminium alloy die castings are an essential part of Low Carbon Vehicles ensuring this research aids the wider UK environment and economy as well as the manufacturing sector. For more information on our research projects, or to partner with us on a future project, please email sales@jvmcastings.com or call 01905750000. Resources JVM Castings JVM Castings (Worcester) Ltd Droitwich Road Worcester WR3 7JX UK Tel +44(0)1905 750 000 Capabilities Capabilities Design Innovation Innovation Working with us Supplier Portal File Transfer More News About Us Contact Us Follow us LinkedIn Cookie Policy Sitemap Privacy Notice Terms and Conditions of Sale Terms and Conditions of Purchase Covid-19 Risk Assessment Staying Covid-19 Secure © 2020 – JVM Castings Ltd. All rights reserved.