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Send us an online request for your casting needs and get a feedback within 24 to 48 hours ! We quote for customers all over the world all quantities quantities. Just fill in below online casting quote request, send us your drawings and wait for your quote.
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How to work with AGCIS ?
What a casting quote looks like ?
After reviewing your casting quote request we will come back to you with a quote including below items :
- Participation to tooling pricing* including number of cavities for die casting
- Part pricing for each quantity that you required
- Confirmation of the material quoted
- Confirmation of the coating if any
- Confirmation of specifications quoted if any difference from your request / drawings
- Detail about the shipment FOB (at China port) / DAP (delivery to your place tax non included) / DDP (delivery to your place tax included)
- Currency : We can quote in EUR / USD / CNY
- Lead time for the tooling and first samples, lead time for serial production and delivery
*: Tooling costs are a one time investment
What is the cost of casting metal parts ?
In order to get the best pricing for your casting project it is important to understand how the pricing is made and which are the cost impacting constraints.
Non-recurring tooling costs
Development of specific tooling is mandatory for manufacturing metal parts by casting. No need to worry we are taking charge of the design of the tooling according to your parts drawings. Tooling coasts ranges from several tenth thousands of USD for complex die casting to mere hundreds of USD for simple sand or wax castings.
Tools will stay in China, so you don’t have to worry about storage and we usually don’t invoice maintenance of the molds.
Casting part costs
Factors that are impacting the cost of casting.
- Technology to be used for casting :
- Die casting for high quantities, small wall thickness Alu / Magnesium / Zamak parts : low part price but expensive tooling
- Investment casting (or steel mould casting) : moderate pricing, good part aspect and moderate mold cost
- Lost wax casting (or investment casting) : low tooling cost, moderate part price, good aspect
- Sand casting : low tooling cost, moderate part price, possible for small quantities, non-smooth surface aspect.
- Complexity of the parts : more complex parts may require more complex tooling and longer manufacturing time.
- Additional machining : parts with specific surface quality that cannot be achieved by casting may need to be machined after casting.
- Deburring, according to the geometry of the part deburring may be a complex step, if can be done manually or with deburring tools for high quantities orders.
- Quantity, in casting the higher the quantity, the lower the unit price, batch quantities should be maximized.
- Surface treatment, typically anodisation would cost 0.02 to 0.1 USD per cm2, while painting would cost half of it (rough estimate).
- Packaging : metal parts need to be well protected to avoid corrosion and dents.
How long does it take to manufacture casting parts ?
The normal lead time for tooling manufacturing including initial sample manufacturing is 1 to 2 month. Once the samples have been validated, series casting will also take approximately one month, more if extra machining should be done.
Times of shipment of the parts is not included, for air shipment you have to add 3 to 5 days and for sea shipment 1.5 month to Europe or US.
FAQ
Which metal can be cast?
Many metals can be cast, including stainless steel, aluminium, carbon steel, zamak, and magnesium, but some limitation applies to the casting technology available for each material.
What are AGCIS references on casting parts ?
AGCIS have been providing casting parts since year 2000, we worked on many different projects including transport industry parts, industrial parts, structural parts and so on.. Don’t hesitate to browse our casting parts portfolio for a thoughtful overview of our previous projects.
Which quantities are OK for castings ?
It can start from several parts for big sand casting to tenth of thousands for high pressure die-casting.
How to pay my order ?
Usual payment terms for new project are is 50% at the order and remaining 50% after validation of the samples. Series orders are often invoiced 30% at the order and remaining at the expedition.
We accept below payments :
- T/T bank transfer to our account in Belgium (€), US ($) or China (CNY)
- L/C payments are also possible
- Payment to our PayPal account, with a 5% mark-up. It is possible to pay our PayPal invoices with credit card.
Each project is unique
Don’t hesitate to contact us for discussing your project, we are here to help you get the most suitable and cost efficient manufacturing solution for your casting part.
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Cooperation process
Concerned about the confidentiality of your documents ?
At AGCIS, safeguarding the information provided by our contacts and customers is a top priority. That’s why we strictly adhere to the enclosed NDA by default, even if no formal agreement is signed between you and AGCIS.