Aluminum Road Stud production includes six steps.
Step1: Furnace: Use furnace to melt the aluminum alloy
Step2: Ladle: Feed the machine
Step3: Aluminum Road Stud Mould: inject the alloy to the mould
Step4: Extractor: Remove the product from the mold
Step5: Sprayer : Lubrication of mould cavities
Step6: Post-processing of products
Aluminum Road Stud is produced by cold chamber die casting machine. An Aluminum Road Stud die casting machine is a piece of equipment that processes molten metal through a mold. Before using a die-casting machine to process aluminum alloy raw materials, you first need to customize die-casting molds of different shapes according to different styles of Aluminum Road Stud. The molten aluminum alloy material is then injected into the customized Aluminum Road Stud mold through an Aluminum Road Stud die casting machine, resulting in an Aluminum Road Stud product.
Aluminum Road Stud has different sizes and weights. There are also different usage requirements according to different venues. For single-chip Aluminum Road Stud the Aluminum Road Stud die casting machine selected each time needs to be reasonably configured according to the target output.
Production information
Both sides of the highway often use road studs, in the middle, with sharp curves, and highway exits. It is fixed on the road surface to play a role in marking the protruding marking block. Most road studs are made of aluminum alloy. Aluminum road studs are manufactured by using the die-casting method with a cold chamber die casting machine.
Aluminum alloy road studs can withstand the strong impact force of automobile tires, and the impact resistance is extremely strong. Moreover, it is firmly connected to the ground, with strong stability and durability.
How to produce aluminum road stud?
Aluminum road studs are made of a cold chamber die casting machine. Now let’s look at how to produce aluminum road studs.
Cold chamber die casting machine
Step1: Furnace of Aluminum Road Stud production
Use furnace to melt the aluminum alloy
The furnace is used to pre-melt aluminum alloy metal ingots on the outside of the die casting machine. Due to the high melting point of metals such as aluminum, which affects the signal transmission and structural safety of the die casting machine, the raw materials required for production are melted in an external furnace.
Step2: Ladle
Feed the machine
The ladle is a mechanical device that feeds the aluminum alloy melted in the furnace to the injection chamber of the cold chamber die-casting machine. Compared with manual operation, the action of the ladle is smooth, stable, and accurate, and the operation is convenient. At the same time, the ladle can increase the speed of transferring aluminum alloy to the die-casting machine, and improve production efficiency.
Step3: Aluminum Road Stud Mould
Different shapes and sizes of products require different molds.
The die-casting mold composes of two parts, including the fixed (stationary) and movable (ejector) halves of the mold. The fixed half of the mold is installes on the fixed plate of the die-casting machine; The ejection half of the mold is fixed on a movable fixing plate and contains a casting ejection device.
Each road stud can also be branded with certain exclusive logos or special marks on it. Such products are produced with the help of sliders. We can set the slider with text on the mold design to meet the demand of changing at any time.
Step4: Extractor
Remove the product from the mold
The extractor is a mechanical equipment that realizes the mechanical equipment that realizes the mechanical equipment that picks the product from the mold and sends the product to the product safety area according to the ideal trajectory.
Taking out the product with an extractor can improve production efficiency.
Step5: Sprayer
Lubrication of mould cavities
In the die-casting process, spraying is a very critical link, which can effectively avoid the welding of die-casting parts and die-casting molds, so that the wear-prone parts of die-casting molds have lubricating properties at high temperatures, reduce the friction resistance of die-casting ejections, prevent sticking to the mold, and play a cooling role to avoid excessive heating of die-casting molds.
Step6: Post-processing of products
The above six steps are the complete aluminum alloy road nail production process.
In addition to the three main auxiliary machines mentioned above, ladles, sprayers, and extractors.
Haichen cold chamber die casting machine introduction
The production of road studs requires precise machines and molds. We have more than 20 years of experience in the production of aluminum alloy products.
The following is a detailed description of each component of the cold chamber die casting machine.
Full computer control system
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Ultra quiet hydraulic circuit
Stable high-speed, high-pressure compression injection for high-precision and high-density forming of aluminum alloy products.
Real-time injection process curve display
Enlarged mould clamping stroke to meet the requirement of a larger stroke.
Optimized platen design with cast elbow joints together with the platen improves the rigidity of the mechanical system and hence the dimensional accuracy of the product.
How to choose die casting machine and mold of aluminum road studs
Road studs are generally available in two sizes: 10X10 and 15X15cm.
The die casting machine for making road studs is usually 200-300 tons. But if the product is too wide, it will use a bigger machine.
The main step of choosing the appropriate machine is to confirm the size of the road stud and calculate the space between the bars of the machine according to the size of the road stud. In this way, it is possible to determine what size die casting machine to choose for production. In addition, we can estimate the number of cavities required for the mold based on the customer’s production needs. Road studs can do 2 and 4 cavities.
Aluminum road studs production examples
Example： Our 200-ton cold chamber die casting machine can do 10X10cm road studs with two cavities, and 15*15cm with one cavity. Our 300-ton cold chamber die casting machine can do 15X15cm road studs with two cavities. Four cavities road studs need 800-ton machine.
There are many different types and sizes of road studs. The whole production process, from auxiliary machine selection, and mold design, to die casting machine selection is a very precise process. The die casting machine can match different molds. For example, our 200-ton die casting machine can produce both 10*10 and 15*15 road studs and only needs to change the mold. Haichen has a lot of experience in this area. And we can give you an accurate production plan, come and consult us.
For your Aluminum Road Stud production project, Haichen can provide an Aluminum Road Stud die casting machine to produce various shapes of Aluminum Road Studs by changing moulds. Haichen not only provides Aluminum Road Stud die casting machines but also supports the custom configuration of various auxiliary machines to increase the automation capacity of the production line.
