General Info

Approximately 60% of APC's castings are used by the design engineering and new product development departments of large corporations to prove and test new designs before beginning production. APC's process offers the design engineer rapid delivery ( 3-5 weeks compared with the delivery of a die-casting die of 3-6 months ), low tooling costs, and the ability to rapidly accommodate changes at little additional cost. These precision castings are designed to simulate a high production die casting and thereby permit the engineer to test design integrity prior to committing for permanent production tooling. Examples of customers who use this service include General Motors, IBM, Honeywell, Hewlett Packard, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and many others engaged in extensive new product development.Approximately 40% of APC's castings are used in production castings when the application calls for a high precision casting with low annual usage or there exists a need for interim production while the customer waits for permanent tooling to be completed. Examples of companies with ongoing requirements for low production volume are General Electric Medical Equipment, Ingersoll-Rand, Varian, Siemens, Woodward Governor, General Dynamics and AT&T.