Die Cast Handles & Grips
Cast handles and grips with textured surfaces and insert threads, plated or coated.
Handles cast with the grip shape and texture in the tool, so no machining or wrapping is needed. Threaded inserts or cast bosses carry the fixing where the load comes in.
6–8 weeks
1000 pieces
ISO 9001:2015
Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Texture | In-tool | standard |
| Insert threads | M4–M12 | machined or cast-in |
| Load | To 200 | N |
| Wall thickness | 1.5–4.0 | mm |
| Plating thickness | 8–20 | µm |
| Max length | 400 | mm |
Available Materials
- Zinc Zamak 3 / 5
- A380 / ADC12
- AlSi10Mg
Typical Applications
- Machine handles
- Tool and case handles
- Door and drawer pulls
- Luggage hardware
- Instrument grips
Surface Finishes
- Chrome plating
- Nickel plating
- Powder coat
- Textured as-cast
- Anodise
- Painted
Industries Served
- Industrial Equipment
- Appliance Manufacturing
- Consumer Products
- Building Services
- Instrumentation
What drives the price of this part
Derived from the callouts on this page. Where a driver is not on the drawing, it is not on this list.
- Part size
- Wall thickness at 1.5–4.0 mm decides which machine the part lands on and how many setups it needs. Size is the driver buyers most often leave out of a first enquiry, and it is the one that changes the quote fastest.
- Order size
- Minimum order is 1000 pieces, where setup and tooling are amortised across the batch and per-part cost settles around cycle time and material. Below that quantity the same part costs more per piece, not less.
- Certification and paperwork
- ISO 9001:2015. On a certified family the inspection and documentation work is part of the price: first article inspection, material traceability and the dimensional report are produced per order, not per sample.
See how cycle time is calculated in the machining time calculator and what else moves a price in the cost driver reference.
How these parts are inspected
Matched to the callouts above and the instruments actually on the floor.
- Coordinate measuring machine (Zeiss CONTURA G2, two machines, GR&R 8.4% on the critical feature)
- Dimensional report against the drawing, with a 100% check on critical features rather than a sample
- Certificate of conformance and the mill certificate with every shipment
- Thread gauges over the full thread range on the drawing
The full equipment list, with counts, is on the capability page; the inspection sequence is on quality and inspection.
Questions buyers ask
- Why cast a handle rather than machine or extrude it?
- For the shape and the texture in one go. A cast handle has the grip forms, the bosses and the mounting pads in a single part that needs no secondary work.
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