Facility spotlight: Dynacast Montreal

Designed for innovation and agility, this 44,000 square foot die casting plant manufactured more than 70.3 million die cast parts in 2019 for a number of hardware industry sectors including electrical connectors and hardware, door lock components, window, furniture, household appliance, and industrial hardware.

Dynacast Montreal is a high-performing plant with a cross-functional, lean structure, and like most of our facilities, is successful because of its people. Here, there are specialists in die casting machines, tooling design and manufacturing, and casting processes as well. Virtually every step of the die casting process is housed in one place.

With high-volume programmes driven by automation, an extensive array of in-house capabilities, and a localised supply chain mindset, Dynacast Montreal differentiates itself to offer the highest value of any

Leading in manufacturing automation and die casting solutions

Dynacast Montreal is better positioned than any other supplier in the market to provide full die casting solutions for the hardware industry, in part because Montreal is home to Dynacast's Techmire division. We have the capacity and expertise to produce die casting machines and tooling in-house, as well as optimise the die casting process.

With the three pillars of die casting all at a single site, Dynacast Montreal is able to leverage innovation throughout the production environment to deliver precision hardware components faster.

For instance, when part geometry allows it, Montreal's engineers are able to utilise detailed design features to remove the gate during the ejection process (also known as in-die degating), allowing parts to then move to additional operations such as tapping, washing and tumbling, and other finishing processes without additional handling. By utilising these advanced manufacturing technologies and Lean principles, Dynacast Montreal is able to increase reliability and quality while simultaneously minimising downtime and part-to-part variance–engineering value into every stage of the die casting process for its customers.

In-house capabilities

With Techmire zinc Multi-Slide die casting platforms ranging from 7.9 - 65 tonnes, Dynacast Montreal is able to cast complex shapes while maintaining the ideal balance of machine tonnage and machine speed to maximise production output. This allows its customers to receive the best of both worlds – elite process capability and parts manufactured at high speed. While this facility specialises in zinc die casting, Dynacast Montreal is equipped for just about every part of the die casting process.

Some of Montreal's features and capabilities include:

• 20 Techmire zinc Multi-Slide machines
• Precision tool building
• Complex, high-volume casting, including internal threads
• Design, prototyping, and modelling services
• Wide range of automated or semi-automated surface finishing including tumbling, polishing, and shot blasting
• Wide range of secondary operations including tapping, reaming and drilling
• Network of certified suppliers that can offer any required cosmetic or protective coating

Cast internal threads

Over the years, Dynacast Montreal has leveraged in-depth machine knowledge and tooling design expertise to cast internal threads. With a proprietary three-plate design, Montreal has the ability to cast reliable, easy-starting internal threads every time. This means that its customers not only benefit from reduced operations, but also from the casting 'skin' on the threads, which offers a significant increase in strength and durability. With autodegating incorporated directly into the tooling, parts can go directly from the casting machine to shipping with no additional operations.

Dynacast IP

This facility is also largely responsible for producing most of the industrial products for Dynacast IP. Dynacast Montreal has years of experience manufacturing a variety of commercial fasteners, including corrosion-resistant wing nuts, smooth-starting panel mounting nuts, and durable concrete anchors. 

Streamline your supply chain in-house

Dynacast Montreal houses virtually every step of the die casting process. With die casting machines, tooling production, casting and finishing services all in one place, you can single-source your entire project from this facility.

All-in-one die casting with Dynacast Montreal

With a comprehensive suite of die casting capabilities, Dynacast Montreal continues to develop innovative continuous-flow manufacturing processes to provide the best service, state-of-the-art technology, and cost-effective solutions in the industry.