Custom Die-Cast and Powder-Metal Components per Customer Drawing
Die Casting · Powder Metal Products
Non-fastener metal components produced by die casting (aluminum, zinc, magnesium alloy) or powder metallurgy (iron, steel, copper, nickel alloys) — custom parts supplied to customer drawing, not stock catalog items.
Way Fast has manufacturing partnership in place for die-cast housings, brackets, and PM bushings / gears / structural parts. Inquiries welcome for custom geometries where near-net-shape manufacturing is cost-effective over machining from bar stock.
Why source through Way Fast
We serve Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive suppliers — primarily to North American OEM programs, including platforms shared with European and Japanese brands — with day-to-day experience handling the documentation and tolerance standards these projects demand.
01 · Multi-source capacity
Working with multiple qualified manufacturing partners — we match each order to the best-fit production line, stabilizing lead times and cost when single-source capacity tightens.
02 · Submission-grade documentation
Full support for PPAP (Levels 1–3), IMDS submission, and RoHS / REACH documentation.
03 · Audited special-process chain
Partners certified to AIAG CQI-9 (heat treat), CQI-11 (plating), and CQI-12 (coating) — covering the full post-processing chain under audited special-process controls.
04 · Multilingual drawing review
Technical drawing review in English, German, Japanese, and Chinese — including ISO 8015 GPS callouts, JIS standards, thread tolerance classes, and coating specifications.
05 · Process selection per programme
Process selection (die casting for shell / housing geometries, powder metallurgy for dense functional parts with self-lubricating or structural features) matched per customer part drawing, material spec, and annual volume. Tooling cost and feasibility assessed per programme scope. Contact with drawing, material spec, and annual volume for quotation.
Sizes
Custom per drawing — die cast part size limited by press tonnage; PM part size limited by compaction equipment.
Lengths
Custom per drawing.
Material
Die casting: aluminum alloy (A380, ADC12), zinc alloy (ZAMAK 3 / 5), magnesium alloy. Powder metal: iron, carbon steel, iron-copper, iron-nickel, prealloyed steel, diffusion-alloyed steel, stainless steel 300 / 400 series, copper alloy, soft-magnetic alloy — per customer specification.
Finishes
As-cast (die cast: vibratory deburr optional); as-sintered (PM: oil impregnation, steam treatment, or secondary machining); plating (zinc, zinc-nickel, nickel) or coating per customer specification.
Head types
N/A — custom part geometry per drawing.
Drive
N/A — custom part geometry per drawing.
Lead times
Quotation and production
Quotation
Within 5–7 business days from receipt of drawing and specifications.
Sample & production
Schedules issued per project.
Send your drawing with material specification, annual volume, and secondary-process requirements — feasibility and tooling cost quoted per programme.
Supplied through qualified die-cast and powder-metal manufacturing partners on application-specific requirement. PPAP / IMDS / RoHS / REACH documentation per customer program.
