The outstanding properties of PIAD molded components enable their use across a wide range of industries, including the electrical industry, general mechanical and plant engineering, textile, printing and packaging machinery manufacturing, the fittings industry, and medical technology, to name just a few application areas.
The unit weights of PIAD molded components range from a few grams up to approximately 35 kilograms; their dimensions range from 10 mm to 500 mm.
Copper and copper alloys are often known only as “non-ferrous metals” used for the manufacture of fittings. However, the positive properties of these materials when used as chill cast components are still far too little known among designers and decision-makers. Nevertheless, chill casting and its materials are gaining increasing recognition in the relevant industries. Numerous well-known manufacturers are using components produced by the chill casting process – with a growing upward trend.
Energy Technology
Thanks to its strong leadership in innovation and quality, PIAD has been enabling its customers to achieve valuable competitive advantages for decades.
One example is the melting and casting technology for pure copper developed by PIAD. It guarantees maximum conductivity for reliable use in medium- and high-voltage applications. This is crucial, as in many cases a single cast component already bears full responsibility for technically complex processes.
It is therefore only logical that PIAD chill cast components made from pure and low-alloy copper have become a global standard in many power distribution and power switching systems.
Mechanical Engineering
At PIAD, consulting, development and mold making are all provided from a single source. For many customers in mechanical engineering, this repeatedly proves to be a key advantage, as innovative solutions lead to competitive and compelling results.
PIAD components ensure maximum speed without any loss of quality, for example in printing machines. Whether in the printing process, paper feeding or paper transport, functional components from PIAD are essential building blocks of the high level of reliability that is so crucial in mechanical engineering, thanks to their sophisticated range of materials and process reliability.
This applies equally to packaging and textile machinery engineering: absolute precision, long-term durability and maximum innovative strength create competitive advantages in the global market environment!
Transportation Technology
Smooth and reliable processes are indispensable in safety-critical transportation technology.
A representative example is provided by PIAD precision cast components made of high-strength, corrosion-resistant aluminum bronze, which ensure the reliable operation of braking systems in high-performance trains. In addition, individually developed structural components made from proven materials ensure the simultaneous mechanical and electronic activation of the emergency brake.
Special door systems that operate smoothly even under extreme loads are also based on fastening elements and levers manufactured by PIAD.
These are just two examples that illustrate how PIAD stands for reliability and safety at the highest technical level worldwide.
In advanced medical technology, the highest quality standards and the antibacterial properties of copper alloys are more important than ever. It is therefore no surprise that PIAD cast components have long been among the leading solutions in medical technology.
Thanks to PIAD’s highly qualified development expertise, X-ray systems have, for example, become more mobile. PIAD structural components are also frequently preferred wherever advanced medical technology seeks solutions that achieve optimized economic efficiency while maintaining consistent quality.
Precision cast components from PIAD are not only key elements of innovative engineering in energy technology, mechanical engineering, and transportation and medical technology.
Successful applications can also be found in many other segments. Substituting materials and processes often offers unique opportunities for superior solutions. You will quickly realize that innovation means exploring new paths to achieve better, more environmentally friendly or more economical solutions that may not have been apparent at first glance.