Mark Aluminium Die Casting (MADC)

For anyone keeping pace with the automotive sector - or general news for that matter – it’s easy to predict the future. Electrification is here to stay, with sales of full EVs and hybrids growing exponentially year on year. This revolution has forced OEMs to create entirely new vehicle platforms to accommodate new, innovative powertrains - resulting in mass redesigns across all of the major brands. This focus on delivering optimised platforms for future dynasties of electric vehicles is bringing aluminium components to the fore, and of course, the Tier 1 suppliers such as Mark Aluminium Die Casting (MADC) who provide them.

When British-based LED lighting specialist Loxa needed die cast aluminium casings for their industrial lighting range, they sought a UK-based manufacturer capable of producing the large casings in high volumes and with consistent high quality to withstand the rigours of exposure to the weather.

Loxa, a British-based LED lighting specialist was in need of die cast aluminium casings for their industrial lighting range, so they turned to the UK-based manufacturer capable of producing the large casings in high volumes and with consistent high quality to withstand the rigours of exposure to the weather.

Used for a wide variety of applications, aluminium die casting is seen in items such as door knobs and in an entire engine block. Whilst many people have heard of the term few are aware of the processes involved. Die casting was initially invented in 1838 for the printing industry and with the growth of consumer products some 20 years later it became part of the manufacturing process for many other goods. Starting off with lead and tin, the alloys used were then surpassed by aluminium and zinc.

A large order for bespoke aluminium enclosures is currently being delivered by Mark Aluminium Die Casting (MADC), based in North Wales, for a leading LED lighting company. The order follows on from MADC’s recent expansion into the aluminium cases market due to demand from companies choosing to re-shore their supply contracts and avoid the long lead times and large minimum order quantities associated with overseas supply.

  There is a strong manufacturing base established, but is the re-shoring of manufacturing back to the UK a genuine phenomenon? And there are plenty of manufacturing concerns that are growing and flourishing.