White metal casting refers to shaping white metals including lead, tin, zinc and other low-melting alloys with molds, dies or patterns while the metal is in liquid form. You make white metal castings into items like batteries, semiconductors, solders and optical products or decorative items. Business owners use white metal casting services for many different components and finished products.

White metal spin casting uses a relatively small spin casting machine that works by centrifugal force. Generally, casting white metal is for small items like jewelry or figures made of zinc or pewter. Whatever type of white metal casting equipment you need, keep these things in mind before purchasing.

1. Look for white metal casting machines made for your industry and similar industries.

2. Purchase from a company that has a long-standing reputation for excellence in white metal casting machinery.

3. Consider the option of buying used white metal casting equipment to save on costs.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Seek out companies that sell white metal casting machinery to clients in your industry

A white metal casting corporation that works with your industry will offer both quality products and expert customer service. Whether you're looking for white metal casting dies, molds or rubber supplies or machinery for particular sizes of cast material, you'll be able to find companies who offer it.

I recommend: Rite-Hete makes melting pots and tanks for low-melt alloys used in the medical field, testing and analysis laboratories and other commercial and industrial applications. Conquest Industries makes spin-casters for white metals to create items like door handles, gear boxes, fishing lures, buttons, key chains, jewelry, belt buckles, models and figurines.

Use a white metal casting company with a solid reputation

The longer a company has been in business, the more experience it has and the more chances it has to be one of the leaders and innovators in its industry. If you're looking for experience, deal with white metal casting companies that have a long, productive history.

I recommend: Keyes-Northcott Industries has been in business since 1947 and offers a line of white metal casting machines. Conley Casting, founded in 1972, is one of the country's biggest manufacturers of white metal casting equipment marketed mainly to jewelers.

Buy used white metal casting equipment

Used white metal casting machines can do just as fine a job as new ones, and save you money. Look for a white metal casting tool distributor that sells used machinery if getting a good price is important to you.

I recommend: Gold International Machinery offers used Lee 12-inch white metal centrifugal casting machines for sale. Howard Models supplies used Tekcast spin-caster machinery.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Make sure the white metal casting company you choose to work with maintains an ISO certification that the company renewed in the past six months. Check to see if it has other quality certifications as well.