ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug is an ket qua truc tiep bong da alloy material produced through stamping, deep drawing, and forming processes, widely used across various industries, especially in sectors like packaging, automotive, electronics, and medical fields.
As a professional ket qua truc tiep bong da supplier, Chalco’s ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug offers excellent deep drawing performance, outstanding machinability, and superior mechanical properties, making it suitable for manufacturing ket qua truc tiep bong da bottles, ket qua truc tiep bong da cans, aerosol cans, bottle caps, capacitor housings, and more.
- 1. Introduction to ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
- 2. Alloy Products of ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
- 3. Applications of ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
- 4. Shapes of ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
- 5. Surface Treatment of ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
- 6. Production Methods for ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
- 7. ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug Gallery
- 8. Why Choose Chalco's ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
- 9. Purchasing Guide for ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
- 10. Frequently Asked Questions
Introduction to ket qua truc tiep bong da slug
Alloys:1050, 1060, 1070, 1100, 3003, 3102, 6060, 6061, 6063, 6082
Diameter:5-150mm (Common diameters: 20, 25, 27, 40, 45, 50, 54, 63.5, 74, 75, 85, 89, 90, 116 mm)
Thickness:2-30mm
Shapes:Round, Oval, Column, Rectangle
Surface Shapes:With or without hole, Flat, Concave (Domed), Conical
Surface Treatment:Mil finish, Bright, Polishing, Coated, Tumbled, Blasted, Vibrated
Production Methods:Punched, Sawing
Standards:EN 573, EN 570, ROHS, SGS
ket qua truc tiep bong da slug alloy products
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1100 ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Contains a small amount of copper to increase the alloy's strength. Offers good formability and conductivity. Widely used in automotive parts, electronic product enclosures, etc.
ket qua truc tiep bong da slug - ket qua truc tiep bong da alloy
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3102 ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Contains manganese and copper, offering good weldability and corrosion resistance. Perfect for manufacturing thin-walled products, especially for containers with detailed requirements.
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6060 ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Contains magnesium and silicon, providing good strength, corrosion resistance, and excellent extrudability. Suitable for manufacturing high-end packaging and automotive parts.
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6082 ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug(High Strength)
Contains manganese, providing high strength and corrosion resistance. Suitable for applications with high strength requirements, such as automotive structural parts, industrial machinery components, etc.
Applications of ket qua truc tiep bong da slug
Aluminium slug for containers
Our ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs can be used to manufacture a variety of end products, such as collapsible tubes, medicine tubes, cosmetic containers, aerosol cans, ket qua truc tiep bong da bottles, capacitor housings, automotive oil filter housings, marker pen tubes, bottle caps, and more.
Aluminium Slug for Aerosol Cans
ket qua truc tiep bong da aerosol cans, made from a single ket qua truc tiep bong da piece without side seams, offer high compressive strength and air resistance. They are commonly used for personal care products, detergents, insecticides, automotive items, and industrial aerosols.


ket qua truc tiep bong da Slugs for Collapsible Tubes
ket qua truc tiep bong da collapsible tubes, formed from a single punched ket qua truc tiep bong da slug, eliminate the need for shoulder-body connections, reducing quality risks. With excellent light-blocking, moisture-proof, and gas barrier properties, they are widely used for packaging cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, and daily products like toothpaste, paint, and shoe polish.
Aluminium Slug for cosmetic tube
Cosmetic tubes, also known as cream aerosol cans, are typically used for packaging various cosmetic and cream products, such as lipstick tubes, mascara tubes, makeup brush handles, face cream jars, and shaving cream tubes.


Aluminium Slug for Monobloc Bottles
ket qua truc tiep bong da bottles are made from 7cm diameter slugs, shaped through punching and molding. The interior is coated with a chemically inert polymer and baked for safe liquid storage. These bottles are commonly used for sports water bottles, beverage bottles, and more.
Aluminium Slug for Beverage/Food Container
Mainly used in the production of various food and beverage packaging, such as ket qua truc tiep bong da beer bottles, cream aerosol cans, and beverage aerosol cans.


Aluminium Slug for pharmaceutical Packaging
ket qua truc tiep bong da pharmaceutical packaging preserves the safety, effectiveness, and stability of medications by not reacting with them. Lightweight, strong, and easy to clean, it is ideal for packaging ointments, creams, and gels.
ket qua truc tiep bong da Slugs for Packaging Closure
Primarily used in the production of various metal bottle caps, such as screw caps, flip-top caps, and dispensing caps.

ket qua truc tiep bong da slug for punched parts
ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug for Automotive Parts
Widely used in the production of automotive fuel filter housings, valves, cylinders, pistons, hydraulic filter housings, airbag system components, and more. ket qua truc tiep bong da parts are lightweight and highly recyclable, contributing to reduced energy consumption.


Aluminium Slug for New Energy Battery Case
Used in the production of new energy battery cases, protecting battery cells and ensuring efficient energy storage to support the development of sustainable energy solutions.
Aluminium Slug for Capacitor Shell
ket qua truc tiep bong da capacitor housings are lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and non-toxic. With low density and excellent ductility, they offer production advantages and ensure the durability and protection of internal components, making them crucial for capacitors.


Aluminium Slug for Electronic Components
Used for various electronic components, ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs offer lightweight and corrosion-resistant properties, ensuring the reliability and longevity of electronic devices.
ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug for gas cylinders
ket qua truc tiep bong da gas cylinders, with gas-tight properties and high internal pressure resistance, are used for high-purity gases, medical oxygen, and fire extinguisher shells. Weighing only 1/4 of steel cylinders, they form a natural oxide layer for enhanced corrosion resistance and are non-magnetic.


ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug for heat radiator
Used in stamping small electronic components like pin-type heat radiators, typically using round or rectangular ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs. Ideal for compact applications where extrusion is not feasible, especially in small radiators.
ket qua truc tiep bong da Slugs for Cigarette Lighter Shell
Widely used in the production of automotive fuel filter housings, valves, cylinders, pistons, hydraulic filter housings, airbag system components, and more. ket qua truc tiep bong da parts are lightweight and highly recyclable, contributing to reduced energy consumption.


ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug for Mechanical Components
Suitable for manufacturing various mechanical components, offering high precision and reliability. These ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs are widely used in industrial equipment and mechanical structures.
Which shape of ket qua truc tiep bong da slug is suitable for your products?

Flat ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Widely used in aerosol cans, industrial packaging, and air conditioning mufflers where high precision and a flat surface are required.

Round ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Used in capacitor housings, piston components, bumper sensors, and bottle caps, offering high processing accuracy and excellent formability.

Domed ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Domed ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs are suitable for products requiring a hollow or domed design, such as containers or airbag components.

Concave ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Suitable for products with a concave design, such as cosmetic packaging, beverage bottle caps, dryers, and clutch components.

ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug with Hole
Suitable for ket qua truc tiep bong da collapsible tubes, suspension components, pharmaceutical tubes, cigar tubes, and more.

oval ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs
Suitable for ket qua truc tiep bong da component extrusion, oil filter housings, filter core assemblies, and more.

Column ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Suitable for extrusion or stamping, are commonly used in automotive and electronic products.

Rectangle ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Narrow radius slugs and heat sinks, used primarily for mass production packaging, offer high efficiency and stable processing.

Strip shape Aluminium Slugs
Commonly used for manufacturing long-strip industrial parts, such as components for auto radiators and air conditioning systems.

Large Center Hole ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
With a prominent center hole, these slugs are ideal for extrusion or assembly and are commonly used in transmission piston manufacturing.

ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug Granule
Typically refers to small ket qua truc tiep bong da granules, often used in the production of oral solution containers, caps, and other small extruded parts.

Special Through-Hole ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Trumpet-shaped hole slugs prevent embedding into the cavity and are commonly used for shoe polish and toothpaste tube production.

large diameter ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Slugs with a diameter over 180mm and thickness under 8mm, used for manufacturing glue boxes, paint tubes, and automotive touch-up tubes.

Extra thick ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
Slugs with small diameters and large thicknesses, are commonly used for marker pen and cigar tube production.

Multiple Radius ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
We can also customize molds based on your specific requirements to produce other special shapes and surface ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs.
What type of surface treatment do you need for your ket qua truc tiep bong da slug?

Surface Treatment
We offer a variety of surface treatments, including Mil finish (rolled surface), Bright, Polishing, Coured, Tumbled, Blasted, and Vibrated, to meet the strict appearance and performance requirements of different industries.
After bright processing, the surface quality is effectively improved (smooth, burr-free), making it ideal for appearance parts.
After coarse processing, the ket qua truc tiep bong da slug combines better with lubricating oils, improving the efficiency of the stamping process.

Brigh ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
The bright surface, achieved by mechanical or chemical polishing, provides a higher reflectivity.

Blasted ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
This treatment involves high-speed abrasive blasting to remove the oxide layer, increasing surface roughness and enhancing adhesion.

Tumbled ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug
The slug is placed in a drum containing abrasives and rolled to achieve surface roughening.
Production methods of ket qua truc tiep bong da slug
Chalco offers two different production methods for ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug: Stamping and Saw Cutting. Each method has its unique process flow to ensure high-quality and high-performance products.
Stamping production process
Smelting:We first melt high-quality ket qua truc tiep bong da ingots (AA1070 alloy, 99.7% purity) into molten ket qua truc tiep bong da. The molten ket qua truc tiep bong da undergoes degassing, refining, and filtration before entering the casting wheel to ensure purity. The use of ket qua truc tiep bong da ingots, compared to direct use of molten ket qua truc tiep bong da, offers better performance with fewer impurities, ensuring higher product quality and consistency. The furnace temperature is strictly controlled, and all atmospheric emissions comply with environmental regulations.
Continuous Casting and Rolling:We use a ring-type casting and rolling machine to produce high-quality ket qua truc tiep bong da strips from molten ket qua truc tiep bong da. This process not only maintains excellent mechanical properties and consistency in the ket qua truc tiep bong da material but also enhances deep-drawing capabilities, reducing the risk of cracking after stamping. The casting wheel runs at speeds of up to 7 meters per minute, producing strips with a width of up to 180mm and thickness up to 20mm.
Stamping:High-precision stamping machines are used to process the ket qua truc tiep bong da strip into ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug. We strictly control the dimensions and shapes of each batch, typically using multiple high-speed stamping machines, each equipped with unwinding and straightening machines to ensure no deviation in the strip during the stamping process. Accurate lubrication is applied to improve stamping efficiency. Stamping waste is recycled to ensure the environmental sustainability and efficiency of the production.
Annealing:Annealing is carried out in a box-type annealing furnace at 530°C for approximately 10 hours to ensure uniform internal structure and improve the product's ductility and fatigue resistance. We use a tunnel-type electric heating annealing furnace with a processing time of about 8 hours to ensure each batch of ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs meets the minimum strength and optimal ductility.
Surface Treatment:Rolling or shot blasting is used to ensure the surface roughness of the ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs meets the standards for applying cold extrusion lubricants. The rolling treatment is done by placing the slugs into a rotating drum, while shot blasting is done by spraying ket qua truc tiep bong da shot on the rotating belt. The surface treatment time typically ranges from 12 to 15 minutes, depending on the slug size.
Packaging:The finished ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs are packaged based on customer requirements. Each batch undergoes strict inspection and weighing before packaging in cardboard boxes, with each box weighing 25kg. These boxes are then placed on wooden pallets, with each pallet holding 45 boxes for a total weight of 1125kg. The products are securely plastic-wrapped for safe export transportation.
Saw cutting production process
Bar Preparation:Chalco uses hot-extruded bars or precision drawn bars, made from EN AW-1xxx, EN AW-3xxx, EN AW-5xxx, and EN AW-6xxx series ket qua truc tiep bong da alloys to ensure consistency in formability and deep-drawing performance.
Precision Saw Cutting:High-productivity, high-quality saw cutting equipment is used to accurately cut the bars to the required thickness and diameter. Especially when using drawn bars, tight tolerances are maintained to meet the strictest quality and technical standards.
Annealing:After cutting, the slugs are annealed according to the customer’s specified annealing procedure to adjust the material's hardness and machinability, ensuring the final product's quality and stability.
Surface Treatment:Methods such as shot blasting or vibration are used to process the surface, ensuring smoothness and consistency of the ket qua truc tiep bong da slug surface, making it suitable for subsequent processing and applications.
Packaging and Storage:The treated ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs are packaged and stored to prevent damage during transportation and ensure timely delivery to customers.
Gallery of ket qua truc tiep bong da slug


Why choose Chalco's ket qua truc tiep bong da slug?
1. Advanced Production Equipment and Technology
Chalco uses imported equipment and internationally advanced technology to ensure that our products meet international standards. We have a full range of production lines, from casting to surface treatment, including continuous casting and rolling, stamping, annealing, and shot blasting equipment. This allows us to meet the diverse needs of our customers and maximize product quality.
2. Strict Quality Control and Certifications
Our products are certified by ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. The stamped ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs comply with EN 573 and EN 570 standards, while saw-cut ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs meet EN 754, EN 755, and EN 10204 standards, as well as certifications like ROHS and REACH. This ensures that our products are safe and environmentally friendly, and meet the highest quality standards.
3. Strong Production Capacity
Chalco operates multiple production lines, equipped with furnaces, continuous casting and rolling, annealing furnaces, shot blasting machines, and vibration equipment. For base materials under 10mm, we can cast up to 140 tons per day, with a monthly production capacity exceeding 3000 tons. This significantly enhances both production efficiency and product quality, enabling us to meet large-scale production demands.
4. Customized Services and Solutions
Chalco offers comprehensive customization services based on customer needs, providing tailored solutions in terms of production methods, sizes, shapes, and surface treatments. We cater to the unique requirements of various industries, ensuring that all product manufacturing processes are traceable, and quality remains stable.
5. Technological Innovation and R&D
We continually invest in research and development to drive technological innovation. By improving our processes and developing new alloy materials, our R&D team is committed to offering customers market-leading ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug solutions. These innovations help customers improve product performance and enhance their market competitiveness.
6. Environmental Protection and Sustainability
Chalco strictly adheres to international environmental protection standards, with all production processes certified under ISO 14001. We use green production technologies to reduce energy consumption and actively promote resource recycling and reuse (such as recycling stamped scrap into molten ket qua truc tiep bong da). We are dedicated to creating a sustainable production system.
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Guide to purchasing ket qua truc tiep bong da slug
1. Alloy selection
The alloy type of ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug determines its performance and application range. We offer a variety of alloy grades, including 1050, 1060, 1070, 3003, 6060, and more, suitable for different requirements such as mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, and formability.
For example, 1050 and 1070 alloys are ideal for food packaging, 3003 is commonly used for automotive parts, and 6061 is suitable for high-strength structural applications. Customers should choose the appropriate alloy based on the final application to ensure optimal product performance.
2. Shape selection
From the shape, the ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs can be separated as flat round, semicircular, conical, square, rectangular, oval, perforated, and non-porous type.
- Non-porous flat round, semi-circular, conical types are suitable for processing canned products.
- Flat round, perforated semi-circular, conical types are suitable for processing tube products.
- The square, oval, and rectangular types are suitable for processing parts.
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3.Dimensions and tolerances (EN 570)
The dimensions and tolerances of ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug are vital for subsequent processing and forming. We provide various production methods and specifications for ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs, including different thicknesses and diameters, and can offer high-precision tolerance control based on customer requirements. This ensures the product is suitable for high-standard processing. Below are the tolerance tables for different shapes and production methods:
Circular ket qua truc tiep bong da Slugs: Diameter tolerance
Tolerances on diameter of punched ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs | |
ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug Diameter/mm | Tolerances/mm |
≤10 | ±0.02 |
10-40 | ±0.03 |
40-60 | ±0.04 |
60-80 | ±0.05 |
80-120 | ±0.06 |
120-150 | ±0.08 |
150-200 | ±0.10 |
Tolerances on diameter of sawn ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs | |
ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug Diameter/mm | Tolerances/mm |
3-6 | 0 - 0.07 |
6-10 | 0 - 0.09 |
10-18 | 0 - 0.11 |
18-30 | 0 - 0.13 |
30-50 | 0 - 0.16 |
50-65 | 0 - 0.5 |
65-80 | 0 - 0.6 |
80-130 | 0 - 0.9 |
ket qua truc tiep bong da Slugs with Holes: Hole diameter tolerance
Hole diameter of punched ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs | |
ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug Diameter/mm | Tolerances/mm |
≤10 | ±0.05 |
10-20 | ±0.07 |
≥20 | ±0.1 |
*The above tolerances apply to stamped ket qua truc tiep bong da slugs with holes that do not exceed 40% of the slug diameter and with thickness no more than two-thirds of the hole diameter. Eccentricity of the hole must not exceed 0.15mm.
Tolerances on outside or inside diameter and wall thickness for sawn slugs | ||||||||
Outside diameter or inside diameter/mm | Tolerances for wall thicknesses/mm | |||||||
Size | Tolerances | 2.5-3 | 3-5 | 5-8 | 8-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-25 |
15-20 | ±0.25 | ±0.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
20-30 | ±0.30 | ±0.25 | ±0.30 | - | - | - | - | - |
30-50 | ±0.30 | ±0.30 | ±0.35 | ±0.40 | ±0.45 | - | - | - |
50-100 | ±0.50 | - | ±0.35 | ±0.45 | ±0.50 | ±0.55 | ±0.60 | - |
100-130 | ±0.70 | - | - | ±0.45 | ±0.50 | ±0.60 | ±0.60 | ±0.60 |
*The above tolerances apply to hole saw cut blocks made from round tube with or without extrusion seam.
Rectangular ket qua truc tiep bong da Slugs: Length and width tolerance
Tolerances on length and width of punched rectangular slugs | |
Length and width/mm | Tolerances/mm |
≤10 | ±0.05 |
10-20 | ±0.08 |
20-40 | ±0.10 |
40-60 | ±0.12 |
60-120 | ±0.14 |
120-150 | ±0.17 |
150-200 | ±0.20 |
Rectangular ket qua truc tiep bong da Slugs: Thickness tolerance
Tolerances on thickness of punched slugs | |
Slugs thicknesses/mm | Tolerances/mm |
≤2.8 | ±0.03 |
2.8-6.5 | ±0.05 |
6.5-8.5 | ±0.07 |
8.5-10.5 | ±0.10 |
10.5-15 | ±0.14 |
15-20 | ±0.18 |
20-25 | ±0.22 |
25-30 | ±0.26 |
30-40 | ±0.30 |
*The tolerances apply only to slugs with a maximum thickness not exceeding half the diameter (in the case of round slugs) or not exceeding half the width (in the case of rectangular slugs).
Saw-cut ket qua truc tiep bong da Slugs: Parallelism and verticality tolerance
Tolerances on thickness of sawn slugs | ||||
Diameter or width | Tolerances for thicknesses/mm | |||
7 - 10 | 10 - 20 | 20 - 40 | 40 - 70 | |
≤15 | ±0.15 | ±0.15 | ±0.15 | ±0.20 |
15-30 | ±0.15 | ±0.20 | ±0.20 | ±0.25 |
30-70 | ±0.15 | ±0.20 | ±0.25 | ±0.30 |
70-100 | ±0.30 | ±0.35 | ±0.40 | ±0.45 |
100-130 | ±0.40 | ±0.45 | ±0.50 | ±0.60 |
4.Surface and edge quality
Slight scores, spallings or discolourations result from the manufacturing process. Scratches, scour
marks, indentations and other damage due to mechanical action cannot always be avoided.
An assessment of whether such defects are acceptable shall be based on the following:
- Large scores, spallings, cracks and damaged areas, incomplete slugs, flaking, formation of blisters and inclusions of foreign matter are not permitted. Slight damage due to production process, such as edge deformations, are unavoidable and hence is permitted.
- Slight scores, indentations and edge deformations, and discolourations due to a heat treatment or surface treatment, such as scouring or blasting, are unavoidable and hence are permitted.
5.Surface treatment
Surface treatment directly affects the appearance and performance of ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug in processes like stamping and deep drawing. We offer a variety of surface treatments, primarily categorized into bright and roughened finishes.
After roughening, the aim is to improve the lubrication properties for better stamping efficiency. We provide coated, blasted, and tumbled surface treatments to meet the surface quality requirements of different industries.
The choice of surface treatment should take into account the final product's aesthetics, durability, and ease of subsequent processing.
6.Hardness requirements
Chemical symbols | Brinell hardness HB | Chemical symbols | Brinell hardness HB |
EN AW.1098 | 18 | ENAW-5005A | 37 |
EN AW-1080A | 19 | EN AW-5305 | 33 |
EN AW-1070A" | 21 | EN AW-5505 | 33 |
EN AW-1050A" | 23 | EN AW-5110 | 27 |
EN AW-1200 | 25 | EN AW-5210 | 27 |
EN AW-2011 | 50 | ENAW-5754 | 58 |
EN AW-3102 | 23 | EN AW-6060 | 35 |
EN AW-3103 | 33 | EN AW-6061 | 40 |
EN AW-3207 | 25 | EN AW-6082 | 40 |
7.Packaging
To ensure the integrity and quality of ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug during transportation and storage, we offer professional packaging services. Each packaging unit is carefully designed to prevent damage or contamination during transit.
- Packaging: Sturdy cardboard boxes are used for packaging, with each box holding 25kg.
- Pallets: Each pallet holds 45 boxes, with a total weight of 1125kg.
- Material: Wooden pallets, with dimensions of 1.1 x 1.1 x 1.1 meters.
FAQ
What is the minimum order quantity (MOQ) for ket qua truc tiep bong da slug?
The MOQ depends on the specifications and type of ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug in your order.
Standard Sizes: We can often match our existing molds, and if the required size is close to an existing mold, the MOQ can be very small (500kg).
Custom Sizes: For non-standard sizes or custom molds, the MOQ will be higher, as mold costs are significant and ordering a small quantity would be uneconomical.
How do you ensure the quality of your ket qua truc tiep bong da slug products?
Chalco implements strict quality control procedures from raw materials to finished products. Each batch has a unique identification code, ensuring traceability throughout the process.
All outgoing ket qua truc tiep bong da Slug products meet international standards such as EN 573, EN 570, and EN 10204, guaranteeing high quality and reliability.
How do you ensure timely delivery of ket qua truc tiep bong da slug?
We are committed to responding quickly to customer demands. The usual delivery time depends on the order quantity and specific requirements, typically ranging from 15 to 30 days. We have a stable raw material supply chain and efficient production capacity (up to 140 tons of casting per day), ensuring that orders are delivered on time.