How Shot Monitoring Improves Die-Cast Part Consistency

In high-pressure die casting, every “shot” — the injection of molten metal into the die — defines the quality of the part. Yet not all shots are created equal.

🎯 What is shot monitoring?

Shot monitoring tracks key process parameters during each injection, including:

• Injection speed

• Metal pressure

• Shot piston position

• Fill time

  
  

By logging these parameters shot-to-shot, operators can spot deviations before they result in poor parts.

⚠ Why it matters:

Without shot monitoring, issues like:

• Dimensional drift

• Surface defects (flow marks, blisters)

• Porosity

• Internal stress

… might not be caught until parts fail inspection — or worse, fail in service.

✅ What shot monitoring enables:

• Stable, repeatable part quality

• Data-driven die maintenance

• Reduced scrap

• Faster root-cause analysis

👨‍🏭 LVIO Precision’s role:

Our in-house machines are a mixture of legacy analog types and digital controlled machines. Especially for digital controlled machines, we ensure that process traceability and part consistency align with customer requirements — all the way through to our CNC machining, finishing, and assembly stages.