Lanser Supply — your supply network partner
Casting & Forging
Near-net-shape blanks from audited partners, finished to tolerance on our own floors. Less material waste, stronger grain structure, one accountable supplier from blank to finished part.
Some parts should not start as a solid block. Casting and forging shape metal close to its final form — saving material, and in forging’s case aligning the grain for strength — before we finish the critical features on our own CNC, 5-axis, and grinding floors. Lanser specifies the blank, qualifies the audited partner, and owns the finished dimension and inspection.
Two paths to a near-net shape
Sand · gravity die · pressure die
For complex shapes and internal cavities that machining cannot efficiently produce. Liquid metal fills a mold close to final geometry, then we machine the critical faces.
- Materials: aluminum, steel, stainless, brass / bronze
- Best for: housings, bodies, brackets, flanges
- Internal cavities without welded assemblies
Open-die · closed-die
For strength-critical parts. Working the metal under pressure aligns the grain flow with the part shape, so load-bearing features carry load the way solid stock cannot.
- Materials: steel, stainless, and alloy grades
- Best for: load-bearing, fatigue-prone parts
- Grain-aligned strength vs. machined-from-solid
What Lanser owns
The blank comes from an audited partner; the finished dimension, the machining, and the inspection are ours.
| Step | How it is handled |
|---|---|
| Blank sourcing | Audited network partners, material certificates available on request |
| Materials | Aluminum, steel, stainless, brass / bronze (casting); steel & stainless alloys (forging) |
| Follow-up machining | CNC, 5-axis, and grinding to ±0.005 mm / 0.002 mm on our floors |
| Inspection | CMM per shipment, material verification, documented results |
| Finishing | As-cast / as-forged, or fully machined and finished |
Where a blank beats solid stock
When volume, shape, or strength argues against machining from a block.
Internal cavities, machined faces.
Complex bores, finished to fit.
Near-net, lighter, cheaper at volume.
Forged for load and fatigue.
Cast to size, finish-machined.
Strength where it matters.
Machined from solid vs. cast / forged blank + finish
| Factor | Machined from solid | Cast / forged + finish |
|---|---|---|
| Material waste | High — most becomes chips | Low — close to final form |
| Part strength | Stock-dependent | Grain-aligned (forging) |
| Complex internal shape | Limited | Achievable (casting) |
| Cost at volume | Higher | Lower |
A part that should start as a blank?
Send the drawing — tell us the volume and the load — and we will specify the blank, finish it on our own floors, and ship inspected parts, usually with a clear quote within 24 hours.
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