9 Level Tool design for heavy duty locksets Sintered Copper steel and Brass material options Exceeds ANSI standards for Grade 1 Lockset Collaborative engineering created cost savings Powdered metallurgy manufacturing – latchbolts ASCO Sintering is an award-winning custom manufacturer of latchbolts utilizing the powdered metallurgy manufacturing process.
3 piece sinter bonded assembly Proprietary HI-IMPAC Copper steel Tight geometric tolerances Net-shape reduces secondary to drill & tap Fire door deadbolt chassis assembly A copper-infiltrated PM steel inside deadbolt chassis made by ASCO Sintering Co., Commerce, Calif., for a new commercial electronic lock system won a
Complex, multi-level tool design Copper Infiltrated PM Steel Net-shape eliminates costly slot machining Sole secondary operation is a drilled hole A PM copper–steel outer hub exit spindle used in electronic door locks won the grand prize in the hardware/appliances category. The part connects a standard lock and an exit device.
2 piece “puzzle” assembly Sintered copper steel Mirrored halves eliminate a costly rivet assembly operation Net-shape, sinter bonded ASCO Sintering Co., Commerce, Calif., received the Grand Prize in the hardware/appliances category for a lockset retractor assembly. The assembly functions as the heart of the mechanism in a heavy-duty door lockset system. Its