IMPRESS-PLUS DCC 6000 by LK Machinery: status and timeline

IMPRESS-PLUS DCC 6000

6000-tonne cold chamber die-caster for large structural EV parts. Features servo control, multi-stage injection, and automated die management.

ScalingStage 5 of 5

In production at Tesla Shanghai and other OEMs; high-volume automotive.

Updated 2022Checked 10 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

No announced next step

IMPRESS-PLUS series development2015Complete.
Equipment and Machinery Design Grand Award2021Complete.
Deployment at Tesla Shanghai GigafactoryOct 2020Complete.
Deployment in Vietnam for 5G infrastructure2022Complete.

Most important updates

Current obstacles

Gigacasting tooling costLarge dies for structural parts require significant investment, limiting adoption to high-volume programs.

Physics limits

Cycle time constraintsCooling time for large structural parts is determined by thermal properties and heat transfer, limiting throughput gains from faster injection.

How it works

3 parts

Injection

Multi-stage precision control

Ten stages with shock-free start-up, uniform acceleration, and consistent shot profiles.

Servo

Energy-efficient hydraulics

Real-time control reduces idle time and energy use by 50% vs standard machines.

Automation

Intelligent die height

Automated management ensures consistent quality and minimal cycle-to-cycle variation.

Spec sheet

Spec	IMPRESS-PLUS DCC 6000
Clamping Force	6000 tonnes^R (reported)
Energy Savings vs Standard Machines	50%^R (reported)

^R reported by the company

Update log

3 updates

About LK Machinery

The team behind IMPRESS-PLUS DCC 6000

LK Machinery

Die casting, gigacasting, IMPRESS-PLUS

Hong Kong-listed die-casting machine manufacturer with 50%+ China market share. The IMPRESS-PLUS DCC6000 supplies Tesla Shanghai and other OEMs for automotive gigacasting.

Dominates China's die-casting market with 50%+ share, supplying Tesla Shanghai and other OEMs.
IMPRESS-PLUS DCC6000 won the Equipment and Machinery Design Grand Award in 2021.
Operates 12 production bases across China, Taiwan and Italy with 60+ sales centers.

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Founded: 197947 yrs
Headquarters: Hong Kong SAR China
Status: Public
Valuation: public
Works in: ManufacturingGigacasting
Coverage: 1 program · 3 updateslatest 1 Jan 2022checked 10 Oct
Customers: Tesla (opens tesla.com)
Partners: IDRA Group (opens idraworld.com)
People: Liu Siong Song (opens lk.world)Founder

Spec

IMPRESS-PLUS DCC 6000

Clamping Force

6000 tonnes^R (reported)

Energy Savings vs Standard Machines

50%^R (reported)

IMPRESS-PLUS DCC 6000

Milestones

Most important updates

Current obstacles

Physics limits

How it works

Multi-stage precision control

Energy-efficient hydraulics

Intelligent die height

Spec sheet

Update log

2022

2021

Oct 2020

About LK Machinery

Current obstacles

Physics limits

How it works

Multi-stage precision control

Energy-efficient hydraulics

Intelligent die height

Spec sheet

Update log

2022

2021

Oct 2020

About LK Machinery