This document applies to high pressure die casting machines:


a)       hot-chamber die casting machines (horizontal die closing system);


b)       horizontal cold-chamber die casting machines (horizontal die closing system).


This document applies to high pressure die casting units, i.e. high pressure die casting machines (HPDCM), and their interfaces with the following ancillary equipment:


a)       die;


b)       melting, holding and dosing furnaces (see ISO 13577-1:2016);