 Die casting equipment was invented in 1838 for the purpose of producing movable type for the printing industry . The first die casting @-@ related patent was granted in 1849 for a small hand @-@ operated machine for the purpose of mechanized printing type production . In 1885 Otto <unk> invented the linotype machine , an automated type @-@ casting device which became the prominent type of equipment in the publishing industry . The <unk> die @-@ casting machine , manufactured in Brooklyn , NY , was the first machine to be sold in the open market in North America . Other applications grew rapidly , with die casting facilitating the growth of consumer goods and appliances by making affordable the production of intricate parts in high volumes . In 1966 , General Motors released the Acurad process . 
