Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2328-4110 4 7 2016 12 17 Defects in the Bearing Elements of the Equipment for High-pressure Die Casting 266 270 EN František Trebuňa František Šimčák Miroslav Pástor Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Letná 9, Košice, 04200, Slovakia AJME2016477 10.12691/ajme-4-7-7 2016 6 29 2016 11 4 2016 12 15 The paper presents the results of the analysis of failure in the bearing elements of the equipment of the locking mechanism of the high-pressure press for high-pressure casting of products made from aluminum alloy. Based on the analysis of the operating conditions of the press, material of the failed stationary plate and its stress analysis using FEM for various cases of loading, conclusions regarding possible causes of the plate failure were drawn.