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In this August 2010 Newsletter:
Apple to Use Die Castable Liquidmetal
Increase Engine Performance by 23%
Award Winning Die Castings
Speak Your Mind
Apple to Use Die Castable Liquidmetal
Apple recently entered into an exclusive license agreement with
Liquidmetal Technologies. Does this mean we’ll see the die castable Liquidmetal material integrated
into a future Apple products, will it be the next generation iPhone? The amorphous glass like
composite material called Liquidmetal seems to fit well into apples product design philosophy. Read
more on how Apple may use this material:
Liquidmetal May Be Used For New iPhone.
Also feel free to discuss this topic on the
new NADCA Die Casting Design Forum.
Increase Engine Performance by 23%
By including an aluminum high pressure die cast block in
their engine design Jaguar has increased performance of their new AJ-V8 5.0 liter engines by
23 percent. This increased performance is compared to Jaguars previous lower horsepower 4.2
liter engines. Aluminum die casting allowed lighter weight with a better finish and dimensional
control. To read more:
Jaguar AJ-V8 Gen II Engines
Award Winning Die Castings
Have you had a chance to review award winning die
castings from the 2010 International Die Casting Competition? This years winners are
from a wide range of interesting applications, including motorcycles, theft deterrence,
sport utility vehicles, military radios, and tv mounting systems. Visit
www.diecastingdesign.org/castings
for more details on all of the 2010 die casting
winners and their associated applications. If you have a die casting design you would
like to enter for 2011 visit:
www.diecastingdesign.org/castings/competition
Speak Your Mind
Do you have a question related to die casting, would you
like to discuss the topics in this newsletter further? Feel free to visit the NADCA
Die Casting Message Board at:
www.diecasting.org/forum/ and register to start discussing
your die casting design topic!
