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In this July 2010 Newsletter:
Hold a NADCA Design Seminar
Fishing Reels Use Die Cast Frame for Rigidity
Uniform Walls
Audi R8 Spyder
Hold a NADCA Design Seminar
Do you have a group of fellow employees that would like to learn more
about die casting design and development? Then you may be interested in the NADCA Design Seminar! Why not
schedule a NADCA Design seminar on-site at your company; it’s one of the best ways to learn more about the
benefits of die cast products. The seminar covers topics from die casting development, design, specification,
and purchasing all the way to manufacturing. Join companies like Bosch Power Tools having a NADCA Design
Seminar at your location. To learn more about having a NADCA Design Seminar at your company contact Dan
Meyer at (847) 808-3158 or visit: www.diecastingdesign.org/seminars/
Fishing Reels Use Die Cast Frame for Rigidity
Exceprt: The ‘DL’ range was designed to take advantage of key Shimano technologies whilst
being offered at a price that is right. All models feature the trademark smooth Baitrunner drags that can only be
found in Shimano reels. Couple this with lightweight graphite body, aluminium die-cast spool, Power Roller, Super
Stopper II and Vari-Speed oscillation system and you have a range that offers unprecedented value for money.
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Video demonstrating compact and lightweight fishing reel with die cast parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weAdx9sQsHM
Uniform Walls
Did you know that non-uniform walls in you die casting can effect metal flow
and encourage internal defects? Many modern die castings are successfully produced with non-uniform walls, but
keeping walls as uniform as possible can improve metal flow and reduce the appearance of internal shrinkage.
Certain part geometry may also create thin walls in the die used to create the die casting resulting in premature
die failure. Unnecessarily thick walls add to the time it takes for a die casting to cool in the die increasing
cycle time and cost. To learn more about uniform walls visit:
http://www.diecastingdesign.org/design/basic/walls/
Your current CAD package may have wall thickness analysis; check your help file to see if it does. In addition
CastView software is available from NADCA to analyze casting and die wall thicknesses as well as filling patterns.
A 30 Day Trial of CastView is available at:
http://www.diecasting.org/publications/316-cd/
Audi R8 Spyder
Excerpt from arcticle:
The compact V8, which is hand-assembled at the engine factory in Györ, Hungary, has the classic
cylinder angle of 90 degrees and weighs just 216 kilograms (476 lb). Its crankcase is made of an
aluminum-silicon alloy using the low-pressure die casting method, which ensures particular
homogeneity. The high silicon content makes the cylinder barrels extremely resistant to wear.
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