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In this June 2010 Newsletter:
Hold Your Own NADCA Design Seminar
Die Cast Symbols
Magnesium Alloy Sources
Outsourcing May Be Going Out of Style
Hold Your Own NADCA Design Seminar
Would you 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 Encompass Lighting Group, a producer of high end lighting systems,
in gaining the benefits of a NADCA Design Seminar. To learn more about having a NADCA Design Seminar
at your company visit:
www.diecastingdesign.org/seminars/
Die Cast Symbols
Die casting is one of the few casting processes capable of producing
finely detailed symbols without requiring secondary operations. A wide range of symbols such as text,
logos, and trademarks may be cast directly into your die cast parts. There are a few different options
for how symbols may be added to a die casting that may affect the symbol appearance as well as die life.
To learn more about adding symbols to your next die casting design please visit:
http://www.diecastingdesign.org/design/basic/symbols/
Magnesium Alloy Sources
Have you ever wondered where the magnesium alloys used in
die casting come from? Find out what natural resources are rich in elements used in the production
of magnesium metal. For more information on Magnesium die casting alloy supplies view the video
module at:
http://www.diecastingdesign.org/alloys/supply3.htm
Outsourcing May Be Going Out of Style
The U.S. has lost roughly six million manufacturing jobs in the
last decade. Much of that work has gone to China where labor is cheaper, but some American
factories are having a change of heart when it comes to outsourcing. Diane Eastabrook takes us
to an Illinois plant now making all of its products in America and creating new jobs here too...
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