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In this September 2010 Newsletter:
Radiohead and Die Casting
Are Fillets, Draft and Parting Lines Causing You Pain?
Remove Gates and Overflows
Discuss Die Casting Design
Radiohead and Die Casting
Radiohead's
House of Cards music video is a revolution in
the use of scanning technology in the place of traditional cameras. Did you know that the
same and similar technology can be used to create a die for die cast parts? If you have
current or legacy part designs that lack 3D models or even 2D prints this technology is useful.
Would you like to convert parts to die castings, but the lack of CAD data is holding you back.
Then NADCA’s new reverse engineering tool is for you. This online tool allows you to determine
the best reverse engineering technology to use to scan your part to create a usable 3D model for
producing a die casting die. By answering a series of questions about your part the tool
informs you of the best scanning technologies for your specific part. The scanning and other
reverse engineering technologies such as Laser Light, White Light, CAT Scanning and Cross
Sectioning are explained, to help you select the best process for your part. This new tool
is located at:
http://www.diecastingdesign.org/retool/.
Are Fillets, Draft and Parting Lines Causing You Pain?
Do you find that adding fillets, draft parting lines and
other casting features to your model often causes time consuming problems? I had the same
problem until I found out about a recommended feature order that works very well with complex
casting models in most solid modeling systems. Another benefit of this feature order is that
it makes it easier to create as-cast and machined models for delivery for quotation or for 2D
drawing generation. To learn more about redcing the pain of adding casting features to your
model visit:
http://www.diecastingdesign.org/design/basic/cad/
Remove Gates and Overflows
NADCA’s new publication Finishing Operations for Die Castings reviews
the various processes available to die casters in order to remove the gates and overflows, deflash, deburr,
and clean the surface of the die castings.
In addition, this new publication also describes the process and equipment used for trimming, shot
blasting, vibratory finishing, tumbling and shot peening.
NADCA’s Finishing Operations for Die Castings is now available for the low price of:
$20 for Corporate Members
$30 for Individual Members
$40 for Non Members
No other publication goes into such detail regarding die casting finishing operations, making it a
valuable resource for any die caster! To purchase this publication (# 535) please
click here.
Discuss Die Casting Design
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!
