GM Sticking to New Weight-Watching Plan
Leave a CommentGeneral Motors, long known as a designer of relatively heavy car and trucks, turned a lot of heads last year when its all-new Cadillac ATS compact sports sedan arrived as the lightest vehicle in its segment. Now the automaker duplicates that feat with the redesigned Cadillac CTS midsize sedan, arriving at U.S. dealers in the […]
Integrated Minimill to Produce Aluminum from Scrap
Leave a CommentNADCA will be involved in a DoE funded program to help sort different grades of aluminum. Energy Research Company (ERCo) will develop a new automated manufacturing process that can produce a finished product from mixed metal scrap in a single processing step. Unlike most current approaches, ERCo’s process can distinguish and sort multiple grades of […]
Globalization Forces Major Change In Business Classification System: One Result Will Be That Imports From Manufacturers That Have Outsourced Production Offshore Will No Longer Be Considered Imports
Leave a CommentU.S. federal agencies involved in economic data are on the verge of a major and transformative change in the way they classify companies that have outsourced their U.S. production to foreign manufacturing contractors. The change could radically increase U.S. production statistics by classifying “factoryless goods producers” as domestic manufacturers. Companies like Apple will no longer […]
Shiloh Industries buys automotive parts provider Contech Castings
Leave a CommentAmerican Shiloh Industries has expanded its light weight casting offering with the acquisition of Contech Castings, a provider of high-pressure aluminum die cast parts for the automotive industry. The deal adds P2000 squeeze casting, ThinTech vacuum casting and high-pressure conventional die casting capabilities, complementing Shiloh’s existing high-pressure and high-vacuum casting capabilities. Besides the expansion in […]
US Auto Industry Turning Into Export Powerhouse
Leave a CommentThe Wall Street Journal (7/2, A1, Rogers, Subscription Publication) reports that the US auto industry in recent years has become a strong exporter, aided by competitive labor costs and a favorable exchange rate. US auto plants, including those owned by foreign carmakers, exported more than one million cars in 2012, the highest amount ever and more than […]
Heavy Duty Machines for Light Weight Darts
Leave a CommentWhen most people see a Dodge Dart rolling down the highway, they see a sporty new car from Chrysler. What Andreas Bahr sees is a new era in die casting. Inside every Dart is a suspension cross support produced at the Chrysler Etobicoke Casting Plant – a component that helps save energy. The cross support […]
Hazard Communication: Workers must be trained by Dec. 1, 2013
Leave a CommentOSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard is now aligned with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. This update to the Hazard Communication Standard provides a common and coherent approach to classifying chemicals and communicating hazard information on labels and safety data sheets. The first deadline in the implementation phase is Dec. […]
Platts proposes new US price assessment for B390 secondary aluminum alloy
Leave a CommentPlatts is proposing to begin a new twice-weekly price assessment for B390 secondary aluminum alloy, delivered US Midwest, effective June 10. Platts is accepting feedback on the proposal until May 24. The proposed specifications will be: US B390.1 – 16-18% Si, 1.3% max Fe, 4.0-5.0% Cu, 0.50% Mn, 0.45-0.65% Mg, 0.10% Ni, 1.4% Zn and […]
Die Casters Question NASAAC’s Effectiveness
Leave a CommentThe AMM (4/30, Laliberte) reports that The North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) has filed a letter of complaint with the London Metal Exchange calling for immediate changes to the North American special aluminum alloy contract (NASAAC). NADCA, which represent more than 95 percent of all North American die casters, has been experiencing “significant issues […]
Industry Appeals to Supreme Court to Stop EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulations
Leave a CommentOn behalf of a large industry coalition, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons issued this statement on the U.S. Supreme Court petition filed on the coalition’s case against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of greenhouse gases: To view the rest of this article, click here. Die Casting Design Capabilities Being […]