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NADCA Launches NADCA Design Website to Assist Die Casting Product Designers
WHEELING, Ill., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The North American Die Casting
Association (NADCA) has launched a new website, NADCA Design, located at
http://www.diecastingdesign.org, to provide die casting product design
assistance and resources for designers, engineers and other product
specifiers.
The new website uses a number of video modules to visually illustrate
practical information a designer needs for day-to-day development of die cast
products, as well as more advanced topics to assist designers in determining
if die casting is appropriate for a product design. The modules are arranged
for ease of use, allowing the designer to progress through them in sequence or
go directly to a specific topic.
"The new website is an important element of NADCA's overall effort to
assist OEMs by providing prompt technical assistance, comprehensive design
seminars and a dynamic online resource," explained Daniel L. Twarog, NADCA's
president. "Our goal is to increase dialogue among designers and NADCA die
casters, expand knowledge about optimized die casting product designs and help
end users with conversions from other materials to die casting production."
Last year, NADCA provided design and technical assistance to 30 OEMs in a
wide range of industries. In one project with a major rail transportation
manufacturer, the NADCA design analysis team helped convert a locomotive gear
cover from 120 lb. weldment to 17 lb. aluminum die casting for significant
weight savings and improvement in product design.
Similar case histories illustrating the benefits of die casting can be
found on the new website. Much of the information is presented using a
three-pronged approach with text, animation and voice together, which allows
for the most effective learning of the complex topics. Modules range from
animations of the basic die casting process -- giving the designer insight
into how the physical mechanics of the die casting process affect a design --
to how die casting material properties affect product development and the best
methods for creating die casting geometry.
The website also includes alloy selection tools, product specification
standards, and a listing of other design publications and useful resources.
For additional information about the website or NADCA's technical support
program, contact Dan Meyer, design engineer, at 847.808.3158 or e-mail
help@diecastingdesign.org.
Based inWheeling, IL, the North American Die Casting Association
represents the world's most effective die casters creating the world's best
cast products. The organization serves as the voice of the industry, promoting
growth and enhancing its members' ability to compete domestically in the
global marketplace.
SOURCE North American Die Casting Association
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