NADCA Launches NADCA Design Website to Assist Die Casting Product Designers
WHEELING, Ill/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.
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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 in Wheeling, 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.
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CONTACT: Daniel L. Twarog of North American Die Casting Association,
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Web site:
http://www.diecastingdesign.org/