Calendar
NADCA provides its members with many opportunities to discuss significant issues with their peers. All management levels will benefit from annual events such as the 2011 Die Casting Congress & Tabletop, die casting's pre-eminent venues for presentations and discussions of industry technology and management issues. Every three years the Congress includes the world's largest Exposition of die casting technology at the 2012 Die Casting Congress & Exposition.
In other annual conferences, top management has the opportunity to discuss pertinent issues with their peers at the annual CEO Conference and Plant Management Conference. These conferences provide discussion forums for personnel in specialized areas. NADCA also offers periodic workshops, seminars and regional group/chapter meetings.
| Date | Event | Location |
| -2013- | ||
| May 15-17 | Plant Management Conference |
Dayton Marriott Dayton, OH |
| May 21 | Operator Training: Everybody Is Involved in Die Setup |
Webinar 2:00 pm CDT |
| May 22 | Other Finishing Processes |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| May 22 | Operator Training: Proper Care and Treatment of Dies During Production |
Webinar 2:00 pm CDT |
| May 28 | Operator Training: Recognizing and Controlling Flow Defects |
Webinar 2:00 pm CDT |
| May 29 | The New HF (High Fluidity) Zinc Alloy: Extending zinc’s alloying capabilities and improving energy efficiency |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| May 29 | Operator Training: Recognizing and Controlling Porosity |
Webinar 2:00 pm CDT |
| June 4 | Operator Training: Eliminating Solder and Flash Defects |
Webinar 2:00 pm CDT |
| June 5 | Design Considerations for 3 Plate Casting Die | 12:00 pm CDT |
| June 12 | The Vent | 12:00 pm CDT |
| June 12 | Die Materials Committee Meeting | Waukesha, WI |
| June 13 | R&D Committee Meeting | Waukesha, WI |
| June 13 | Committee Meetings | Webinar |
| June 19 | Board of Governors Meeting | Washington, DC |
| June 19-20 | Government Affairs Briefing | Washington, DC |
| June 19 | Cleaning Techniques Used for Die Casting Dies |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| June 26 | Slide Design Considerations |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| July 17 | Understanding Mechanical Property Variations in Die Castings |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| July 31 | Reduce Die Soldering in Die Casting |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| August 7 | Visual inspection |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| August 14 | Why Dies Fail and How to Prevent Failures? |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| August 21 | The Effect of Softening, Residual Stresses and Stress Concentration Factors on Die Life |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| August 28 | Repair of Dies | 12:00 pm CDT |
| September 4 | Understanding Porosity | 12:00 pm CDT |
| September 5 | OSHA: When OSHA Knocks | 12:00 pm CDT |
| September 11 | Casting Design | 12:00 pm CDT |
| September 16-18 | Die Casting Congress and Tabletop |
Kentucky International Convention Center Louisville, KY |
| September 18-19 | Marketing Conference | Louisville, KY |
| September 25 | Die Design |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| September 26 | OSHA: Post-Citation Strategies |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| October 2 | Process Control |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| October 3 | OSHA: Guidelines for Preparing an Incident Investigation Report |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| October 9 | Rapid Tooling |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| October 10 | OSHA Dust Safety |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| October 16 | Die Materials Committee Meeting |
NADCA Headquarters Wheeling, IL |
| October 17 | R&D Committee Meeting |
NADCA Headquarters Wheeling, IL |
| October 23 | State of the Industry 2013 - 6 Month Review |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| October 30 | Wash-out & Cavitation |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| November 6 | Soluble Cores |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| November 13 | Die Preparation Before Heat Treat |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| November 20 | H.T. Die Castings |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| December 4 | Die Spray |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| December 11 | Thermal Lines |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| December 18 | Optimizing Die Casting with PQ2 |
Webinar 12:00 pm CDT |
| -2014- | ||
| September 22-24 | Die Casting Congress and Tabletop | Milwaukee, WI |
| -2015- | ||
| October 5-7 | Die Casting Congress and Exposition |
Indianapolis Convention Center Indianapolis, IN |

