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In this September 9, 2009 Publication:
Obama Taps Bloom For Manufacturing Policy Post
Register for the September OSHA Breakfast Meeting
Toyota to Boost Engine Production in Alabama
Die Temperature Must Be Controlled Carefully
Seeking Candidates for 2010 Award Nominations
Obama Taps Bloom For Manufacturing Policy Post
The
Detroit News
(9/7, Price, Shepardson) reported that President Obama
announced that "he's tapping his chief auto adviser to try to revitalize the
struggling US manufacturing sector." Ron Bloom "will assume the title of senior
counselor for manufacturing policy in addition to his role as senior adviser on the
President's task force on the automotive industry." Obama "said in a statement late
Sunday that the manufacturing sector expanded in August for the first time in 18
months and had the highest monthly output in two years."
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
(9/7, Urban) noted that Bloom traveled "with the president to
Monday afternoon's annual AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney," in Ohio. Bloom "will
remain head of the auto task force as he takes on the expanded task of working
across federal agencies to integrate existing programs and develop new initiatives
affecting the manufacturing sector."
The Hill
(9/8, Bogardus) reports, "The administration chose Labor Day to
announce that Ron Bloom, the head of the auto recovery taskforce, would serve as its
first manufacturing czar." Bloom already "has a few wins under his belt, which
should further serve to increase his influence." He was "a fierce advocate of the
'cash for clunkers' program...And he gets kudos for quickly steering General Motors
and Chrysler through bankruptcy as the auto task force chief." Working with "the
National Economic Council, Bloom's reach will stretch beyond Commerce to the Energy,
Labor and Treasury departments." But Bloom also "faces a big challenge in
revitalizing a sector devastated by the recession." The
Wall Street Journal
(9/8, Chen,
subscription required) also reports the story.
Register for the September OSHA Breakfast Meeting
September 9: OSHA Inspections. Have you ever wondered what happens when OSHA
arrives for an inspection? What will the inspector do? What should management do?
This informative session will address your biggest OSHA concerns. Come behind the
scenes and discover the elements of an OSHA inspection, what documents the inspector
will ask to see and the procedures he/she must follow while conducting an
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Toyota to Boost Engine Production in Alabama
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, will spend $637 million to expand capacity to
produce four-cylinder engines in Huntsville by the summer of 2011. "The
four-cylinder engines to be produced in Alabama will be for Camry and RAV4
vehicles," Jim Wiseman, vice president of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
North America, tells the American Machinist magazine.
TMMAL currently produces 145,000 V6 engines and 216,000 V8 engines annually. So,
with targeted output of 216,000 four-cylinder engines, TMMAL will have total engine
capacity of 577,000 units. Toyota's North American engine capacity currently is
1,733,000 units.
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Die Temperature Must Be Controlled Carefully
As we all know, lubrication in cold chamber aluminum and magnesium die casting can
take a variety of methods. Die lubricants can be classified as wet or dry. And, each
can be further classified according to the chemistry. As companies have transitioned
from the petroleum-based lubricants, they have been forced to learn how to deal with
the characteristics of the water-based lubes. In general, the petroleum-based lubes
tolerated if not promoted higher die surface temperatures and provided very little
in the way of surface cooling. The water-based lubes in many cases have a very
narrow temperature range at which they are effective. That is, the die temperature
must be controlled carefully to operate with a particular lubricant and ratio. To
read about how to control die temperature effectively in the September issue of Die
Casting Engineer,
click here.
Seeking Candidates for 2010 Award Nominations
Once again, the North American Die Casting Association will recognize individuals
and companies for their significant contributions to NADCA and the die casting
industry. A broad range of these prestigious awards will be presented at the
International Reception and Awards Ceremony during CastExpo ‘10 in Orlando, FL.
Nominations for the awards are welcome from die casting industry professionals. They
will be forwarded to the NADCA Awards Committee for consideration. A special
nomination submission form appears below. Those wishing to mail/fax can download
the award nomination form.
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for more information.
