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In this October 14, 2009 Publication:
Energy Efficiency Workshop: November 17
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Supply Chain Management: Effectively
Managing the Extended Enterprise
Less Than One Month Until NADCA Courses Begin!
NADCA Board Approves Discounted Membership
Rates for 2010
Energy Efficiency Workshop: November 17
NADCA & CMETT Case Western Reserve University are sponsoring an Energy Efficiency
Workshop: Effects of Cap & Trade on Die Casting on November 17 at Mercury Marine in Fond
du Lac, Wi.
The event currently includes six presentations as well as a tour of Mercury Marine.
The keynote presentation, by NADCA’s project engineer Alex Monroe, is an Overview of the
Effects of Cap & Trade, Greenhouse Gas and Carbon Footprints on Die Casting. The
presentation will discuss the cap and trade bill — The American Clean Energy & Security
Act of 2009 — which was recently passed in the House of Representatives. The bill aims
at limiting the total greenhouse gas emissions throughout the United States to 42% below
2005 levels by 2020. As a result, energy costs will dramatically increase for all die
casters in the coming years. Energy efficiency programs in plants will be critical to
adapt to this tough legislation. This presentation will give an overview of this cap and
trade bill, identify the greenhouse gases emitted by die casters and address how to
calculate one’s carbon footprint in order to reduce energy costs.
To register or for more information, visit
http://www.diecasting.org/meetings. Registration deadline is
November 6.
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Supply Chain Management: Effectively Managing the Extended Enterprise
Supply chains are about quickly exchanging relevant demand and supply information and,
most importantly, to supply product to customers when they want and need it. Modern-day
supply chain management has evolved rather significantly. Barriers that once separated
manufacturers from suppliers and customers alike are being removed by collaborative
supply chain management. However, collaborative supply chain management requires a
significant change in supply chain processes as well as changes in strategic and
tactical thinking. This change in thinking, which is often a change in mindset, does not
necessarily come easily. Modern supply chain management presents a big challenge, but
the payoff can be enormous for parties involved. To read R. Michael Donovan’s full
article in LINKS magazine, www.diecasting.org/links to login.
Less Than One Month Until NADCA Courses Begin!
NADCA's 2009 Fall courses begin in October. The schedule is as follows:
EC-515 Die Casting Defects - Oct 20-21 - Udvardy
EC-506 Engineering Die Casting Dies - Oct 27-28 - Kirkman
EC-606 Product Design - Oct 29 - Meyer
EC-406 Machine Maintenance: Hydraulics - Nov 2-4 - Paluchniak
EC-407 Machine Maintenance: Mechanics - Nov 5-6 - Cnossen
EC-514 Gating Design - Nov 10-11 - Meyer
EC-700 PQ2 - Nov 12 - Meyer
EC-205 Quick Die Change (SMED) - Nov 17 - Udvardy
EC-430 Process Monitoring - Nov 18 - Meyer
TTT - Train the Trainer - Dec 1-3 - Meyer
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NADCA Board Approves Discounted Membership Rates for 2010
The NADCA Board of Governors, at its Oct. 2 meeting, unanimously
approved a 25% reduction in the original Corporate dues rate for 2010, and individual dues will be decreased to $75 for
2010. This reduction in dues follows the pattern of 2009, for which the Board had approved dues reductions up to 50%.
The purpose of this dues reduction is to help retain membership during the economic challenges facing the industry.
Also at this meeting, future Board terms and positions were decided. Chairman Mike Stroh resigned his position in September
due to business reasons, and Leonard Cordaro took over as acting chairman through the end of 2009. Cordaro was also elected
as the chairman for 2010. Vice chairman for 2010 will be Bob Dathe and secretary/treasurer will be Eric Treiber.
Also, the 2010-2012 slate of Corporate Board members was approved: re-elected for a second term – Hal Gerber, Doug Harmon
and Eric Treiber; selected for first term – John Littler, Rick Rogel and Doug Taylor. Chapter Board member nominees that
were approved are as follows: re-elected for a second term – Bob Worthy and Mel Koenig; selected for a first term – Larry
Larsen and Tom Troxclair.
Some highlights of committee reports to the Board are as follows:
• Laine Scholarship Committee: Five scholarship applications were submitted for this round of Laine Scholarships. The committee will be meeting tele-conference to review the applicants.
• Industry Education: The committee met and discussed ways to identify where education is needed in each die casting facility. The committee recommended that NADCA establish a testing procedure online to help rank where a die caster stands in relation to their peers.
• Harvill Foundation: The Foundation is focusing on providing online education and has successfully completed courses on PQ2, Energy and Intro to Die Casting. They are currently funding Gating and Defects courses to be placed online. They will also be doing another training project on Arc Flash safety.
• R&D Committee: R&D committee has established several issues for research which needs to be conducted: heat treatable die castings with properties comparable to other processes; non-contact real-time monitor & control/IR Vision — sensor fusion; standardization for new Al alloys; hot chamber aluminum — materials/coatings for gooseneck/pump/nozzle; on-demand melting – shot by shot; lightweight hybrid structures-plastic/metal; smaller machines for larger castings; lube-free die casting, coatings to eliminate lube; high-temp alloys for inserts; Ti and Ni die casting; die materials for high temperature die casting; and thin-wall Mg and Al.
