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In this July 21, 2010 Publication:
China Shows Evidence Of Growing Domestic Demand
Introducing Online Courses from NADCA
Register for NADCA's Arc Flash Seminar!
Register Today for the Plant Management Conference
Microstructure-Property Relationships in Heat-Treated
Aluminum High Pressure Die Castings: Recent Advances
China Shows Evidence Of Growing Domestic Demand
USA Today (7/14, Lynch) reports, "With American consumers
tapped out in the wake of the financial crisis, China must rebalance its economy to rely more on its own domestic
demand rather than exports to the United States. That will raise living standards here and eventually shrink the
costly and controversial US trade deficit with China, which hit $22.3 billion in May, up from $17.5 billion in
the same month last year." And "labor unrest in some coastal factories has led to a series of sharp wage increases
that suggest the days of endless cheap Chinese labor may be drawing to a close." The general argument of the
article is that the Chinese government maintains a very strong role in the economy and may even be increasing
that role during the global economic crisis.
WPost: US Businesses Must Use Principle In Dealing With China. The Washington Post (7/14) editorializes on the
renewal of Google's Internet content provider license in China. "For now, this decision by China marks the conclusion
of the dance between the world's largest country and one of the Internet's largest companies that began in January
with Chinese cyberattacks on the accounts of human rights activists and resulted in Google's decision to cease
cooperating with Chinese censorship demands. Other businesses must take heed: It is possible to cling to principle
while continuing to do business in China."
Introducing Online Courses from NADCA
NADCA is proud to introduce online courses.
Through an unique partnership with ToolingU NADCA now offers 5 courses online with courses being
added all the time. Online courses allow you to take them at your own pace on your own time. Once
you register online you are emailed a login and password for the online course system. You are then
given a year to complete the course. If you are interested in learning more please visit:
www.diecasting.org/education/online or
email education@diecasting.org
Register for NADCA's Arc Flash Seminar!
Registration for NADCA's Arc Flash Seminar is now open. The seminar will be held September 30 at NADCA
Headquarters in Wheeling, IL. Topics include Arch Flash & OSHA, The OSHA Bottom Line for Electrical Work, and
Addressing Arc Flash Hazards without Breaking the Bank. To register or for more information, click here.
Register Today for the Plant Management Conference
Registration for this year’s Plant Management conference is now open. The conference will be held
September 22-24 in Grand Rapids, MI at the Amway Plaza Hotel. Featuring presentations on Quality and Cost
Improvement through Process Control and Crisis Management and an offsite tour to Die-Tech & Engineering.
To register or for more information please click here!
Microstructure-Property Relationships in Heat-Treated Aluminum High Pressure Die Castings: Recent Advances
Recent work within the CSIRO Light Metals Flagship in
Australia has revealed heat treatment cycles for HPDC aluminum alloys that avoid the well-known problems
associated with blistering and dimensional stability that arise during conventional heat treatment. Because
of the ability to exploit age hardening, large improvements in tensile properties may be achieved as compared
with the as-cast condition. In general, the 0.2% proof stress may be approximately doubled when compared to
the as-cast condition, although the actual properties that result depend on the alloy, part geometry, wall
thickness, its quality and the exact procedures utilized. The application of new heat treatment procedures
has the potential to significantly expand the product range available to conventional HPDCs, such that they
may compete favorably with permanent mold castings and some wrought aluminum products. To read the summary of
recent findings associated with the heat treatment of HPDCs,
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