Engineering Program

Training blocks were developed exclusively for Corporate Members and provides access to bulk training. Purchasing the Engineering Program provides company-wide access for an unlimited amount of time for one year. For a nominal fee, a company can add employee-specific logins to track the progress of
individuals. Engineering course work details below.

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Cost: $2000

Total Hours

240

Course	Hours
A Unified Approach to Quality Analysis of High Pressure Die	1
Advanced Approach to Designing Cooling of Dies	1
Advanced Approach to Process Control 1	1
Advanced Approach to Process Control 2	1
Advanced GD&T: Dimensions, Virtual Conditions, Boundaries a	1
Advanced GD&T: Datum Features,Construction and Drawing Appli	1
Advances in the Heat Treatment of High Pressure Die Castings	1
Alloy Effects, Phase Diagrams, Microstructure (Series Part 1 of 3)	1
Alloys and Properties	1
Aluminum Alloys: Alloys (Series Part 1 of 3)	1
Aluminum Alloys: Enabling Tools for Alloy Development - case studies (Series Part 3 of 3)	1
Aluminum Alloys: Performance of Alloys (Series Part 2 of 3)	1
Analytical Techniques to Assess Melt and Cast Quality, Alternative Processes (Series Part 3 of 3)	1
Applications of Additive Manufacturing in Die Casting	1
Applied Coatings and Die Maintenance	1
Applying New Technologies to Die Repair	1
Automated 3D Scanning for Die Casting Quality Control (QC)	1
Basic Approach to Process Control	1
Basic Electrical: Control Components and Their Function (Part 2 of 6)	1
Basic Electrical: Maintenance Procedures for Electrical Systems (Part 5 of 6)	1
Basic Electrical: Programmable Logic Controllers Function and Wiring (Part 4 of 6)	1
Basic Electrical: Theory and Meter Use. (Part 1 of 6)	1
Basic Electrical: Troubleshooting Systems (Part 6 of 6)	1
Basic Electrical: Understanding Control Circuits (Part 3 of 6)	1
Basic Hydraulics Boot Camp: Contamination Control (Part 5 of 7)	1
Basic Hydraulics Boot Camp: Fluid is PUSHED from the Reservoir into the Pump. Really. (Part 3 of 7)	1
Basic Hydraulics Boot Camp: Key Concepts: Why do “Hydraulics” do what they do? (Part 2 of 7)	1
Basic Hydraulics Boot Camp: Making Hydraulic Fluid Do the Right Thing (Part 4 of 7)	1
Basic Hydraulics Boot Camp: Odds and Ends (Part 6 of 7)	1
Basic Hydraulics Boot Camp: That’s a Wrap! (Part 7 of 7)	1
Basic Hydraulics Boot Camp: What the Heck is “Hydraulics (Part 1 of 7)	1
Basic Structure and Concepts of Hydraulic Power	1
Bi-Metallic Tooling	1
Cleaning Techniques Used for Die Casting Dies	1
Coatings for Aluminum	1
Coatings for Die Castings: Applications of Thin Film Coating	1
Coatings for Die Castings: Conventional Coating Processes fo	1
Coatings for Die Castings: Measurement and Characterization	1
Coatings for Die Castings: Review of Thin Film Coating Proce	1
Coatings for Zinc	1
Conformal Cooling and other Applications of Additive Manufacturing in Die Casting	1
Control Theory and Process Capability	1
Cooling Line Placement in New Die Steels	1
Creep Resistant Magnesium Alloys	1
Cryogenic Deburring of Nonferrous Die Castings	1
Defects in Die Casting: Porosity Defects and their Causes (Part 1 of 2)	1
Defects in Die Casting: Surface Defects and Other Problems (Part 2 of 2)	1
Deployment of Ford's Worldwide Casting Manufacturing Standard	1
Design Considerations for 3 Plate Casting Die	1
Design for Die Casting: Die Castings Defects-Where do they come from? (Series Part 3 of 3)	1
Design for Die Casting: What features can and should be die (Series Part 1 of 3)	1
Design for Die Casting:: What is the die casting process? (Series Part 2 of 3)	1
Die Casting Alloys that will Allow the Die Caster to Compete	1
Die Casting Defects - Flash, Solder, and Other Defects	1
Die Casting Defects - Gas Porosity	1
Die Casting Defects - Inclusions, Leakers and Cracks	1
Die Casting Defects - Surface Defects Part I	1
Die Casting Defects - Surface Defects Part II	1
Die Casting Defects Part 1 - Spanish	1
Die Casting Defects Part 2 - Spanish	1
Die Casting Defects Part 3 - Spanish	1
Die Casting Defects- Shrinkage Porosity	1
Die Casting Lubricants, Application and Effects: Fundamental	1
Die Casting Lubricants, Application and Effects:Pulse Spray,	1
Die Design: Basic Die Casting Die - Holders and Locking (Series Part 10 of 18)	1
Die Design: Basic Die Casting Die - Inserts and Fit (Series Part 11 of 18)	1
Die Design: Die Spray (Series Part 16 of 18)	1
Die Design: Dimensional Control Example (Series Part 2 of 18)	1
Die Design: Dimensional Control Theory (Series Part 1 of 18)	1
Die Design: Ejection (Series Part 13 of 18)	1
Die Design: Gating and Process Planning Example (Series Part 4 of 18)	1
Die Design: Gating and Process Planning Theory (Series Part 3 of 18)	1
Die Design: Moving Cores (Series Part 12 of 18)	1
Die Design: Processing Aides (Series Part 14 of 18)	1
Die Design: Shop Floor Data Management (Series Part 18 of 18)	1
Die Design: Shot End Control (Series Part 17 of 18)	1
Die Design: Shot End Monitoring (Series Part 15 of 18)	1
Die Design: Thermal Control (Series Part 9 of 18)	1
Die Design: Thermal Design Example (Series Part 7 of 18)	1
Die Design: Thermal Design Example 2 (Series Part 8 of 18)	1
Die Design: Thermal Design Theory (Series Part 5 of 18)	1
Die Design: Thermal Design Theory 2 (Series Part 6 of 18)	1
Die Lubricants: Selection, Use and Evaluation	1
Die Material Acceptance Criteria,Design & Operational Factor	1
Die Preparation Before Heat Treat	1
Die Spray	1
Die Spray and Bringing it all Together	1
Electric Vehicle Growth & Impact on the Die Casting Industry	1
Electro-Hydraulic: EH Switching Valves	1
Electro-Hydraulic: EH Valve Selection Criteria	1
Electro-Hydraulic:Electrical Circuits for Switching EH Valve	1
Electro-Hydraulic:Open-loop versus Closed-Loop Electro-Hydra	1
Electro-Hydraulic:Proportional and Servo Valves	1
Elimination of Shot Sleeve Distortion	1
Energy in Die Casting	1
Engineering Die Casting Dies: Designing the Die	1
Engineering Die Casting Dies:Dimensional Repeatability	1
Engineering Die Casting Dies:Ejection Systems	1
Engineering Die Casting Dies:Moving Cores	1
Engineering Die:Gating/Process-NADCA Approach to Gating	1
Engineering Dies:Gating/Process Planning-Designing Runner	1
Engineering Dies:Gating/Process Planning-Simplified Approach	1
Engineering Dies:Thermal Design - Simplified Approach	1
Engineering Dies:Thermal Design - Why Bother	1
Engineering Dies:Thermal Design-NADCA Approach	1
Extreme Thin Wall Casting	1
Fitting & Locking Slides	1
Flash in Die Casting	1
Gating & PQ2: Calculations	1
Gating & PQ2: Designing Runners, Overflows and Vents	1
Gating & PQ2: PQ2/Gating Practical Example for Aluminum Die	1
Gating & PQ2: PQ2/Gating Practical Example for Zinc Die Cast	1
Gating/PQ2: Introduction and Basic Principles	1
Gating/PQ2: PQ2,the Operating Window, Machine Constraints	1
Gating: Fan Gates	1
Gating: Tangential Gates	1
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing: Mechanical Drawing	1
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing:Datums and Tolerancin	1
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing:Dimensioning	1
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing:Rules and Symbols	1
Heat Flow Outside the Die Casting Machine	1
Heat Treating Conventional Die Castings	1
Heat Treatment of Steel	1
High Integrity Die Casting: Alloys for High Integrity Die Casting	1
High Integrity Die Casting: Heat Treatment and Subsequent Process Steps	1
High Integrity Die Casting: High Integrity High Vacuum Die Casting	1
High Integrity Die Casting: Melting, Melt Treatment, and Transfer for High Integrity Die Casting	1
High Integrity Die Casting: The Market, Applications and Commercial Aspects of High Integrity Die Casting	1
Hydraulic Circuits	1
Hydraulic Pumps and Motors	1
Hydraulic Reciprocating Actuators	1
Hydraulic Valves	1
Hypereutectic Al-Si-Mg-Sr Alloy with a Unique Microstructure	1
Improving the Visual Inspection Process	1
Impurities and Melt Treatment (Series Part 2 of 3)	1
Inclusions: Causes of Inclusions (Series Part 1 of 2)	1
Inclusions: Dross Procedures and Removal (Series Part 2 of 2)	1
Influence of Process Parameters and Maintenance on Die Life	1
Integrated Vacuum Systems, Leads to Increased Productivity	1
Intermediate Approach to Designing Cooling of Dies	1
Intermediate Approach to Process Control 1	1
Intermediate Approach to Process Control 2	1
Magnesium Die Casting: Introduction to Magnesium Die Casting	1
Markets and Example Application	1
Marking Methods for Die Castings	1
Mechanical Maintenance & Evaluation of Die Cast Machines: Die Casting Machine Primary Dynamic Structures	1
Mechanical Maintenance & Evaluation of Die Cast Machines: Die Casting Machine Primary Mechanical Structures	1
Mechanical Maintenance & Evaluation of Die Cast Machines: Die Casting Machine Set-up and Maintenance	1
Mechanical Properties of Materials	1
Melt Degassing and Best Practices for Die Casting	1
Metal Melting & Handling Part 1 - Spanish	1
Metal Melting & Handling Part 2 - Spanish	1
Methods for Metal Transfer into the Shot Sleeve	1
Minimizing Cross-Parting Line Dimensional Variations	1
Minimizing Die Shift and Warpage	1
Minimizing Linear Dimensional Variations	1
Modeling: Die Casting Modeling Capabilities (Series Part 1 of 3)	1
Modeling: FEA and FVA - The Different Modeling Approaches (Series Part 2 of 3)	1
Modeling: State of the Art Die Casting Modeling Practices (Series Part 3 of 3)	1
New Die Steels and Surface Treatments	1
Operating the Die Casting Machine:Closing the Die and Injecting the Metal (2 of 6)	1
Operating the Die Casting Machine:Controls, Setup and SMED (3 of 6)	1
Operating the Die Casting Machine:Die Casting Process, Die, and Die Casting Machine (1 of 6)	1
Operating the Die Casting Machine:Eliminating Casting Defects (5 of 6)	1
Operating the Die Casting Machine:Safety (6 of 6)	1
Operating the Die Casting Machine:Startup/Shutdown Procedures, and Normal Operation (4 of 6)	1
Other Casting Parameters	1
Other Die Casting Parameters	1
Other Finishing Techniques	1
Parting Surface Geometry & Fitting Cavity Block	1
Porosity Basics: Control Porosity with Processing Parameters (Series Part 2 of 4)	1
Porosity Basics: Design for Reduced Porosity (Series Part 3 of 4)	1
Porosity Basics: Introduction to the Causes of Porosity (Series Part 1 of 4)	1
Porosity Basics: Predicting and Measuring Porosity (Series Part 4 of 4)	1
Porosity Management: Casting Design (Series Part 2 of 4)	1
Porosity Management: Die Design (Series Part 3 of 4)	1
Porosity Management: Process Control (Series Part 4 of 4)	1
Porosity Management: Understanding Porosity (Series Part 1 of 4)	1
Predicting Castability of Ultra-Thin Parts Using Simulations	1
Problem Solving: Basic Statistics and Problem Solving Methods (Series Part 1 of 2)	1
Problem Solving: Experimental Design Basics and Examples (Series Part 2 of 2)	1
Process Control: Application to Other Die Casting Parameters	1
Process Control: Application to Shot Variables - 1	1
Process Control: Application to Shot Variables - 2	1
Process Control: Generation of X-Bar & R Charts	1
Process Control: Introduction to Process Control	1
Process Control: Other Die Casting Parameters	1
Product Design for Die Casting-Part 1: Introduction	1
Product Design for Die Casting-Part 2: The Die Casting Proce	1
Product Design for Die Casting-Part 3: Defects in Die Castin	1
Product Design for Die Casting-Part 4: Die Casting Alloys	1
Product Design for Die Casting-Part 5: Optimization of Geome	1
Product Design for Die Casting-Part 6: Examples of Die Casti	1
Product Design for Die Casting-Part 7: Secondary Processing	1
Rapid Die Change: SMED Analyzing and Improving (Series Part 3 of 3)	1
Rapid Die Change: SMED Motivation and Concept (Series Part 1 of 3)	1
Rapid Die Change: SMED the Systematic Approach (Series Part 2 of 3)	1
Reduce Die Soldering in Die Casting	1
Reducing Externally Solidified Products-Essential for Structural Die Castings	1
Refractories: Dealing with High Refractory Maintenance Issues in your Furnaces (Series Part 2 of 2)	1
Refractories: How Do you Decide what Refractory to Use? (Series Part 1 of 2)	1
Repair of Dies	1
Safe Reliable Die Clamping	1
Salts Cores and Their Use in High Pressure Die Casting	1
Semi-Solid Die Casting	1
Short Run Tooling for Die Castings	1
Shot Blasting	1
Shot Parameters	1
Shot Sleeve Washout in Die Casting	1
Shot System Components: Operational Guidelines	1
Shot System Components: The Plunger Tip, Plunger Rod & Shot	1
Shot System Components: The Shot Sleeve	1
Shot Tips for Cold Chamber Die Casting	1
Simplified Approach to Designing Cooling of Dies	1
Slide Design Considerations	1
Strontium Aluminate Replaces Alumina on Aluminum Melts at 50	1
Structural Die Casting	1
Surface Treatment and Coating Technology Used in Die Casting	1
T6 Heat Treating of Strontium Modified, Low-Iron Conventional Die Castings	1
The Effect of Softening, Residual Stresses and Stress Concen	1
The Fast Shot	1
The High Fluidity (HF) Zinc Alloy: Process-Property and Ageing Characteristics Down to 0.4mm (0.016") Section Thickness	1
The Impact of Externally Solidified Product (ESP)	1
The Influence on Casting Quality	1
The Quality of Steel	1
The Role of Die Lubricants in Die Casting	1
The Slow Shot	1
The Structural Die Casting Process and its Capabilities	1
The Vent	1
Thermal Lines	1
Trimming & Vibratory Processes	1
Understanding Differential Thermal Expansions & Die Alignmen	1
Understanding Mechanical Property Variations in Die Castings	1
Understanding Melting Loss	1
Vacuum Die Casting	1
Why Dies Fail and How to Prevent Failures?	1
Zinc Die Casting: Advantages, Properties and Alloys (Series Part 1 of 2)	1
Zinc Die Casting: Processes and Tooling (Series Part 2 of 2)	1