Level Up: Check Out NADCA's National Course Schedule
It's time to hit the books once again. A new round of National Courses start this May. The following courses will be held at our Headquarters in Arlington Heights, IL.
May 12 - Die Casting Defects - 515
Defective die castings are quality deviations that must be corrected to meet the quality requirements of the customer. Defects are serious issues that are usually traceable to process settings and/or metallurgical problems. The good news is that most of them are correctable through operations control and process control. The purpose of this course is to provide useful information, skill and techniques to those individuals charged with the responsibility for process settings and production of quality castings.
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June 16-17 - Die Casting Problem Solving - 413
This course is specifically designed for die casting by focusing on the interactive nature of the die casting process. The course teaches logical and statistical methods that do not require a strong mathematics background. Prerequisites for this course are a basic understanding of algebra and statistical concepts such as standard deviation and variation. The course includes concepts from the following sources: Dorian Shainin-Statistical Engineering; Ford Motor Co.-Team Oriented Problem Solving; Box, Hunter and Hunter-Statistics for Experimenters; General Motors Co.-Problem Solving Basics; and Taguchi-Design of Experiments. The course will enable improved, data-driven process decision making; promote statistical thinking in regard to process variation; develop an objective defect ranking system for a subjective defect; correlate the process to the defect without preconception.
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June 23 - Die Casting Safety - 908
Safety is important in the operation of die casting equipment. Employee morale is best in a safe working environment. The quality of employees available to a plant and the quality of their output certainly is influenced by the environment in which the employee must work. Safety has an economic impact in terms of lost wages, the costs of compensation and hospital and medical expenses. High employee injury rates result in lost production and missed detail on construction and guarding of the die casting machine and correct practices in its operation. Specific topics, such as linkage areas, rotating couplings, safety ratchet pawls, ejector plates, core slide springs, spray guns and casting extractors, are included in this course.
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August 4-5 - Engineering Die Casting Dies - 506
This course is targeted to the die casting tool designer, engineer, toolmaker and others involved in the design, construction and use of die casting dies. The course offers an understanding of what should be included in the die casting die design. The course begins with a tooling design philosophy and evolves into all the major systems that must be included in the die. Topics include parting line determination, die cavity placement and machine size requirements, dimensional requirements and capabilities, metal flow and gating considerations, heat flow in and out of the die cast cavity, including waterline placement for depth and length. Design of ejection systems and die materials.
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August 11-12 - Gating Design - 514
Gating is central to die casting technology. There is perhaps no skill more important to a die designer, a process engineer or anyone involved in the process, than the ability to design an effective gate for a die casting die. This course provides an understanding of the theory behind gating design but focuses on a practical step-by-step process to design effective gating.
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September 15 - Process Control - 410
The primary purpose of this course is to show the processing engineer and operating technician what type of control method is applicable to each of the die casting machine/die/process systems, how to measure the performance of each critical variable, compare actual performance to the desired and to adjust the actual performance to meet the desired.
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October 20 - Hydraulics - 406
The class reviews the definitions and principles that govern how hydraulic processes work, including Pascals law, force multiplication, laminar flow-turbulent flow, Hydraulic fluid systems and contamination control. The basic formulas for Hydraulic fluid flow and other areas covered include energy inputs and outputs, and hydraulic pressure.
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October 21 - REVISED Computer Modeling - 710
The course will illustrate and educate the participant about the benefits of using simulation, the types of problems that can be addressed, the human and technical resources needed to succeed with simulation and some of the pitfalls that can arise. The emphasis is on applications and benefits of computer simulation to process engineering and die design.
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The cost to attend National Courses varies based on duration and membership type. Click the registration link and login to your NADCA Account for pricing and to register.
Please note that these are in-person classes that will be held at NADCA Headquarters in Arlington Heights, IL.