Training Blocks - Engineering

Training blocks allow companies to purchase training in large chunks. We offer three different blocks; Operator Training, Engineering and Management. When a company purchases a block they receive a company wide log in that can be use an unlimited amount of time for one year. A company also has the option to add employee specific log ins for a nominal fee. This allows companies to track the progress of individuals specifically. Training blocks are available for NADCA Corporate Members only. To view the specific courses included in each block please click the links below.

Engineering- $2000

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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: 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: Moving Cores (Series Part 12 of 18)	1
Die Design: Processing Aides (Series Part 14 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
Structual 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