Die Casting Congress & Exposition

September 30 - October 2, 2024
Indianapolis, IN

Event Schedule

Monday September 30	Tuesday October 1	Wednesday October 2
Additive Manufacturing Uses in Die Casting (8:00 - 9:30 am)	Process Control through Simulation (8:00 - 9:30 am)	Post Die Casting: Technologies & Techniques (8:00 - 9:30 am)
Improving Aluminum Die Casting Alloys (8:00 - 9:30 am)	Update on US Government Affairs (8:00 - 9:00 am)
Exhibits Open (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)	Exhibits Open (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)	Exhibits Open (10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Failure and Quality Analysis of Additively Manufactured Tooling (9:45 - 11:15 am)	Innovative Die Casting Materials (9:45 - 11:15 am)	Thermally Controlling the Die (9:45 - 11:15 am)
Die Casting Sustainability (9:45 - 11:15 am)	North American On-Shoring and Near-Shoring (9:45 - 11:15 am)
	Awards Luncheon (12:15 - 2:00 pm)	Structural Die Casting Challenges (12:30 - 2:00 pm)
Advanced Tooling Materials and Processes (1:00 - 2:30 pm)	Die Casting with Artificial Intelligence (2:00 - 3:30 pm)	Optimizing Die Casting with Computer Modeling (2:15 - 3:45 pm)
Welcome Party (3:30 - 5:00 pm)	Protecting the Die from Molten Aluminum (2:00 - 3:30 pm)
	Metal Melting, Treatment, and Transportation (3:45 - 5:15 pm)

Congress Sessions - Room 120
Congress Sessions - Room 124

Entire Sessions Papers & Abstracts
Monday Sessions Papers & Abstracts
Tuesday Sessions Papers & Abstracts
Wednesday Sessions Papers & Abstracts

Special Events

Welcome Party

Monday, September 30
3:30 - 5:00 pm

Join us for the Welcome Party. With more than 160 exhibitors we want to make sure that you have every opportunity to visit the show floor. Kick back and relax with a drink or two all while getting to spend a little extra time learning about all the new technologies and products that the exhibiting companies have to offer. No ticket required.

Die Casting Awards Luncheon

Tuesday, October 1
12:15 - 2:00 pm

Join us in Wabash Ballroom from 12:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. where we will present:

Herman H. Doehler Award
- Patrick Greene, Cascade Die Casting
Nyselius Award
- Alex Monroe, Space X
Committee Member of the Year Award
- Patricia Miller, Uddeholm North America
Best Congress Paper Award
- Preparation of a High-Performance Coating Using Cathodic Vacuum Arc Deposition for Die-Casting Molds and Its Characterization
  K. Kawata (Kawata PE Office); N. Inatsu, T. Tatsuno, R. Iijima (Castec)
Industry Education Award
- Tesla, Inc.
International Die Casting Design Competition
2023 Safety Awards