The material presented in this video are some highlights from NADCA’s online webinar – Advanced Approach to Process Control 2. This final webinar brings it all together. It covers planning a trial for both parameters that are changed and variables that are measured. It goes through a DoE approach to show the power of the […]
The material presented in this video are some highlights from NADCA’s online webinar – Advanced Approach to Process Control 1. In this we define what variables we have control of and what impact this has on the many variables that we can’t directly control. This then covers the measurements that should be taken and the […]
The material presented in this video are some highlights from NADCA’s online webinar – Controlling Noise in a Die Cast Shop. NADCA has hosted a series of OSHA related courses. Participants were then surveyed and asked what other OSHA related topics they would like to see NADCA provide via course. Based on this feedback NADCA […]
The material presented in this video are some highlights from NADCA’s online webinar – Energy in Die Casting. Die casting is a very energy intensive manufacturing process. Energy costs account for 5-7% of sales, but many die casters do not monitor energy past monthly utility statements. This course discusses the importance of measuring energy usage. […]
The material presented in this video are some highlights from NADCA’s online webinar – Basic Operator Training: Why Shot Monitors are Important. The operator will learn the components of a basic shot profile, and how it is monitored. Critical components such as jogging past the pour hole, critical slow shot, fast shot, switchover, deceleration, and […]
The material presented in this video are some highlights from NADCA’s online webinar – Basic Operator Training: Die Casting Machine Components & the Die. The operator will learn what the basic die casting machine components are called and how they function as a system to produce a high quality die casting. Operators will be taught […]
The material presented in this video are some highlights from NADCA’s online webinar – Basic Operator Training: Recognizing and Controlling Flow Defects. The operator will learn how to recognize flow (surface) defects and what causes these types of defects. This course will address various operating parameters that impact flow defects, such as die temperature, die […]
The material presented in this video are some highlights from NADCA’s online webinar – High Integrity Die Casting: Alloys for High Integrity Die Casting. In this webinar all aspects of aluminum high integrity die casting alloys will be covered: from AA numbering, basic metallurgy, the role of alloying each element, impurities and their impact on […]
The material presented in this video are some highlights from NADCA’s online webinar – Porosity Basics: Control Porosity with Processing Parameters. Many die casting process variables affect the final porosity level in a casting. This course will discuss the effect of these different parameters on porosity. It will connect these processing parameters back to the […]
The material presented in this video are some highlights from NADCA’s online webinar – Basic Operator Training: Understanding Metal Melting/Handling. In this webinar, the operator will learn the proper way to handle molten metal at the die casting machine. This course will include the do’s and don’ts of proper metal handling. Details will be provided […]
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