The CWM OEM Engineering Letter from Chicago White Metal Casting and its CNC & Contract Manufacturing Divisions

Vol. 4, Issue No. 2, Summer 2008
Green Biz Co.
 
IN THIS ISSUE
 

The Plastics vs Mag Die Casting OEM Production Question:
A New Tech-Brief to Help Make the Optimum Decision



This new PDF download discusses the reasons why magnesium die casting can be an OEM's competitive option to injection molded plastics for a wider range of light weight structural components.

It details the metal's superior physical properties and design advantages in optimizing part features and performance-- and lowering costs compared to engineered resins such as ABS, reinforced nylon and polycarbonates.

For the free direct download of this new PDF Application Tech-Brief on "Plastics vs Mag Die Casting," click: Tech-Brief#37. The "Tech Briefs" section of CWM's Web OEM Resource Center is just one of 9 resource sections, with over 60 free design guides & aids. To go to the Center's entry page, click here.

What OEMs Need to Know about Small-Part Processing:
A Condensed New Primer on Miniature Zinc Die Casting:



New CWM Engineering Bulletin No. 76 provides OEMs with a condensed overview on how Miniature Zn & ZA-8 high-speed die casting process is the most cost-effective technology for small, complex structural parts.

This bulletin outlines the essential facts design engineers and purchasers should know about today's specialized machines, the types of component parts that qualify, the part design guidelines the process requires be followed, and cost and lead-time considerations.

For a direct download of this new PDF Engineering Bulletin, "Primer on Miniature Zinc Die Casting," click: CWM_Bulletin#76. The "Engineering Bulletins" section of CWM's Web OEM Resource Center is just one of 9 resource sections. Click here for the Resource Center entry page.

3 Valuable OEM Design Guides Updated & Expanded



Three of CWM's most requested design guides have been revised and updated (shown above), and are now available for PDF download from the CWM website's OEM Resource Center:
Design & Spec Guide for OEM Die Cast Components; updated and expanded 16-page reference to advanced production in all alloys covering material properties data, pre-tooling design metal-flow simulation, tooling, prototyping, design considerations for net-shape castings, post-casting machining and finishing.
12 Ways to Reduce the Cost of Custom Die Cast Components; updated and expanded 6-page guide on 12 key cost drivers design engineers can leverage during the design stage for significant cost savings and improved performance.
Quick Guide to Surface Finishes for Die Cast Components; updated 8-page condensed resource on part finishing alternatives, with new ratings chart, and illustrated design guidelines for enhancing finishing results.

To go directly to the CWM website Design Guide section to download any or all of these updated guides, Click Here.

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  Plastic vs Mg Die Casting: Making the Optimum Decision
  What OEMs Need to Know About Small-Part Die Casting
  3 Valuable Design Guides
Updated and Expanded
  Approach Offshore Tooling with Caution, China Says (below)
  View Winter/Spring Issue of "Inside CWM" News (below)
  NADCA Commerical Practices
for Die Casting Buyers (below)
   
   

APPROACH OFFSHORE TOOLING WITH CAUTION, SAYS CHINA'S CDMIA

In a candid statement from the China Die and Mold Industry Assn. (CDMIA), its director said that state ownership suffers a deficient system for producing sophisticated die casting dies and plastic molds based on inadequate numbers of qualified professionals.

According to the association's year-end report, quoted in Design News, one of the biggest problems plaguing Chinese mold making is lack of skilled workers. It states China's tooling industry remains substandard and largely incapable of making highly complex tools. Exported tools are termed mostly medium- or low-grade. A clear note of caution to U.S. OEMs.

For more on CWM's capabilities in detail, visit our website's Capabilities Section, and click on "How CWM makes the highest quality die cast part at the lowest unit cost."

NADCA'S "COMMERCIAL PRACTICES FOR OEM
DIE CASTING BUYERS"



The North American Die Casting Association's 16-page manual on "Commercial Practices for Die Casting Buyers" is available as a free PDF from the CWM "OEM Resource Center" Buyer Resources Section of the its website. A valuable OEM reference based on over 50 years of industry practice; helps take the guesswork out of proposals & contract development.
Download the PDF at the CWM OEM Resource Center Buyer Resource Section.

DOWNLOAD 'INSIDE CWM," COMPANY NEWSLETTER

You can still download the Winter/Spring '08 Issue of "Inside CWM," the CWM Company Newsletter that features news of CWM activities and its people. To view as a PDF: Click Here.


 
CWM OEM SOLUTIONS is published periodically by Chicago White Metal Casting and its Divisions

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Casting, Inc.
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