New "Tech Brief" on Selecting the Most Qualified Custom
Die Caster for Your Next Project: Instant Download



This concise 10-point OEM checklist can be a helpful guide to making the optimum supplier decision for successful results in producing a new housing of component as a custom die casting.

It is designed to help assure that OEM engineers and purchasers raise the right questions regarding custom die casting supplier capabilities and receive unbiased recommendations. The new "Brief" is available free for instant downloading at the link below.

"Application/Tech Briefs" are just one of the nine content sections of CWM's OEM Resource Center on its website, where a wealth of free die casting design guides & aids are available for viewing and download.

To download this new PDF Tech Brief on "'Selecting the Best Custom Die Caster for Your Next Project," click: CWM Brief#36. To go directly to the OEM Resource Center: Entry Page.

1. Design & Spec Guide for Custom Parts 16-pages At the Design Guide Section		2. 12 Ways to Reduce Costs of Die Cast Parts 6-pages At the Design Guide Section		3. Quick Guide to Die Cast Surface Finishing 8-pages At the Design Guide Section		4. Evaluating Materials & Processes 4-pages At the Engineering Bulletin Section		5. Design & Production Preplanning 1-page At the Engineering Bulletin Section

Over 7,800 die casting design and production documents have been downloaded in PDF format by OEM visitors to the OEM Resource Center of Chicago White Metal Casting's website. The five most popular downloads are shown above (over 900 downloads have been made of CWM's "Design & Specification Guide" alone).

In addition to the over 70 such custom design guides, bulletins and tech- briefs available-- published by CWM and industry sources-- there is a Frequently Asked Question section on die casting design and production subjects. Plus a Webinar section of 5-min. to 10-min. Online Webinars that can be viewed free, 24/7. After completing a brief registration, OEMs can return to the Center at any time using only their email address.

For a 1-page Quick Tour of the OEM Resource Center, Click Here.

The acknowledged in-depth reference manual on product standards for the specification of custom die castings has been updated and released by the North American Die Casting Assn.

Among comprehensive alloy and related data is new information on RoHS and REACH compliance; a new simplified formula for calculating draft angle; information on “Tools for Improving Product Integrity” and “First Article Inspection Requirements;” and expanded information on avoiding porosity. Updated specification drawings have been added throughout.

The updated 2009 edition of this 215-page $120 "Product Standards" Manual is available to OEM product designers, engineers & purchasers, as well as independent product design consultants registered at CWM's OEM Resource Center, for the special CWM discount price of $75. It is also available from your CWM Regional Sales Representative.

For more details on the NADCA Product Standards Manual and special CWM Discount Order Form, go to: NADCA Standards Manual.