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2017 AFS/NADCA Vendors Night on March 9th
Each year NADCA (North American Die Casters Association) and AFS (American Foundry Society) has a vendors night to celebrate our metal industry suppliers. Thursday, March 9, 2017 at RIO HONDO GOLF CLUB & EVENT CENTER 10627 Old River School Road Downey, CA 90241 (http://www.riohec.com)
California’s two largest metal casting chapters are coming together to recognize the leading vendors to our industry. Participants will enjoy an exciting evening of food, prizes, awards and vendor displays. Visit booths from the industry’s top vendors and see their latest products and services.
Ø Check-in @ 4:30 PM
Ø Beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and vendor booths open @ 4:30 PM
Ø Dinner @ 5:45 PM
Ø Awards & Prizes @ 7:00 PM
Save money with “Early Bird” registration. Tickets are only $65/person if you register before February 24! Registration includes event admission, 1 door prize ticket, 5 raffle tickets and dinner. Don’t delay and miss out on your opportunity to be a part of the 2017 metal casting industry vendor’s night.
Event Tickets: @ $65/person (before February 24) or $85/person (after February 24)
Register and Pay On-Line at: http://www.nadca30.org/vendors-night.html
Vendors and Suppliers–
The AFS/NADCA Vendors Night is an excellent opportunity for your company to network, display your
products, and promote your services. The number of vendor tables is limited to the size of the room.
Last year, all vendor display tables were sold out.
• 120 Attendees
• Intimate setting with lots of interaction
• Good balance of die casters, foundries, and suppliers
• California’s only annual vendors event for metal casters
Get ready to participate in this well-attended metal casting event.
Ø $399/Table (before February 24) or $599/table (after February 24)
Ø Vendors receive one admission/dinner with each table.
Ø Booth Set-Up @ 3PM
VENDOR RAFFLE: Please bring one (1) prize for attendees to “bid” on at your table. Each attendee receives 5 raffle tickets upon entry. At your vendor table will be a bowl for attendees to drop-in tickets and “bid” on your prize. We draw tickets after dinner and recognize each vendor. This is an excellent way to promote networking at the event…and exciting for attendees as they try to choose which items to win!
Register and Pay On-Line at: http://www.nadca30.org/vendors-night.html
Vendor Table: @ $399/table (before February 24) or $599/table (after February 24)
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Groundhog Day 2017
Feb 2, 2017 – This day is celebrated each year on February 2nd. Groundhog Day was a traditional day used to forecast the remaining winter weather.
Happy Groundhog Day
According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and the winter weather will persist for six more weeks. This fun tradition does not accurately predict the weather, but fun, all the same.
Our customers, all of them manufacturers, are on the leading edge of any change in our American economy. Most of our customers are preparing for growth rather than recession in 2017. Kinetic Die Casting Company is preparing and we are taking steps to handle the growth we expect to see in 2017.
Contact us:
Kinetic Die Casting Company
6918 Beck Avenue North Hollywood, California, 91605, USA
800-524-8083 or 818-982-9200 or fax 818-982-0877 sales@kineticdc.com
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Toyota Hiring 400 Jobs in Indiana
On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, Toyota said it will add 400 jobs. Toyota on Tuesday announced plans to invest $600 million and add 400 new jobs to its auto plant in Princeton, Ind. The project, which includes retooling as well as new equipment and advanced technology, is scheduled to begin in late 2019. It will enable the southwestern Indiana facility to manufacture an additional 40,000 additional Highlander SUVs per year. The Princeton facility churned out a record 400,000 Highlanders last year, company officials said. Rick Twitty installs seats into 2012 Toyota Highlander vehicles at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc., plant in Princeton, Ind. On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, Toyota said it will add 400 jobs and invest $600 million at the Princeton SUV factory. (Erin McCracken / AP)
“The Highlander has been a great vehicle for our plant and we are excited to deliver even more of them to our loyal customers,” Toyota Indiana president Millie Marshall said in a statement.
Numerous auto parts manufacturers and automakers made investments in U.S. plants in recent months in an effort to bolster production of trucks and SUVs, which have higher profit margins and are selling well amid low gas prices and improved fuel efficiency.
Some vehicle makers are also shifting production of lower-margin small cars into Mexico, which drew repeated criticism from President Donald Trump. The Princeton project is part of $10 billion in planned investments in Toyota’s U.S. plants over the next five years.
(http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2017/01/toyota-announces-600m-expansion-hiring-400-new-jobs-indiana)
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Kinetic Loses Wait in 2017
Jan 23, 2017 – Kineticdc loses wait time for die casting parts. Kinetic Die Casting Company will ship most production die casting parts in less than 4 weeks. Other die casting companies are trapped in the old way of manufacturing die casting parts and are shipping parts in 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 14 weeks and even more than 16 weeks.
How much is the longer wait time costing their customers? If a product needs to be shipped this month but the die casting parts will not be ready for several weeks, that means lost income for the manufacturing company. Kinetic Die Casting Company solves that wait time problem for our customers.
Many times a new customer will send us a die casting mold from our competitor and we will ship parts in less than two weeks. If you need parts fast, send us your die casting tooling, we will make a special effort to get you your parts in less than two weeks.
Quick link: – Die Casting Part Prices
Kinetic Die Casting Company (sales@kineticdc.com)
6918 Beck Avenue, North Hollywood, CA 91605
Telephone 818-982-9200
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California Die Casting Congress 2017
January 18-19, NADCA is excited to announce the first ever California Congress at the Hilton Long Beach. The Congress will feature technology highlights of our Congress in Columbus earlier this fall. It is important to use that all our members are able to access this information prevalent to the advancement in the industry. The event will kick off with a cocktail reception on January 18 and lead into a full day of presentations on January 19. The Congress will be sponsored by a limited number of Suppliers that attendees will be able to meet with to learn more about products and services available to the die casting industry. The cost is just $20 for NADCA Members and $50 for Non-Members*. Contact Melisa Ryzner if you are sending more than 5 people to receive discounted pricing.
Tentative Event Agenda*
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 – Cocktail Reception – 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Thursday, January 19, 2017 – Breakfast – 7:30 – 8:30 am
Congress Presentations – 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
8:30-10:00 AM – State of the Die Casting Industry
Additive Manufacturing and New Materials for Die Components with Improved Heat Extraction
New Surfacing Material DHW: From Repair Welding to Additive Manufacturing in Die Casting Molds
Additive Manufacturing for Casting Shot End Systems
Presented by Steve Udvardy, North American Die Casting Association
10:15-11:15 AM – Die Casting Alloys that will Allow the Die Caster to Compete with Alloys A356, A357, 358 and 359 In PM Applications. Strontium Aluminate Replaces Alumina on Aluminum Melts at 500 ppm Sr and Provides Die Soldering Resistance. Hypereutectic Al-Si-Mg-Sr Alloy with a Unique mcrostructure and Improved Ductility.
Presented by Dr. Raymond Donahue, Mercury Marine
Lunch 11:45-1:15 PM
1:15-2:45 PM – The “Gating Equation” Updated Fluidity from a Heat Transfer Perspective
Multi-time Scale Systems and Quasi Equilibrium Presented by Dr. R. Allan Miller, The Ohio State University
3:00-4:30 PM – An Investigation of the use of PVD Die Coatings to Minimize or Eliminate Lubrication during High Pressure Die Casting Evaluation of Die Lubricant Performance Preliminary Study on Ejection Force Prediction Presented by Beau Glim, North American Die Casting Association
Hilton Long Beach
701 W Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90831
Event Rate: $20 NADCA Members, $50 Non-Members
*Registration includes access to the cocktail hour as well as breakfast and lunch on January 19.
Contact: Melisa Ryzner, CMP, NADCA Education & Meetings Manager, 847-808-3161
Register: http://www.diecasting.org/store/events/registration.aspx?event=conwest
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