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Doug Taylor of Delmar Die Casting Remembered
Doug Taylor passed away January 11, 2013. I will miss Doug Taylor. I have known Doug Taylor since April 2005, when he invited me to the Governor’s Ball at the NADCA annual event in St. Louis, Mo. Even knowing my die casting company was much smaller than his, he always treated me with respect. I never understood why, but he seemed to like me even if we were competitors. We talked many times and had lunch many times. Once during lunch, he asked that I sell my tiny die casting company and go to work for him as his president. He offered me a lot of money and a car. We laughed when I explained that I am unemployable.
In September 2008, Doug called me to visit him for lunch and he offered to sell me Del Mar Die Casting Company. He offered the zinc die casting business and the magnesium die casting business from Del Mar Industries. We met together over the next few months to see how we could make it work out. During the due diligence I got to meet his team and his family. Everyone at Delmar was excellent, just like Doug. Doug was very patient with me and my team. We came very close to closing the sale but we could not get the deal closed. Doug continued to be friendly afterwards. He was a gentleman in every sense of the word.
– Bob Thomas, President
Kinetic Die Casting, Inc.
This excerpt is from NADCA:
Longtime NADCA member Doug Taylor passed away on January 11, 2013. Doug was a tremendous NADCA member and supporter. He always said that he found the warmest and most generous people in the die casting industry, and he had never met such great friends.
Doug joined the team at Del Mar Die Casting in 1981 and became president and CEO in January of 1986. Under Doug’s leadership, Del Mar Die Casting acquired Gardena Planting and Los Angeles Die Casting, becoming Del Mar Industries. Doug received the Austin T. Lillegren Award in 2010, which is presented in recognition of loyal and extraordinary services to the association and the die casting industry.
A strong supporter of NADCA, Doug attended every Executive Conference from 1989-2010, and every NADCA Government Affairs Briefing from 1987-2010 until his retirement in 2010. During his terms on NADCA’s Board, he only missed one meeting out of 52. Doug joined the Board in 1992 as one of the original 28 Board members of the newly formed NADCA, serving a total of 13 years on the Board.
The service for Doug Taylor will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, January 25th at the following address:
Westwood United Methodist Church
10497 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Doug and all of his great stories will be missed.
Types of Aluminum Parts
Types of Aluminum Parts. Aluminum is extensively utilized in die casting because of the characteristics that it has. Aluminum is helpful even in daily life because that is why die casting companies manufacture die cast parts created from this alloy. Aluminum alloy is lightweight and has excellent corrosion resistance. It can also receive high temperatures so the things that require being heat resistant are typically made of aluminum alloy. The things that also call for high corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity are created of aluminum. Due to its high dimensional constancy, aluminum alloy is utilized to make slim walls and intricate shapes.
Aluminum part types can depend on the mixture of alloying elements such as silicon and copper. Zinc can also be utilized as alloying element to aluminum. The mixture of the properties of the different alloys allows the construction of high quality products. Silicon adds melt fluidity that is why difficult parts such as connector housings and thin walls are created of aluminum with silicon. When copper is utilized as the alloying element, the part has improved hardness and decreased ductility.
Aluminum part types can be distinguished on the quantity of alloying element present. Aluminum kinds are Alloy 380, 360, 369, 390, 413, and 518. They are sequence of aluminum alloys so expect to see alloy types with decimals. The Alloy 380 is the most ordinary aluminum alloy utilized in die casting. Lawnmower housings and gears are typically created out of AA 380. Escalator parts and conveyor parts are typically created out of Alloy 518. Parts that require high corrosion resistance are completed of Alloy 360.
Parts vary in the substance of alloying factor that makes the aluminum part types. They also provide to the different requirements of the consumers and the producers as well.
Kinetic Die Casting is a Los Angeles die casting company that manufactures aluminum and zinc parts. If you would like more information, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
Die Casting Company Closures 2012
14 January 2013 – There were 38 Die Casting Companies in Southern California in 1994. Kinetic Die Casting Company was founded in 1994.
From 1994 to 2013 is 19 years. That period of time seems like a long term or a short term, depending on your frame of reference. For a house pet 19 years is a long time. For a manufacturing company, 19 years is just getting into a healthy stride. Manufacturing companies depend on job-shop manufacturing companies, such as Kinetic Die Casting Company, to make their aluminum and zinc parts. Die Casting is essential in producing manufacturing metal parts.
On Monday, December 20th, 2010, I wrote an article because I was shocked at the closure of another die casting company competitor, 12 closed die casting companies since Kinetic Die Casting was founded in 1994. The article was titled:
https://www.kineticdiecasting.com/kdc/why-did-these-california-die-casting-companies-close/
Now, two (2) years later the list has grown by another six (6) die casting companies. Six company closures in two years is very significant. Since 1994, there are 18 Die Casting Companies that are gone in the last 19 years. Many of these companies were 30 to 50 years old. These companies are listed below:
- AQ Die Casting Company, Chatsworth California.
- C&D Die Casting Company, Chatsworth California.
- Chapman Die Casting Company, City of Industry California.
- Coast Die Casting Company, Gardena California.
- Commercial Die Casting Company, Vernon California.
- Compu Die Casting Company, Compton California.
- Del Mar Die Casting Company, Gardena California.
- Die Cast Manufacturing Company, Bloomington California.
- Drumheller Industries, Sun Valley California.
- Kim Lighting Die Casting, Ontario California.
- Lansco Die Casting Company, City of Industry California.
- Los Angeles Die Casting Company, Commerce California.
- Modern Die Casting Company, Paramount California.
- Pomona Die Casting Company, Pomona California.
- Royal Die Casting Company, Burbank California
- Spencer Die Casting Company, Vernon California.
- Team Quick Die Casting, Compton California.
- Universal Die Casting Company, Los Angeles California.
Of the remaining 21 die casting companies, some are doing very well, while others will probably die off in the next two years. Kinetic Die Casting Company, is one of the healthier companies because we are growing while others are declining.
I do not believe that these 18 missing manufacturing company suppliers should be easily forgotten. People lost jobs. People lost hope. California has a weaker economy because these 18 manufacturing supplier companies are gone or absorbed. I am sorry to see the passing of these great companies.
Kinetic Die Casting Company
800-524-8083
www.kineticdiecasting.com
Aluminum Parts Types – Their Roles in Welding
Aluminum Parts Types – Their Roles in Welding. Have you ever heard of welding? The welding industry is expanding fast and the requirements for the materials are also getting harder. It is in this sense that the welding companies notice the value of aluminum and its alloys. Essentially, the aluminum parts types are reasonably agreeable when it comes to welding metalwork pieces. Aluminum is after all is thought to be one of the finest metals to use because of its fluidity during the heating procedure. Even when a much lower or a comparatively higher temperature is used, there is in truth no problem in dealing with the aluminum and its alloys.
Aluminum contains properties that respond successfully in the welding method. It simply melts and then never fractures even after hardening. The process of aluminum welding is performed depending on the aluminum parts types. Several of these parts are those that include the so called commercial grade aluminum which are compressed with about 99% of purity. As a result, the effects of the heat treatment differ as well. Those that contain lead or copper in them are too tough to weld and typically end up fracturing during the procedure of welding.
The welding process of the aluminum parts types comprise the TIG and MIG along with the other customary techniques of resistance welding, plasma, gas, and utilization of insulated electrodes. TIG is the approach used in creating the fine surface finishes and in the welding of pipes and repairing the castings. In the meantime, the MIG technique suits the welding of thicker aluminum metal pieces that entail a longer welding cycle.
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures products like aluminum hardware, and aluminum boxes. If you would like more information on Kinetic Die Casting, please visit our website:Kinetic Die Casting Company
Kinetic Die Casting Company Improvements in 2013
In 2013, Kinetic Die Casting Company will carry on with our journey of continuous improvement of die casting parts production quantity and quality. In fact, we will complete the process of implementing a better quality system that will further insure your quality parts. 2013 seems promising and I hope that you will continue to rely on us for all your quality aluminum and zinc parts. If you would like to place an order for aluminum die casting parts or zinc die casting parts or if you would like a quote for die casting prices, please do not hesitate to call: (818) 982-9200.
Our office hours are:
Monday through Thursday 6:00 AM-4:30 PM.
Email: sales@kineticdc.com
818-982-9200
www.kineticdiecasting.com
Kinetic Die Casting Continuing Improvements
- We have implemented many new Lean Manufacturing processes for die casting.
- We are shipping die casting parts in many cases the day the parts are produced in the die casting machine.
- Our production quality continues to improve.
- Because of our increased capacity we have improved our delivery time, we delivered more high quality parts in 2012 than in prior years.
- We are using our many die casting mold bases or tool holders from our prior competitor purchases to mount die casting inserts for our customers.
Our Goals for 2013
We will complete our quality certification. We have operated as being Mil-I-4508 and IS0/AS compliant. We are making improvements that will streamline our ISO certification process for our quality certification.
2013 will be a year of great and positive transitions for our U.S. economy and for the U.S. manufacturers, who are our customers. Thank you so much for your business during this past year, and I hope to do more die casting business this coming year with your company.
