2009 - PACE Award Winner Alcoa What: Aluminum Vacuum Die Casting (AVDC) Process Judge's Citation: The quest for better performance from much lighter parts and systems is a major automotive theme today ...

The question of whether to machine or die-cast during production usually comes down to cost, especially as advancements in die-casting technology now mean there’s little to separate the two ...

There are ten basic steps in the investment casting process. 1. A metal die is used to produce an expendable pattern, now almost universally a complex blend of resin, filler and wax. Precision ...

Semi-solid die casting technology has not yet achieved large-scale engineering application due to its poor process stability. Utilizing the quality prediction model based on filling pressure can help ...

Recently, I was offered a 1997 Volkswagen Golf for the low, low price of free — assuming I could haul it away, as it suffered from a thoroughly borked automatic transmission. Being incapable of saying ...