Appeals Court Rejects Request To Block EPA’s Greenhouse Regulations
Leave a CommentThe Oil and Gas Journal (12/28, Snow) reports, “A federal appeals court rejected a request by the oil and gas industry and others to delay the US Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions on Jan. 2,”ruling that the request failed to meet “stringent standards required for a stay pending court review.” […]
LG to Slash CO2 Emissions with Eco-Magnesium
Leave a CommentLG Electronics has committed to replacing conventional magnesium used in its mobile phones to a more environmentally friendly magnesium alloy dubbed eco-magnesium. To be rolled out by 2012, this would effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 4kg for every handset manufactured. “Eco-magnesium is one of LG’s key strategies in our ongoing effort to transform LG […]
Global Sales Growth Still Cooling, Up Only 8.8% in October
Leave a CommentGlobal auto makers sold nearly 6.2 million vehicles in October,marking an 8.8% increase over year-ago, the third-lowest gain in 2010 and a slight drop fromSeptember’s 10.2% rise. October’s result was hampered by the fourth-straight month of year-over-year declines in Europe, where deliveries of fewer than 1.6 million vehicles represented a 4.5% drop from prior-year. To […]
US Factory Output Rises 0.5% In October
Leave a CommentThe AP (11/16) reports, “After leading the economy out of recession last year and then flagging over the summer, manufacturers might be getting a second wind.” According to the Federal Reserve’s report published on Tuesday, “factories boosted their output in October by the most since July.” The “report follows several other positive readings on the […]
Auto Sales Break “Glass Ceiling” In October, Says Ford Analyst
Leave a CommentBloomberg New (11/3, Naughton) reports, “US auto sales, fueled by closeout deals and pickup promotions, ‘broke through the glass ceiling’ in October to achieve the highest unaided pace in more than two years,” according to George Pipas, Ford Motor Co.’s sales analyst. “Industry wide light-vehicle sales topped a 12 million annual pace last month, Pipas […]
Issues With Suppliers Highlighted In Toyota Safety Audit
Leave a CommentBloomberg News (10/13, Kitamura et al.) reports some suppliers of Toyota Motor Corp. “believed to be testing products four times a year were only doing so once a year, Dino Triantafyllos, vice president of North American product quality, said.” The company “set out to audit suppliers in North America following its biggest recall crisis.” Triantafyllos […]
Design Seminars on Magnesium & High Integrity Die Castings
Leave a CommentDo your current designs push the limits of conventional die casting alloy properties?Does your product demand the lightest weight, but also needs the properties only obtainable with metals?Then you may be interested in the High Integrity and Magnesium Die Casting Design Seminars!The Magnesium Design Seminar will provide information useful to a designer or purchaser interested […]
Apple to Use Die Castable Liquidmetal
Leave a CommentApple recently entered into an exclusive license agreement with Liquid metal Technologies. Does this mean we’ll see the die castable Liquid metal material integrated into a future Apple products, will it be the next generation iPhone? The amorphous glass like composite material called Liquid metal seems to fit well into apples product design philosophy. Read […]
Hold a NADCA Design Seminar
Leave a CommentDo you have a group of fellow employees that would like to learn more about die casting design and development? Then you may be interested in the NADCA Design Seminar! Why not schedule a NADCA Design seminar on-site at your company; it’s one of the best ways to learn more about the benefits of die […]
Hold Your Own NADCA Design Seminar
Leave a CommentWould you like to learn more about die casting design and development? Then you may be interested in the NADCA Design Seminar! Why not Schedule a NADCA Design seminar on-site at your company, it’s one of the best ways to learn more about the benefits of die cast products. The seminar covers topics from die […]