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The Diecasting Society runs a number of technical meetings each year and some of the papers presented are available from this site. The abstracts of these papers can be found below, in order to download the full paper right click on the download icon, select 'Save Target As' from the pop up menu and then select an area of you hard drive to which you wish to copy the paper.

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Case Studies of Innovative Diecasting Machines Alessandro Benini - Italpresse Industrie The design and manufacturing of one innovative two-platen die-casting machine, together with the presentation of some case histories about the practical application

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The Oldest Aluminium Casting in the World?

Dr D A Harris

A review of the Aluminium Casting of 'Diane de Gabies' which is a copy of the original statue in the Louvre museum. Includes text and powerpoint presentations

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2007 Diecasting Society National Technical Conference  The Manor  Hotel, Meriden

 

Technical Papers from the Conference :-

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Innovations in Tool Design

Schaufler Tooling GmbH

Innovations in tool design for large body and structural parts, engine blocks 'V' and in-line

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Diecasting Simulation

Maxima Engineering Ltd

Diecasting Simulation, Die Life Prediction and Process Optimisation

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Influence of Heat Treatment 

 

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH

 

Influence of heat treatment parameters on the properties of common hot-work toll steels

 

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First Diecast Bimetallic Engine Block

BMW

The first diecast bimetallic engine block in magnesium and aluminium

 

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Toggle Free Casting

Italpresse Industrie

Toggle-Free Casting

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Vacuum- Assisted Diecasting

Pfeiffer Vacuum

A Revolution in Vacuum-Assisted Diecasting

 

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Semi Solid Rheocasting

Dr J Yurko

An overview of Rheocasting

 

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Globalization - Harder than it sounds

Mr N Gibbs

A personal view of globalization seen from the standpoint of a diecasting company

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Rapid tooling techniques for the diecasting industry Part 1

Mr A Norwood

Methods of rapid prototyping and rapid tooling within the dicasting sector first of two parts

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Rapid tooling techniques for the diecasting industry Part 2

Mr A Norwood

Part 2 of the above paper

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