The CWM OEM eNewsletter from Chicago White Metal Casting and its CNC & Contract Mfrg. Divisions

Issue No. 1, Spring 2005
 


IN THIS ISSUE

New "Die Casting Design & Production
Preplanning Guide" for OEM Engineers




Product engineers and specifiers know that doing the right homework during the product design preplanning stage is essential to project success. CWM has prepared a 7-step "Design and Preplanning Guide," condensed to a single page, to aid OEMs considering custom die cast part production.

The Guide organizes the most relevant industry and CWM resources available into the most useful sequence for the planning process. The source of each die casting design and production bulletin, guide, white paper, checklist, and reference manual is listed, with many bulletins available by immediate Internet downloading. The PDF copy of the new Preplanning Guide, noted below, contains direct links to an Internet page which provides easy access to any of the documents listed in the Guide.

For a PDF copy of the "Die Casting Design & Production Preplanning Guide," Click Here, or contact your CWM Regional Sales-Engineering Representative


Proven Offshore Tooling Options Can Offer
Advantages for Future
Casting Programs

A new generation of die casting tooling construction technologies is now being practiced at various levels in the U.S. and abroad.

CWM has completed exhaustive analyses of global best practices in tool building, including the construction of test die casting dies. With die cast product designs that qualify, CWM can now offer proven offshore tooling options. In such cases, tool investment economies can be achieved without sacrificing die construction quality.

CWM is prepared to share its best-practice findings with its OEM customers, including special caveats which cannot be ignored in the case of offshore toolmaking.

For more information, contact your CWM Regional Sales-Engineering Representative, or call the CWM Sales Dept. at 630-595-4424


Engineering Bulletin: Materials and Process
Comparisons for Cost-Effective Heat Sinks



If you incorporate heat sinks into your component designs, or require the production of custom heat sink designs for your special applications, you will find this CWM Engineering Bulletin No. 31 of special interest.

The bulletin presents data on heat sink materials comparisons, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of heat sinks produced as stampings, extrusions, and die castings. It is available to you by instant download as a PDF file.

For a PDF copy of CWM "Bulletin No. 31," on Heat Sinks, Click Here


On-Site "Design-for-Die Casting Seminar"
Can Bring Your Engineering Dept Up to Speed


A custom tailored design seminar can help product designers, engineers, purchasing and QC managers capitalize on today's advanced die casting capabilities to improve performance and lower the costs of your component designs. It can be held on-site at your company location at a date of your choosing, for any number of your company personnel.

This OEM Design Seminar was created by Chicago White Metal Casting based on its depth of experience in aiding OE engineers in executing cost-effective die cast product solutions for a wide range of components, from initial product design and prototyping through post-casting machining and finishing. Download complete details, seminar agenda, scheduling requirements and a planning checklist.

For a PDF copy of CWM "OEM On-Site Design Seminar" details, Click Here, or contact your CWM Regional Sales-Engineering Representative.


Click to View Gallery of Die Cast Components

Because We Die Cast the Most Difficult Parts,
We Can Be The Best Choice for Any Designs



In the March issue of Product Design and Development magazine, CWM showcases a gallery of the wide range of die castings Chicago White Metal produces, from high-tech telecomm to commercial and industrial components.

A viewing of this gallery provides evidence to support our message that CWM works smarter to die cast the most difficult Al, Mg & Zn parts-- and thus CWM can be the best choice for any of your custom die casting designs.

For a look at this full CWM Gallery of die castings, Click Here.


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New "Die Casting Design &
Production Planning Guide"
 
Offshore Tooling Options
Offer Program Advantages
 
Heat Sinks: Comparison of Materials and Processes
 
On-Site Design Seminar
fo
r Your Entire Engrg. Dept.

 
A Gallery of CWM Castings,
From Tech to
Industrial
   
   



ERIC TREIBER NAMED CWM
PRESIDENT AND COO

Eric Treiber has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Chicago White Metal Casting, Inc. He becomes the third generation to head the company, founded by his German immigrant grandfather, Walter G. Treiber, Sr., in a Chicago loft in 1937. Walter G. Treiber retains the positions of CEO and Chairman of the Board.
For more, view the latest "Inside CWM" Newsletter in PDF format.

   

CWM EXHIBITING AT OEM
AMCON SHOW IN SEATTLE

March 30-31, 2005, visit CWM at Booth 204, at the AMCON Show, Meydenbauer Center, and also attend the 1-hour OEM Seminar "Introduction to Castings," an overview of the entire range of casting processes.
For Details

   

NEW ROBOTIC SYSTEM IN
ALUMINUM DEPT TESTING

Based on its ongoing analysis of new robotics technology for manufacturing processing, CWM is testing the latest development in vertical rotation extraction robots for further automation of its die casting machine production.

CWM expects to install the new technology initially in its Aluminum department, followed by expansion to its Magnesium department. Projections indicate improved die cast part quality and faster cycle times based on the efficiency of new equipment designs.


   

EPA CLIMATE PROTECTION
AWARD TO CWM

A voluntary charter member of the EPA's SF6 Emission Reduction Partnership, Chicago White Metal Casting has been awarded a special EPA Climate Protection Award. Since its monitoring and reduction efforts began in 2002, CWM reduced its usage of SF6, per metric ton of magnesium processed, by 72%. CWM was the first custom die caster to receive ISO 14001 registration for its Environmental Management System.

   
CWM Solutions is published periodically by Chicago White Metal Casting and its CNC and Contract Manufacturing Divisions

Chicago White Metal
Casting, Inc.

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sales@cwmtl.com
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ISO 9001 & ISO 14001
Registered Management Systems

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Member:
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