CASTING PROCESS

About the Kit

This Casting Process Job Function Kit provides comprehensive training on die casting processes, defects, maintenance, and advanced technologies. The kit includes 108 hours of course material covering fundamental and specialized topics in die casting.

Included Courses

• The Impact of Externally Solidified Product (ESP) (1 hour, English)
• The Influence on Casting Quality (1 hour, English)
• The Slow Shot (1 hour, English)
• The Fast Shot (1 hour, English)
• Die Spray (1 hour, English)
• Thermal Lines (1 hour, English)
• Influence of Process Parameters and Maintenance on Die Life (1 hour, English)
• Applying New Technologies to Die Repair (1 hour, English)
• Why Dies Fail and How to Prevent Failures? (1 hour, English)
• The Effect of Softening, Residual Stresses and Stress Concentration (1 hour, English)
• Inclusions: Causes of Inclusions (Series Part 1 of 2) (1 hour, English)
• Inclusions: Dross Procedures and Removal (Series Part 2 of 2) (1 hour, English)
• Porosity Basics: Introduction to the Causes of Porosity (Series Part 1 of 4) (1 hour, English)
• Porosity Basics: Control Porosity with Processing Parameters (Series Part 2 of 4) (1 hour, English)
• Porosity Basics: Design for Reduced Porosity (Series Part 3 of 4) (1 hour, English)
• Porosity Basics: Predicting and Measuring Porosity (Series Part 4 of 4) (1 hour, English)
• Reduce Die Soldering in Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Modeling: Die Casting Modeling Capabilities (Series Part 1 of 3) (1 hour, English)
• Modeling: FEA and FVA - The Different Modeling Approaches (Series Part 2 of 3) (1 hour, English)
• Modeling: State of the Art Die Casting Modeling Practices (Series Part 3 of 3) (1 hour, English)
• Surface Treatment and Coating Technology Used in Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Porosity Management: Understanding Porosity (Series Part 1 of 4) (1 hour, English)
• Porosity Management: Casting Design (Series Part 2 of 4) (1 hour, English)
• Porosity Management: Die Design (Series Part 3 of 4) (1 hour, English)
• Porosity Management: Process Control (Series Part 4 of 4) (1 hour, English)
• Understanding Mechanical Property Variations in Die Castings (1 hour, English)
• Shot Sleeve Washout in Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Shot Tips for Cold Chamber Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Elimination of Shot Sleeve Distortion (1 hour, English)
• Flash Free Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Dimensional Control Theory (Series Part 1 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Dimensional Control Example (Series Part 2 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Thermal Design Theory (Series Part 5 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Thermal Design Example (Series Part 7 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Thermal Control (Series Part 9 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Processing Aides (Series Part 14 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Shot End Monitoring (Series Part 15 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Thermal Design Theory 2 (Series Part 6 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Thermal Design Example 2 (Series Part 8 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Lubricants: Selection, Use and Evaluation (1 hour, English)
• Problem Solving: Basic Statistics and Problem Solving Methods (Series Part 1 of 2) (1 hour, English)
• Problem Solving: Experimental Design Basics and Examples (Series Part 2 of 2) (1 hour, English)
• Zinc Die Casting: Advantages, Properties and Alloys (Series Part 1 of 2) (1 hour, English)
• Zinc Die Casting: Processes and Tooling (Series Part 2 of 2) (1 hour, English)
• Control Theory and Process Capability (1 hour, English)
• Process Control: Other Die Casting Parameters (1 hour, English)
• Shot Parameters (1 hour, English)
• Other Casting Parameters (1 hour, English)
• Introduction to Die Casting: Die Casting Introduction (1 hour, English)
• Introduction to Die Casting: Die Casting Machines & Dies (1 hour, English)
• Introduction to Die Casting: Die Casting Alloys & Fundamentals (1 hour, English)
• Defects in Die Casting: Porosity Defects and their Causes (Part 1 of 2) (1 hour, English)
• Defects in Die Casting: Surface Defects and Other Problems (Part 2 of 2) (1 hour, English)
• Gating/PQ2: Introduction and Basic Principles (1 hour, English)
• Gating/PQ2: PQ2, the Operating Window, Machine Constraints (1 hour, English)
• Gating & PQ2: Calculations (1 hour, English)
• Gating & PQ2: Designing Runners, Overflows and Vents (1 hour, English)
• Reducing Externally Solidified Products - Essential for Structural Die Castings (1 hour, English)
• Predicting Castability of Ultra-Thin Parts Using Simulations (1 hour, English)
• Shot System Components: The Shot Sleeve (1 hour, English)
• Shot System Components: The Plunger Tip, Plunger Rod & Shot (1 hour, English)
• Shot System Components: Operational Guidelines (1 hour, English)
• Production and Inspection of Zinc Die Castings of Platable Quality (1 hour, English)
• Safety: Basic Safety in Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Safety: Machine Maintenance Safety in Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Safety: Electrical Safety in Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Safety: Managing Safety in Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Process Control: Introduction to Process Control (1 hour, English)
• Process Control: Generation of X-Bar & R Charts (1 hour, English)
• Process Control: Application to Shot Variables - 1 (1 hour, English)
• Process Control: Application to Shot Variables - 2 (1 hour, English)
• Process Control: Application to Other Die Casting Parameters (1 hour, English)
• Advances in the Heat Treatment of High Pressure Die Castings (1 hour, English)
• Vacuum Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• High Integrity Die Casting: High Integrity High Vacuum Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Semi-Solid Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Magnesium Die Casting: Introduction to Magnesium Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Marking Methods for Die Castings (1 hour, English)
• Integrated Vacuum Systems, Leads to Increased Productivity (1 hour, English)
• Methods for Metal Transfer into the Shot Sleeve (1 hour, English)
• Flash in Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Minimizing Linear Dimensional Variations (1 hour, English)
• Minimizing Cross-Parting Line Dimensional Variations (1 hour, English)
• Minimizing Die Shift and Warpage (1 hour, English)
• The Role of Die Lubricants in Die Casting (1 hour, English)
• Die Spray and Bringing it all Together (1 hour, English)
• Basic Approach to Process Control (1 hour, English)
• Intermediate Approach to Process Control 1 (1 hour, English)
• Intermediate Approach to Process Control 2 (1 hour, English)
• Advanced Approach to Process Control 1 (1 hour, English)
• Advanced Approach to Process Control 2 (1 hour, English)
• Understanding Differential Thermal Expansions & Die Alignment (1 hour, English)
• Die Casting Lubricants, Application and Effects: Fundamentals (1 hour, English)
• Die Casting Lubricants, Application and Effects: Pulse Spray (1 hour, English)
• Engineering Die Casting Dies: Dimensional Repeatability (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Gating and Process Planning Theory (Series Part 3 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Gating and Process Planning Example (Series Part 4 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Die Spray (Series Part 16 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Shop Floor Data Management (Series Part 18 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Die Design: Shot End Control (Series Part 17 of 18) (1 hour, English)
• Spanish Operator Training: How it Works - The Shot End (1 hour, Spanish)
• Spanish Operator Training: Recognizing and Controlling Porosity (1 hour, Spanish)
• Metal Melting & Handling Part 1 (1 hour, Spanish)
• Metal Melting & Handling Part 2 (1 hour, Spanish)
• Die Casting Defects Part 1 (1 hour, Spanish)
• Die Casting Defects Part 2 (1 hour, Spanish)
• Die Casting Defects Part 3