Die Castings Used for Motorcycles: Mechanical and Fixed Parts. Most automotive and motorcycle manufacturing companies are now shifting to die casting. Die castings used for motorcycles and cars are more economical to manufacture. Plus, they exhibit traits of metals which …
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US employers cut 467,000 jobs in June
By Timothy Prickett Morgan • The US Department of Labor wanted to give out a little good news about the economy ahead of the July 4th holiday weekend in the States, but unfortunately that was not possible. The rate of job losses accelerated in the US in June, with 467,000 employees let go across all companies and industries excepting farming.
As El Reg reported a month ago when the May jobs report came out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, companies in the States slashed 345,000 jobs in May, boosting the unemployment rate to 9.4 per cent. Through the magic of seasonally adjusting the numbers, slicing another 467,000 jobs in June only pushed the unemployment rate to 9.5 per cent, according to the BLS.
This strikes me as BS, and it is a pity that it is not just called the Bureau of Statistics. It is also a pity that Uncle Sam doesn’t do the smart thing and count jobs and job cuts by job type and title, not by industry. You need both sets of data if you want to understand an economy.
Anyway, according to the June jobs report,, the job losses were in just about every sector of the economy, but hit the manufacturing, construction, and professional and business services sector particularly hard. Manufacturers shed another 136,000 jobs in June, according to the BLS, and since the recession began in December 2007, over 1.9 million manufacturing jobs have been removed from the economy.
Among manufacturers, those making computer and electronic products shed 16,000 jobs (these are seasonally adjusted figures: Construction companies shed 79,000 jobs in June, and have cut 1.3 million employees since the recession began; those engaged in professional and business services (including those engaged in software development and IT consulting) cut 118,000 jobs last month in the States, and have cut 848,000 jobs since December 2007.
Taking a deeper look at the unfudged BLS data to get a sense of how IT-related sub-sectors of the US economy fared in terms of job cuts, computer and peripheral equipment makers cut 2,400 jobs in June, those making communications equipment cut 1,900 jobs, and those making semiconductors and electronic components removed 5,200 workers. Telecommunications companies cut 5,700 employees last month, but data processing, hosting, and related services firms held steady at 256,300 employees.
Companies engaged in computer systems design and related services actually saw employment rise by 1,600 people to just over 1.45 million employees in the raw data, but in the seasonally adjusted data the BLS reckons that 2,700 jobs were cut. This is why you always look at the raw data.
While it makes sense to not over-emphasize job cuts that are due to seasonal cycles and to do some fudging, I have a hard time believing that there is a seasonal uptick in the late spring and early summer for IT pros that you need to knock off the numbers. The elimination of 4,300 jobs in the seasonally adjusted figures put out by the BLS for computer nerds is perplexing.
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Strontium in A380 Affects Mechanical Properties Favorably
Strontium in A380 Affects Mechanical Properties Favorably
Recent research funded by the Department of Defense and the Defense Logistics Agency and performed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has shown that different levels of magnesium in A380 changes tensile, yield and elongation properties. Strontium has also been found to affect properties. The research has identified properties in the following ranges: Tensile from 45.5 to 47.0 ksi, yield from 23.8 to 28.5 ksi and elongation from 2.4 to 2.8% For more details see page 3-7 the new 7th edition of the NADCA Product Specification Standards for Die Castings, this book also includes many more useful updates and revisions.
The 2009 Seventh Edition of the “NADCA Product Specification Standards for Die Castings” publication, Item 402, has recently been released. Current corporate members can receive a free print or CD copy, and additional copies discounted by 80%. Individual members receive a 25% discount. For your print copy, please visit www.diecasting.org/publications.
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Aluminum Handle Construction at Its Finest
Aluminum Hardware Handles – Construction at Its Finest. Aluminum hardware handles are often used in constructing a lot of home furniture and equipment. A lot of people love the composition of aluminum hardware handles as it reprises sturdiness and value that are ideal for every hardware device. Aluminum handles can come in full solid shape and may come in stronger compared to normal tools used for welding. Since these handles are used for many functions and applications, it is always considered as a best purchase for home storage and in toolboxes. A lot of aluminum hardware handles are being sold in most hardware stores. Brackets of this device can also be purchased to aid in machining holes, thereby making most construction functions less expensive due to heavy equipments used for drilling.
In most instances, the aluminum handles available in the market come with brackets. These additional parts weigh almost 1/3 less compared to brackets made of steel. Aluminum-made tools are also known to be specifically conductive in terms of electricity. Since aluminum is relatively more robust than steel, you can expect that your equipment will last for a huge number of years. Kinetic die casting is being used to make these tools the best in quality aluminum hardware handles. The usual process of creating this handle takes approximately eight weeks, whereas the rest of its part samples may take well within another week of full construction. During the process of making an aluminum hardware handle, a die caster will have to use nominal draft to make the output more durable.
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Quad City Die Casting Protests Shutdown
Quad City Die Casting Workers Protest In Chicago – Employees of a Quad City company are in Chicago, trying to save their jobs. Eight workers from Quad City Die Casting have joined forces with employees of Republic Windows, who successfully saved their own jobs in a protest last winter.
Together, they protested outside the Wells Fargo Bank office in Chicago Thursday.
Union workers say the bank, which received billions in bailout money, is refusing to extend credit to the Moline company. They want the bank to invest in the family owned business, not shut it down. “You’re not going to stimulate the economy by putting people on the street,” said Frank Kauzlarich local union vice president. “You have to have jobs. There has to be an influx of money. We can’t spend money if we don’t have it and our money is what stimulates the economy.”
Wells Fargo has said it can’t comment on a specific client, but that it “works with our customers who are having financial difficulties as prudently as we can” and has reinvested billions more than what the government gave it.
Quad City Die Casting is scheduled to close, putting 100 people out of work.
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Low Carbon Footprint of Aluminum Die Castings
Low Carbon Footprint of Aluminum Die Castings Should Be Marketed to Industry. The die casting industry has long been built on recycling. The metal alloys used by the die casters are produced from recycled raw materials, created with far less energy than is required for virgin alloys. More than 95% of the aluminum die castings produced in North America are made of post-consumer recycled aluminum, helping to keep the aluminum content of municipal solid waste to less than 1%.
In response to questions from NADCA member companies about the carbon footprint of automotive die castings compared to alternative materials and processes for automotive components, this Carbon Footprint study by William A. Butler was authorized. Specifically, the study compares the cradle-to-grave carbon footprint of aluminum and magnesium die cast components with the carbon footprint of injection molded plastic components. The results of the study provide environmental impact information to the die casting industry, provide a baseline for further component carbon footprint evaluations in the future and identify opportunities for industry improvement in the environmental impact of die casting operations. One of the most significant study results is that — neglecting the contribution of product use to the total carbon footprint — aluminum die casting has the lowest carbon footprint because of its use of secondary aluminum alloys and its ability to be recycled.
NADCA members can download The “Carbon Footprint” of Aluminum and Magnesium Die Castings Compared to Injection Molded Components at www.diecasting.org/members.
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