Piedmont chapter, NADCA host joint meeting.In conjunction with the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Die Casting die casting Forming metal objects by injecting molten metal under pressure into dies or molds. An early and important use of the technique was in the Linotype machine (1884), but the mass-production automobile assembly line gave die casting its real impetus. Assn. (NADCA NADCA National Air Duct Cleaners Association NADCA North American Die Casting Association NADCA National Aboriginal Dance Council Australia NADCA National Animal Damage Control Association NADCA North American Draft Cross Association, Inc ), the American Foundry Society Piedmont Piedmont, region, Italy Piedmont (pēd`mŏnt), Ital. Piemonte, region (1991 pop. 4,302,565), 9,807 sq mi (25,400 sq km), NW Italy, bordering on France in the west and on Switzerland in the north. Chapter held its January 2007 general meeting at the campus of Clemson Univ., Clemson, S.C., Jan. 18-19. On Jan. 18, nearly 60 attendees met to talk about automation in metalcasting facilities during the event's technical session. Following the technical session, Dr. Mohammed Omar Mullah Mohammed Omar (Pashto: ملا محمد عمر) (born c. 1959, Nodeh, near Kandahar[1]) often simply called Mullah Omar , Clemson Univ., delivered a presentation on the International Center for Automotive Research and his work on the advanced design and development of manufacturing systems targeting automotive sector production systems. Past chapter chairmen also were honored during the evening's events, including Dave Sherman, Conbraco Industries Inc., Pageland, S.C.; Fred Schlick, Conbraco Industries Inc., Conway, S.C.; Mike Selz, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co., Charlotte, N.C.; Gary Scheetz, metallurgist; Doug Tolbert, Piedmont Foundry Supply Inc., Cloverdale, Va.; Don Brown, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.; Bob Birmingham, Piedmont Foundry Supply Inc., Cloverdale, Va.; Greg Simmons, Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co.; Tom Lenkiewicz, Castalloy, Walterboro, S.C.; and Joe Whiteside (retired). Chapter service pins were awarded to Danny Leshowitz, Castalloy, and Jamey Jones, Conbraco Industries Inc., Matthews, N.C. On Jan. 19, several attendees toured ArvinMeritor Inc., Spartanburg, S.C. ArvinMeritor is heavily automated to supply several automotive manufacturers with exhaust manifold assemblies. The facility specializes in just-in-time manufacturing just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) Production-control system, developed by Toyota Motor Corp. and imported to the West, that has revolutionized manufacturing methods in some industries. and delivery, intended to supply their manufactured parts on a sequenced schedule to meet specific receiving vehicles being manufactured on the automotive production line. |
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