CDA Awarded U.S. Patent for New Die Casting Technology - On September 7, 2004, the U.S. Patent Office granted patent number 6,786,272 to the Copper Development Association Inc. for the method it developed to permit copper and its alloys to be die cast economically. The method, familiar to readers of Update, is now used commercially to produce copper motor rotors in Europe and India (see Updates for March 10 and October 4, 2004). MORE >> U.S. Defense Logistics Agency Allots Copper Industry $1 Million for New Casting Technology - The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) provides worldwide logistics support for the missions of the Military Departments and the Unified Combatant Commands within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The Defense Logistics Agency's mission is to provide best value logistics support to America's Armed Forces, in peace and war, around the clock, around the world. MORE >>

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