Keep your die casting operation on track with NADCA Surveys and Statistics.

Each survey is designed to enhance the solutions to management problems and provide the information needed to succeed.

The 2005 Confidential Metalcasting Operational Cost Survey
Commissioned by AFS and NADCA and was completed in August 2005. This 54-page management report provides vital benchmark information for more than 30 expense categories covering factory/shipping, sales and general administrative. Reports are provided by sales volume, metal cast, casting process and employee size. Average performance data is also provided for the industry’s top-, middle- and worst performing operations. Features 17 reports total, plus graphs.

2007 Wage & Benefit Survey
This survey provides a comprehensive look at 12 different job classifications of hourly wage earners. How they are compensated, what benefits they receive and how practices vary by company size and location. The survey comes with a CD-ROM containing all individual company data from 1998 to 2007, permitting custom searches.

2005 Financial Survey
This provides a snapshot view of the financial performance expected from a company in the die casting industry. Productivity, sales performance, profitability and manufacturing efficiency are all measured and reported. The Financial Survey is now accompanied by online graphs showing a graphical fifteen year history of each ratio or percentage that has been collected for the survey.

2006 Die Cast Machine Study
This 12-page study summarizes information on the size, number and geographical distribution of die casting machines. Data on machines was submitted by 83% of the 587 companies that participated in the survey, and due to the high number of respondents, NADCA believes the information in this report to be statistically significant.

2006 Salary & Executive Compensation Survey
Within the survey key demographics such as location, number of die casting machines, and number of employees is identified. The survey is then broken down into salary comparisons of different titles of employment. These 17 varying titles ranged from General Forman to Engineering Manager. Finally, the survey explores the salaries and executive benefits of 7 executive positions from CEO to VP of Engineering.