NADCA Announces Safety Award Recognitions

Annual award focuses on companies with records exceeding national average

The North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) is pleased to announce this year’s Safety Award Winners. NADCA’s Safety Award Program was developed to honor Corporate Members of the association with records that exceed the average U.S. national safety standards for all manufacturing in a given year. The awards are based on each company’s year-end safety records as submitted to OSHA for the previous year of business. These companies will be recognized at NADCA’s Die Casting Congress & Tabletop taking place in Grand Rapids, Michigan this coming September.

“The number of companies achieving perfect, outstanding, and progress awards provide a true testimony of how seriously safety is taken in the die casting industry,” said NADCA President Stephen P. Udvardy. “Their commendable accomplishments demonstrate what can be accomplished through a keen focus on, and adherence to well established safety practices.”

The following companies have maintained a safety record during 2022 with 0 lost days/transfers/restrictions thus qualifying for a Perfect award.
Cascade Die Casting Group, Inc./Mid-State Division - Grand Rapids, Michigan
FCA Canada Inc. - Etobicoke, Ontario
Fort Recovery Assembly Packaging Plant and Distribution Center - Fort Recovery, Ohio
General Die Casters, Inc. - TWINS CAST PLANT - Twinsburg, Ohio
High Temperature Systems, Inc. - Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Lincoln Electric Automation - Columbus, Ohio
Michigan Die Casting LLC - Dowagiac, Michigan
Nemak USA - Kentucky - Plant 2 - Glasgow, Kentucky
New GLDC LLC - Muskegon, Michigan
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA, Inc. - Amherst, New York
Omni Die Casting - Massillon, Ohio
Pace Industries Alloy Resources Corp. - Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries Corporate Novi - Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries Harrison Zn - Harrison, Arkansas
Pace Industries JEL - Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Pace Industries Latrobe - Loyalhanna Pennsylvania
Pace Industries Muskegon #1 - Muskegon, Michigan
Pace Industries Muskegon 2 - Muskegon, Michigan
Pace Industries Muskegon 4 - Muskegon, Michigan
Pace Industries, Corporate Fayetteville - Fayetteville, Arkansas
Patterson Mold & Tool LLC - St. Charles, Missouri
Pyrotek, Inc. - Carlisle - Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Pyrotek, Inc. - Evansville - Evansville, Indiana
Pyrotek, Inc. - Santa Fe Springs - Santa Fe Springs, California
Pyrotek, Inc. - Spokane 14D - Spokane Valley, Washington
Pyrotek, Inc. - Tulsa - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Simalex Manufacturing Company - Langley, British Columbia
Versevo Inc. - Hartland, Wisconsin

Companies with days away, restricted or transferred (DART) records equal to, or less than 2.1 (based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2021’s “All Manufacturing Industries” average total recordable cases), are recognized with an Outstanding award. The DART for nonferrous metal die casting foundries in 2021 was 3.3, so any companies who receive a NADCA Safety Award have safety records remarkably better than average! Outstanding companies including:
Audubon Metals LLC - Henderson, Kentucky
Castool Tooling Systems - Uxbridge, Ontario
Fort Recovery Industries, Portland Casting Plant - Portland, Indiana
Gibbs Die Casting - Henderson, Kentucky
Kason Industries, Inc. - Newnan, Georgia
Lakeside Casting Solutions - Monroe City, Missouri
Le Sueur Incorporated - Le Sueur, Minnesota
Nemak USA - Tennessee - Dickson, Tennessee
Nemak USA - Wisconsin - Gateway Plant - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Nemak USA - Wisconsin - Taylor - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Pace Industries Cambridge - North Billerica, Massachusetts
Pace Industries Chihuahua - Chihuahua, Mexico
Pace Industries Grafton- Grafton, Wisconsin
Pace Industries Harrison Aluminum - Harrison, Arkansas
Pace Industries Jackson - Jackson, Tennessee
Pace Industries Maple Lake - Maple Lake, Minnesota
Pace Industries Muskegon 3 - Muskegon, Michigan
Pace Industries Saltillo - Saltillo, Mexico
Pyrotek, Inc. - Apodaca - Apodaca, Mexico
Stellantis - Kokomo Casting Plant - Kokomo, Indiana
Superior Aluminum Alloys - New Haven, Indiana
Swiss Steel Group USA/CAN - Carol Stream, Illinois
Twin City Die Castings Company - Monticello Division - Monticello, Minnesota
Twin City Die Castings Company - Watertown Division - Watertown, South Dakota
Whitehead Die Casting Co, Inc. - Gainesville, Georgia
Wilkast Inc. - Grand Rapids, Michigan

NADCA’s Progress Award for Safety Improvements recognizes companies with a recorded safety DART improvement of 25% or more compared to the prior year. Congratulations to the following companies for putting forth such a strong effort to improve their safety records!

Cascade Die Casting Group, Inc./Mid-State Division - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Castool Tooling Systems - Uxbridge, Ontario
Dynacast - Lake Forest, California
Dynacast - Elgin, Illinois
Fort Recovery Assembly Packaging Plant and Distribution Center - Fort Recovery, Ohio
Fort Recovery Industries, Portland Casting Plant - Portland, Indiana
Hyatt Die Cast & Engineering Corporation - Cypress, California
Kason Industries, Inc. - Newnan, Georgia
Lakeside Casting Solutions - Monroe City, Missouri
Le Sueur Incorporated - Le Sueur, Minnesota
Michigan Die Casting LLC - Dowagiac, Michigan
Nemak USA - Kentucky, Plant 2 - Glasgow, Kentucky
Nemak USA - Tennessee - Dickson, Tennessee
Nemak USA - Wisconsin - Gateway Plant, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Nemak USA - Wisconsin - Taylor. Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA, Inc. - Amherst, New York
Pace Industries Alloy Resources Corp. - Novi, Michigan
Pace Industries Chihuahua -Chihuahua, Mexico
Pace Industries Grafton - Grafton, Wisconsin
Pace Industries Latrobe - Loyalhanna Pennsylvania
Pace Industries Muskegon 2 - Muskegon, Michigan
Patterson Mold & Tool LLC - St. Charles, Missouri
Production Castings Inc. - Fenton, Missouri
Pyrotek, Inc. - Aurora - Aurora, Ohio
Pyrotek, Inc. - Spokane 14D - Spokane Valley, Washington
Pyrotek, Inc. - Spokane East - Spokane Valley, Washington
Stellantis - Kokomo Casting Plant - Kokomo, Indiana
Superior Aluminum Alloys - New Haven, Indiana
Swiss Steel Group USA/CAN - Carol Stream, Illinois
Twin City Die Castings Company - Watertown Division - Watertown, South Dakota
Versevo Inc. - Hartland, Wisconsin
Whitehead Die Casting Co, Inc. - Gainesville, Georgia
Wilkast Inc. - Grand Rapids, Michigan

NADCA is proud to recognize these award-winning companies, whose applications demonstrate their strong focus on employee safety and well-being. Learn more about NADCA’s research and tools to improve plant safety online.

About NADCA The Voice of the Die Casting Industry The North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) is a trade association advancing the North American die casting industry by providing resources to help members solve technical, operational and business challenges. NADCA is committed to promoting industry awareness, domestic growth in the global marketplace and member exposure.