Technical committee member of the year
Award Criteria
The person chosen for NADCA’s Technical Committee Member of the Year award is subject to several sets of criteria. The award, chosen by NADCA’s technical staff and Technical Committee Chairmen, is given based on participation in committees, contribution to committees/task forces, and applicability of efforts to industry.
Tony Graci
Tony Graci is the Technical Support Specialist at Swiss Steel USA. His primary role is to support the tool steel material technical needs of the sales team, customers, and heat treatment department in the United States and Canada. In addition, he performs failure analysis investigations and collaborates with the stainless-steel department in wire rod testing. He delights in researching the history and timelines of die casting die materials, alloy steels, high speed steels, heat treating, and test instruments used in steelmaking, from the 2nd industrial revolution time-period to the present.
He received his bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a current license holder with the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada and a long-standing member with ASM International.
