https://www.nadcaawards.com/industry-awards daily 0.75 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/76eab6ae-01e2-4dd1-83ae-966b6362c302/Bell.jpg Industry Awards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/c1a61a91-ab82-495a-9345-68d2c9442567/Bestpaper+%281%29.jpg Industry Awards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/99fe9826-207d-4f10-94e9-a7f57d8eea39/sponsor26all.jpg Industry Awards - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nadcaawards.com/safety-winners daily 0.75 2025-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/b1adc210-16c3-4d86-877f-a6cb6c14731a/Safety26.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/99fe9826-207d-4f10-94e9-a7f57d8eea39/sponsor26all.jpg https://www.nadcaawards.com/home daily 1.0 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/c729f664-0992-47a8-9f7f-39e35d9a2586/Meyer-2025.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/99fe9826-207d-4f10-94e9-a7f57d8eea39/sponsor26all.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nadcaawards.com/most-improved-safety-winners daily 0.75 2025-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/f61c5f09-5be8-4549-af46-828e5054d8c1/Safety26+%282%29.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/99fe9826-207d-4f10-94e9-a7f57d8eea39/sponsor26all.jpg https://www.nadcaawards.com/outstanding-safety-winners daily 0.75 2025-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/c985732c-849b-48af-a29a-fd5ba07e50df/Safety26+%281%29.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/99fe9826-207d-4f10-94e9-a7f57d8eea39/sponsor26all.jpg https://www.nadcaawards.com/doehlerwinner daily 0.75 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/3c086bb7-9a13-497a-96ef-23a3017c6919/PG+Picture+Right+Place.jpg DoehlerWinner - Pat Green Patrick (Pat) Greene has been the CEO of Cascade Die Casting Group, Inc. since 2009. Prior to becoming CEO, Pat served as Vice President – Finance of Cascade Die Casting Group, while also holding finance positions at several affiliated companies including GR Spring & Stamping, Inc. since 1992. Cascade Die Casting Group is a $120 Million die casting manufacturer that produces castings used in automotive, appliance, consumer products, and transportation industries. Founded in 1978 by Ted Hohman, Cascade remains a privately owned company today with manufacturing locations in Michigan and North Carolina, employing a total of 450 team members. Cascade is committed to improving the lives of their team members, including creating a positive work environment, encouraging growth and investing in employee development. They have been recognized as one of the National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2023 and 2024. Members of the Cascade team have been involved in NADCA committee and chapter activities including R&D, Safety, Government Affairs, Scholarships and Die Materials, and have served on the local NADCA chapter boards. Pat has been an active leader in the industry for the last 15 years, participating as a member of the Board of Governors and Executive Council of NADCA. He served as NADCA’s Chairman in 2020 and 2021. He also serves on the Board of Directors of The Right Place, a Michigan based regional economic development organization. Additionally, he is the Past Chairman of West Michigan Manufacturers Council and continues to serve on the Executive Committee. Pat is deeply involved in the Jandernoa Entrepreneurial Mentorship (JEM) program, a West Michigan initiative that mentors business entrepreneurs to help them develop as leaders and navigate the challenges they face in their businesses. Over the past 35 years, he has contributed his time to numerous other trade and community boards. Pat graduated from Michigan State University in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He became a licensed CPA and spent eight years at Coopers and Lybrand (a predecessor to Pricewaterhouse Coopers) where he met his wife Julie. He joined Cascade in 1992. Pat and his wife Julie have been married for 35 years and reside in Grand Rapids. They enjoy traveling, hiking, golf and spending time with family. They have two sons, Michael and John, and two daughters in law, Betsy and Lidia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/f3209c8a-1f1e-42dc-aabc-250617dbb06f/sponsor24all.jpg https://www.nadcaawards.com/emphasisoneducation daily 0.75 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/1756408067751-YULS5NAVQE4I4A2T2B3W/unsplash-image-_nzh0Xf7kh8.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/b9455994-4d77-4e52-a091-2627dcc4deac/sponsor25all.jpg https://www.nadcaawards.com/nyseliuswinner daily 0.75 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/e09f5741-7590-4854-9fcf-11e062829942/Monroe.jpg NYSELIUSWinner - Alex Monroe Alex holds both a Bachelor's and Master's in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iowa, and a PhD in Materials Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Throughout his career, he has made contributions to the field, particularly in the areas of soldering in aluminum die castings and the simulation of shrinkage in die castings. Alex held roles at NADCA, MAGMA Foundry Technologies, Mercury Marine, and currently serves as a Lead Engineer at SpaceX. With over five patents and numerous publications, Alex is a recognized contributor in the die casting field, having received several industry awards, including the prestigious NADCA Best Paper award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/f3209c8a-1f1e-42dc-aabc-250617dbb06f/sponsor24all.jpg https://www.nadcaawards.com/gullotreiberwinner daily 0.75 2021-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/1632195115417-RAHSUVQFFSL8NBKQQL4K/Olson.jpg GULLOTREIBERwinner - todd olson Todd R. Olson is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Twin City Die Castings Co. He assumed the role of CEO in 2017, after successfully leading the company through its transition to employee ownership. Twin City Die Castings (TCDC) is a U.S.-based aluminum and magnesium die casting company serving the automotive sector along with medical, defense, powersports and other industrial markets. TCDC, with three manufacturing facilities, has been in business since 1919. Todd joined the company in 2004 and has held leadership positions in sales, engineering, finance, and international business. Active in his industry, Todd has been on the board of directors of the International Magnesium Association since 2014, serving as its President from 2018-2020. He is also on the Board of Governors for the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA). Todd holds a bachelor’s degree in business and economics from Northern State University, South Dakota. https://www.nadcaawards.com/kruszynskiwinner daily 0.75 2021-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612462e248223d31b380dbe5/1632196662237-C09CSDTUTO2KHK0F7WG3/MAGMA.jpg KRUSZYNSKIwinner - magma foundry technologies The name MAGMA stands for robust and innovative casting solutions as well as a strong partnership with the metal casting industry. By combining casting process knowledge with simulation competence, MAGMA partners with our customers to use our expertise to their advantage in the profitable optimization of castings and casting processes. With a commitment to casting excellence, we actively work with our customers to integrate the progressive technology of simulation into their operations. MAGMA’s product and service portfolio includes the powerful, modular software MAGMASOFT®, with the newest release MAGMASOFT®, as well as engineering services for casting design and optimization. Today, MAGMASOFT® is used throughout the metal casting industry, especially for the robust design and optimization of cast components in automotive and heavy industry applications. With its MAGMAacademy, MAGMA offers a wide array of opportunities for further education through training courses, workshops and seminars. The MAGMAacademy offers various opportunities both for personal and for professional continuing education to MAGMASOFT® users as well as to those who want to understand and make use of casting simulation results. Worldwide, MAGMA employs more than 220 people in development, support, sales and training, of which 105 are located in Aachen, Germany. 50 software developers, and more foundry engineers than in most foundries, build one of the industry’s most powerful “casting competence centers”. MAGMA Giessereitechnologie GmbH was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Aachen, Germany. A global presence and support of its customers in more than 60 countries are guaranteed by offices and subsidiaries in the USA, Singapore, Brazil, Korea, Turkey, India, China, and the Czech Republic. Additionally, more than 30 qualified partners represent MAGMA around the world. 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Bell is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Phygen, Inc. He has spent more than three decades advancing surface engineering technologies for the die casting industry through technical innovation, applied research, and industry collaboration. Throughout his career, Dave has worked with die casters, suppliers, engineers, and researchers to address persistent manufacturing challenges involving die wear, soldering, thermal management, lubricant use, casting quality, and productivity. His work has contributed to the development and industrial application of advanced surface treatments that improve die performance and manufacturing efficiency. Dave has been an active contributor to the North American Die Casting Association, serving on NADCA’s Die Materials Committee for more than 25 years and authoring or co-authoring numerous technical papers and conference presentations. He has collaborated with die casting companies throughout North America, including Mercury Marine, as well as researchers at the Colorado School of Mines, to develop and evaluate practical solutions for extending die life, reducing lubricant use, and improving casting quality. The results of this work have been shared through technical publications, industry conferences, and educational presentations for the benefit of the broader die casting community. A strong advocate for collaboration among manufacturers, suppliers, universities, and professional societies, Dave has devoted much of his career to bridging scientific research and industrial practice through technical leadership, applied innovation, and knowledge sharing. Dave is honored to be recognized as NADCA’s Committee Person of the Year and remains committed to helping advance the science, technology, and future competitiveness of the die casting industry. Why the Passion for Die Casting, Dave? Three People—and an Industry—That Shaped My Journey Dedicated to the mentors, customers, colleagues, and friends whose confidence, encouragement, and willingness to tackle difficult problems together made this journey possible. People often ask why I have devoted so much of my career to the die casting industry. The answer is that my passion has been shaped by extraordinary people, difficult technical challenges, and an industry whose spirit of collaboration is unlike any other I have experienced. When I look back over more than three decades, I realize that three people profoundly influenced that journey. The first was Professor John Moore of the Colorado School of Mines, a researcher whose work I greatly admired. Dr. Moore was studying what he believed to be the ideal coating architecture for solving one of die casting's most persistent problems: die soldering. He concluded that the "perfect" coating would have a dense, equiaxed, noncolumnar microstructure. I remember reading his work and thinking, That's exactly what we are able to build! Earlier in my career, I had the privilege of introducing modern physical vapor deposition (PVD) technology through Multi-Arc Vacuum Systems (later Multi-Arc Scientific Coatings) throughout North and South America and Southeast Asia. Although cathodic arc PVD represented a major advancement, the process also produced metallic droplets, or macroparticles, that limited coating quality. Founding Phygen gave me the opportunity to solve that problem. Our mission was to develop a fundamentally different surface-enhancement technology capable of producing the dense, low-defect coating architecture Dr. Moore had envisioned. Looking back, that scientific challenge became the foundation of everything we have accomplished with Phygen’s XVD technology. The second person was Dr. Ray Donahue, Vice President of Engineering at Mercury Marine. Ray contacted us after Mercury had invested heavily in new die casting equipment but was unable to produce a single acceptable casting because of severe soldering on a critical metal-saver insert. What impressed me most was not only Ray's technical insight, but also his willingness to entrust a small technology company with one of Mercury's most difficult manufacturing challenges. He understood that meaningful innovation often begins with partnerships built on trust—and that small businesses can make important contributions to solving major industrial problems. Working alongside Mercury's outstanding tooling engineers, including Steve Knickel, we solved the soldering problem and made 30,000 castings without any soldering and established a partnership that has endured since then and is strong today. Together, we demonstrated significant improvements in die life, casting quality, manufacturing productivity, and lubricant reduction. Those projects became some of the earliest demonstrations that advanced surface engineering could serve as a strategic manufacturing technology rather than simply another coating applied to a die. Mercury Marine has remained an exceptional collaborator and valued partner in advancing die casting technology. The third person was Mike Meyer, then Plant Manager at Mercury Marine. After our work had become part of everyday production, Mike told me something I have never forgotten. He said he could walk through the plant and immediately identify which dies were using Phygen surface enhancement simply by looking at the quality of the castings they produced. To me, there could be no greater compliment. It was proof that our work had moved beyond the laboratory and was making a visible difference on the factory floor. Along the way, many people encouraged us to avoid die casting because its operating conditions were simply too demanding. I always believed the opposite. If we could solve some of the toughest problems in manufacturing, we would become better equipped to serve every other industry. That philosophy continues to guide Phygen today. What has kept me engaged all these years is more than the technology—it is the people. Through our work in defense, automotive, food, and many other manufacturing industries, I have encountered no community quite like die casting. The willingness of competitors, suppliers, researchers, and manufacturers to work together through NADCA to solve shared challenges is truly distinctive. I have never encountered another industry in which collaboration and the open exchange of technical knowledge are so deeply valued. Participating in that community has been one of the greatest privileges of my professional life. Today, my passion for surface enhancement is stronger than ever because I believe we are still pursuing the objective that first inspired me decades ago: finding better solutions that extend die life, improve casting quality, increase productivity, reduce waste, and strengthen the competitiveness of the die casting industry. For me, die casting has never been simply about coating dies. It has always been about helping manufacturers accomplish what they once believed was impossible. Looking back, I realize that this journey was never mine alone. It was made possible by mentors who challenged my thinking, customers who trusted us with their most difficult problems, colleagues who shared the belief that the impossible is often just a problem waiting for the right solution, and an industry that welcomed innovation through collaboration. I remain deeply grateful to the many engineers, researchers, customers, colleagues, and friends—especially those within NADCA—who have inspired and supported me throughout that journey. Receiving NADCA's Committee Person of the Year Award is especially meaningful because it comes from a community that has been such an important part of my professional life. It is both a tremendous honor and an encouragement to continue the work. 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