NADCA President receives Ray H. Witt Award.
Press Release Summary:
NADCA President Daniel Twarog has received Ray H. Witt Award given by Advanced Casting Research Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Award recognizes individual leadership in aluminum casting industry. Twarog became Executive VP of NADCA in August 1995, and was promoted to President in June 1999. In his time at NADCA, Twarog has worked with his staff to develop and improve many NADCA products and services to assist the die casting industry.
Original Press Release:
NADCA President Daniel Twarog Receives the Ray H. Witt Award
Wheeling, IL - The Ray H. Witt Award, established in 1999, is given to an individual for his/her leadership in the aluminum casting industry for investing resources to broaden the technology base, for introducing advanced concepts and techniques, for encouraging the education and training of new talent and for inspiring others to advance the industry through technical achievement. This year the Advanced Casting Research Center at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute is giving the Ray H. Witt Award to Daniel Twarog.
In August of 1995, Daniel Twarog became the executive vice president of the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA). His primary mission was to implement the Association's Strategic Plan and provide products to the membership that helped them run their companies more effectively. In his time at NADCA, Twarog has worked with his staff to develop and improve many NADCA products and services to assist the die casting industry. In June, 1999, Twarog was promoted to president of NADCA.
Daniel Twarog has spent 30 years in the metalcasting industry and has received numerous awards for research results in process capabilities, investment casting technology, lost foam emission characterization, tramp element effects in aluminum and copper alloys, alternate reuse technology of foundry waste sand and development of replacement alloy for lead in copper castings. He has also spoken to numerous private groups and government agencies on the methodology of association/industry/university research.
Recently, NADCA has been working jointly with AFS on providing services to the entire metalcasting industry through trade shows, conferences, government affairs activities and research. NADCA's current research portfolio exceeds $20M annually and the association continues to sponsor work on developing technology that helps to improve process, material and product efficiencies.
Headquartered in Wheeling, IL, NADCA acts as the voice of the die casting industry, representing more than 3,000 individual and 300 corporate members in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. NADCA is committed to promoting industry awareness, domestic growth in the global marketplace and member exposure.
