Membership
Chapter 3 - Western Michigan
Board of Governors Representative:
- Patrick Greene, Cascade Die Casting - pgreene@cascade-cdc.com
- Mark Los, BuhlerPrince - mark.los@buhlerprince.com
- Mark Marshall, Chem-Trend Ltd. Partnership - mmarshall@chemtrend.com
- David Wolf, A. Finkl & Sons - dswolf@finkl.com
- Bob Worthy, The Worthy Company/Ube Machinery, bob@worthycompany.com
Chapter Leadership:
| Name | Company | Chapter Position |
|---|---|---|
| Robert J McInerney, II | BuhlerPrince Inc | Chapter Chairman |
| Matt Brown | Port City Group | Chapter Vice Chairman |
| Robert Worthy | Ube Machinery Inc | Chapter Treasurer |
| Tom W. Rookus | BuhlerPrince Inc | Chapter Secretary |
| Clinton J. Kapenga | Brillcast Inc | Chapter Membership Chairman |
| Matt Brown | Port City Group | Chapter Education Chairman |
| Steven P. Wiegerink | MORESCO USA Inc | Chapter Program Chairman |
| Todd Ikerd | Auto Cast Inc | Chapter Trustee |
| Michael P. Martin | NICCA USA, MPM Sales Group, LLC | Chapter Trustee |
| Mark J. Marshall | Chem-Trend Ltd Partnership | Chapter Trustee |
| William H Berry, III | DieTech & Engineering Inc | Chapter Trustee |
| Jeffrey G. Doornbos | Brillcast Inc | Chapter Trustee |
| Ronald L Holland | Wilkast, Inc. | Chapter Trustee |
| Gregory S Klimowicz | Great Lakes Die Cast Corp | Chapter Trustee |
| Robert P McClintic | Bob McClintic & Associates | Chapter Trustee |
Chapter Meetings: 3rd Thursday of scheduled months, Brann's Steak House, Corner of Leonard Ave & US 131, Grand Rapids, Michigan
As the sole organized volunteer group exclusively representing the die casting industry in a specific geographic region, the NADCA Chapters exclusive purpose for existing is to advance, through education and the dissemination of the information, the following aspects of the industry – management, engineering and production.
The Chapters will regionally deliver this through various types of scheduled meetings and educational events. They will be the front-line liaisons with not only with the die casting industry in the area, but with educational institutions, OEMs, and competing manufacturing processes.
Currently NADCA has 15 Chapters across North America serving the local industry.
Chapter 3 is now accepting applications for scholarships for the upcoming school year. The deadline for submitting applications is November 1st. For additional information, please contact Matt Brown at mbrown@portcitygroup.com.
The Chapter 3 2013 Events Calendar is now available. Please click here to view it.
Chapter 3 Scholarship Guidelines
Chapter 3 Scholarship Application
Upcoming Chapter 3 Events
Chapter 3 is proud to offer NADCA's Dimensional Repeatability class on April 18. Click here for details.
Chapter 3 is proud to offer Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing on May 2 & 3. Click here for details.
Chapter 3 is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring 3 high school students again this year to attend WMU short course in metalcasting. Click here for details. Click here for the agenda.
