The die casting industry plays an essential role in our national defense, with ten percent of all castings devoted to military-specific purposes.  Building on this contribution, a research partnership was established in 1995 with the Department of Defense (DOD) to solve cost and lead time problems for spare weapons parts. 

As a member of the American Metalcasting Consortium (AMC), NADCA is part of a broad partnership consisting of four trade associations (the American Foundry Society, the Steel Founders Society of America, and the Non-Ferrous Foundry Society), seven leading universities, 230 metalcasting companies, defense contractors, DOD supply centers, and an experienced team of applications engineers.

The AMC program consists of three main features: advanced technology development through industry-university research; technology transfer to industry; and an applied engineering team that creates supply chain solutions for hard to procure cast components.

For additional information on the AMC metalcasting program, please visit http://amc.aticorp.org/