A MODERN CASTING Staff Report 

Intermet PCPC Group
Stevensville, Michigan, U.S.A.

“Intermet Stevensville is best-in-class plant-wide, with overall equipment effectiveness obtained through good lean manufacturing principles, disciplined process engineering controls, effective preventive maintenance activities and consistent operational practices.”

Blackhawk de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

“Guided by a clear product strategy, Blackhawk de Mexico utilizes effective team problem solving, a regimented costing system, flexible production processes, a customer focus, and an open management style to create a plant worthy of global note.”

MODERN CASTING annually partners with the American Foundry Society Plant Engineering Committee to select the Metalcaster of the Year. The statements printed above encapsulate why these two facilities were selected for the yearly honor from the more than 2,000 other metalcasters throughout North America.

The following pages offer further insight into how these facilities have evolved into the standards of excellence they are today.