American Precision Die Casting
American Precision Die Casting was formed in June of 2005. As a privately-owned manufacturer of die cast parts made from aluminum alloy 380, American Precision Die Casting (APDC) is located in Cuba, Missouri, about 70 miles southwest of St. Louis just off Interstate 44. The manufacturing facility is 26,600 square feet and situated on five acres of land with plenty of room for future expansions. With a dedicated workforce of 65 associates, APDC runs three shifts, 24 hours each day Monday through Friday (and Saturdays when needed).
APDC’s Mission
American Precision Die Casting has a mission. Knowing that customer success starts with the success of every employee, they strive to always provide an environment that encourages a positive attitude and creative thinking from which their associates will have the opportunity to fully utilize their talents and strengths.
Because customer success is the most important metric by which they measure their own success, they work hard to partner with their customers in a connected way that enables the customer to achieve or exceed their strategic business objectives in this most cost-competitive marketplace.
APDC is driven by a continuous focus on improvement and innovative advancements in all areas of die casting applications because they are dedicated to the never-ending pursuit and attainment of the highest quality and delivery performance standards for their customers. Committed to serve their customers by providing consistent and unsurpassed value supported by the most progressive and responsive customer-oriented team.
American Precision Die Casting is devoted to being part of their customers’ success by providing innovative solutions, flexibility, on-time delivery, and excellence in manufacturing.
Built on Experience
In June of 2005, the story of American Precision Die Casting began. APDC was literally built from the ground up by its five owners: Kevin Hercules, Mark Steele, Mike Clonts, Dave Villmer, and Jim Wilkinson. Starting as a new company with no customers and zero sales but supported by faith, spirit, determination and confidence in ourselves, APDC produced their first casting August 2006. Since this very unique and humble beginning, APDC has developed a very diverse customer base, achieved major growth milestones and evolved into one of the premier manufacturing companies in the die casting industry. As a key differentiated value which has attributed to this success, the ownership of APDC recognized the importance as well as customer need to provide customer-centered die casting services and that has been both a guiding and never-ending objective for which our company will always strive.
Before they broke ground on their new facility, the five owners put their heads together to plot out the best route to creating a manufacturing facility that would not only provide the space needed for die casting, but also provide a layout that was conducive to a cost-effective, lean manufacturing approach to die casting. The facility in Cuba is the result. It reflects their over 100 combined years of knowledge working on the floor, in management, and many other aspects of the die casting and manufacturing industry.
This smart customer-centered approach is what has brought APDC from zero sales to casting near 170 parts for customers in industries ranging from the automotive industry to the military defense industry.
Ownership Group and Technical Leadership
The technical strength, core competencies and dedicated work ethic of the 5 individual owners that make up the APDC partnership represents a cumulative total exceeding over 130 years of management experience, knowledge and expertise in the die casting industry. This becomes very evident in the layout of our plant which has been efficiently designed utilizing input from each member of this group. The core competencies in aluminum die casting applications derived from this partnership provide a wealth of technical talent, knowledge and necessary skill sets within all aspects of Manufacturing, Engineering, Tool & Die, Quality Assurance and related quality systems, Machine Maintenance, Process Control, Automation/Robotics, Value Added Services and Administrative Management.
Philosophy and Strategy
American Precision Die Casting will partner with our customers in a concerted way that enables them to achieve or exceed their strategic business objectives in this most cost competitive market place. Our strategy is simple: Think Big, Act Small in the operation of our business. There will be no financial waste. We will always be focused on creating value, continued operational improvements and just good common business sense stewardship practices. American Precision Die Casting effectively uses a hands-on management style. A key differentiated value that American Precision Die Casting represents to our customers centers around being a low cost producer of quality aluminum die castings supported by problem solving techniques and solutions. A fundamental cornerstone of our business is dedicated to the never ending pursuit and attainment of the highest quality and delivery performance standards for our customers driven by the continuous focus on improvement and innovative advancements in all die casting applications.
