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NADCA Life Achievement Award to Walter Treiber

Walter Treiber - Chairman

The North American Die Casting Association presented CWM CEO Walter G. Treiber with their Distinguished Life Achievement Award at the International Reception and Awards Banquet during the NADCA 22nd International Die Casting Congress and Exposition.

The award is given in recognition of outstanding contribution to the die casting industry and a long record of service to the association and its predecessors. He is a past recipient of NADCA’s Austin T. Lillegren Award, Doehler Award, and Gullo & Treiber Award. Walter has served as a NADCA Board of Directors member, co-chairman of its National Affairs Committee, founding member of NADCA’s Die Casting Development Council, and co-chairman of its first Finance Committee.

He has also served as president of the International Magnesium Association and is currently a member of its Executive Committee, Board of Directors, and First Vice President. His record includes service as a board member of the Institute of Magnesium Technology.

A pioneer in introducing the hot-chamber magnesium die casting process in North America, Walter brought the first hot-chamber magnesium machine to Chicago White Metal Casting in 1978.

Newest CNC & FDM Units Expand Capabilities

Newest CNC & FDM Units Expand Capabilities

Further CNC Dept. Expansion:
CWM’s CNC Dept. expansion moved significantly forward with installing two new CNC machining centers: The Kitamura Mycenter HX400iSII and the Leadwell MV-50i CNC Machining Center.

The Kitamura Mycenter HX400iSII center, known as the CNC horizontal machining workhorse, offers greater flexibility with both high- and low-volume projects. It is equipped with cutting-edge CNC technology to optimize each processing step. Its solid box-way construction provides extreme accuracy and repeatability, assuring the highest-quality parts with a faster turnaround.

Also recently acquired was the state-of-the-art Leadwell MV-50i CNC Machining Center. This will allow the company’s growing CNC department to take on bigger projects, delivering higher volumes and larger parts. Since this system can manage complex jobs with multiple parts and complete them with a single setup, the MV-50i ensures high efficiency.

New FDM Unit:
In addition to the CNC centers, CWM has purchased a new FDM (Fused Deposition Molding) machine — the Dimension SST 1200 es. The unit can create rapid plastic prototypes that are 40 times stronger than the company’s previous system.