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What's happening with Copper?

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)11665 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Copper prices have soared 90% in 2009! This has impact on almost any device that uses electricity since most electrical contacts, connectors, pins, and leadframes are made using copper alloys. But reports indicate that prices are on their way down for 2010...

US Manufacturers at a global disadvantage due to increasing costs of taxes, health care, & pensions.

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)10815 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST

Manufacturers, including precision metal stampers and their customers, continue to generate more economic activity per dollar of production than any other business sector in the United States. We also drive innovation by conducting nearly half of all research and development, creating the bulk of technology in our nation. However, we face rising costs for health care, pensions, corporate taxes, and raw materials that impact our competitiveness in a global, interconnected marketplace.

This new handbook also notes that we are not preparing our students and workers with the correct skills to help us compete globally and until we correct this we will continue to see our global market share erode.

Copper Supply Shortage Seen Looming

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)10718 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST

Read Matt Vincent's Blog -- Copper supply shortage seen looming: According to reporting in UK trade Publication Mining Weekly.com: A copper supply shorage is looming, but top tier copper resources that could fill the supply gap are not only hard to find, but would take time to turn to account. A deficit of 88,000 tons is likely in the short term with a 10 million ton shortage by the year 2020.

Die-Tech's CEO Featured on MANTEC Website

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)5619 — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:00:00 EST

Mantec features Die-Tech, the precision metal stamping located in York Haven, PA, as one of their sucessful partnerships.

Die-Tech Wins Small Business Energy Grant

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)8523 — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:00:00 EST

Governor Rendell announced the 53 companies that have qualified for grants under the Small Business Energy Efficiency Grant Program that closed May 1, 2009. This program is the first under the $650 million Alternative Energy Investment Fund signed into law by the Governor last July. It provides small businesses of 100 employees or less with the opportunity to receive a 25 percent reimbursement grant of up to $25,000 to implement qualified energy efficiency improvements.

Die-Tech is the only corporation in York County to qualify for a grant under this program. We will reduce our electricity consumption by replacing T-12 fluorescent tubes with high-efficiency LED tubes in existing fixtures throughout the building. The LED tubes use 56% less energy, have a life expectancy that is five times greater than that of a fluorescent tube, while providing the same quality and amount of illumination.

The LED tubes also allow the Die-Tech to keep existing fixtures, saving capital and reducing waste going to landfills. Die-Tech sees this as a win-win project and is pleased to participate in the Governor's Energy Efficiency Program.

Time to Upgrade? Richard W. Dennis, President of Die-Tech, Inc., voices his opinions

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)8527 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST

Richard W. Dennis, President of Die-Tech, Inc., a precision metal stamper Central PA is interviewed concerning replacement of manufacturing equipment. Die-Tech does customer, made-to-order, precision metal stampings for the automotive, medical devices, aerospace, military and other industries.

Die-Tech featured in the KeystoneEdge

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)7162 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST

Die-Tech, the precision metal stampings manufacturer in Central Pennsylvania was the host to the DEP's Small Business Energy Efficiency Grant Program announcement in January. During this media event the acting Environmental Protection Secretary, John Hagar spoke with the press and invited small business across the state to apply for the new grant. After the announcement, the attendees where invited to tour Die-Tech's facility to gain a better understanding of the metal stampings that are produced right here in Central PA and shipped around the world for use in automotive, consumer electronics, medical, aerospace, military, and alternative energy devices.
Die-Tech manufactures metal stampings that are characterized by their light-weight, complex forms, high-quality and precision, including connectors, jumpers, lead frame, terminal leadframe, hybrid edge clips, and compliant pins.

PA State Energy Efficiency Grant Program Announced during media event at Die-Tech

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)7000 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST

Die-Tech, a precision metal stamping manufacturer, hosted the DEP's announcement of a new Pennsylvania Energy Efficiency grant program on January 12th on their plant floor. Acting Environmental Protection Secretary John Hangar made the announcement for the new grant program before a host of guests and the Capital Region's news media. This program is designed to help small businesses in the state make the changes needed to conserve energy and improve their competitiveness in the global market.
Following the annoucement, Die-Tech personnel conducted guided tours of the metal stamping facility -- show casing their production of edge clips, connectors, nuclear filter media, and other precsion metal stampings made within the facility.

Die-Tech's Engineering Hotline gaining attention from the professionals in the metal forming industry

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)4990 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST

Die-Tech's new hotline, staffed by engineers for engineers, is featured in MetalForming Magazine. This hotline was implemented to assist those tasked with the responsibility of sourcing or designing metal components to be used in their own manufacturing processes. These metal components may include clips, connectors, pins, heat sinks, jumpers, or lead frame. In fact, any thing that needs to be stamped of light-weight metals for the movement of electricity from one component to another.

Tech Boosts Value of Trained Workers

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)4529 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST

When Richard Dennis, president of Die-Tech Inc. in York County, was warned of the "perfect labor storm" that threatens to erode the manufacturing workforce, he knew his company was already acting to ward off the inability to attract and keep skilled employees.

With both apprenticeship and mentoring programs in place for the past few years, Dennis mandates that all of his 52 employees receive regular training to maintain or improve the skills needed to keep his company competitive and productive.

He and other local manufacturers are beefing up their workforce to make it fit in the trend toward lean manufacturing, which demands an increased use of technology.

Die-Tech manufacturers metal stampings for high-technology applications in the automotive, medical, aerospace, military, consumer electronics, and tlelecommnications industries.

Terminal Leadframes for the Automotive Industry

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)4877 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST

Die-Tech announces a new product launch -- the Terminal Leadframe. A Terminal Leadframe is a custom designed, usually plastic over-molded, precision metal stamping that mates with an industry standard connector in automotive 'black-box' applications.

These custom metal stampings are more robust to meet the demands of under-the-hood automotive environments, yet have the precision required for the plastic injection molds used in the over-molding most applications require.

The concepts learned and developed for the Terminal Leadframe enable Die-Tech to fast-track the product to production. This time-to-market advantage is key to our customer's abilty to compete in today's marketplace.

Metalforming Magazine Features Our Engineering Hotline

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)5618 — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST

Die-Tech's new stamping design hotline hit the September issue of Metalforming, the magazine of the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA). The article explains the type of questions our engineers will expect to answer for those tasked with the design and use of precision metal stampings such as connectors, terminal leadframe, spreaders, small heat sinks, hybrid edge clips, SIPs, DIPs, ZIPs, and other metal stampings that allow electricity to move from one component or, area of a device, to another.

Precision Metal Stamping Manufacturer Trains and Retains Workforce

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)5951 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EST

Read how Die-Tech is preparing for the future and for the skilled workforce crunch that everyone is predicting. This precision metal stamping manufacturer has developed several career enhancement value streams for training employees. This training is provided both internally by Die-Tech personnel, and externally in partnership with MANTEC.

Hotline for Stamping Design Engineers Just a Phone Call Away

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)4879 — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:00:00 EST

Die-Tech, Inc., York Haven, PA, has introduced a stamping-design hotline as a resource for engineers and others manufacturing for the automotive, telecommunications, military, aerospace, industrial controls and other industries that use precision metal stampings. Call 1-888-89-STAMP for technical support, it is free and available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Die-Tech and the Manufacturing Extention Partnership

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)8524 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:00:00 EST

Our Lean corporate culture has enabled us to cut lead times, reduce inventory, reduce set up times, improve quality, and increase our flexibility. Our partnership with MANTEC provides us with cutting edge training on Lean techniques and principals.

A Spotlight on Success

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)4876 — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:00:00 EST

How does a company transform itself to an innovative, outward-facing organization? For Die-Tech, Inc., the York Haven manufacturer of precision metal stampings, the first step was benchmarking. Rather than settle for the minimum required to maintain its quality and technical certifications, the company took a hard, critical look at the comparisons it was gathering.

"You're first fight is always with data," says company President Richard W. Dennis. "We were guilty of a mindset that what we were finding didn't apply to us because we were different. But benchmarking showed the chinks in our armor."

Next, Die-Tech engaged a consultant that recommended a more robust training and career/personal development menu for the company's more than 100 employees. That process began eight years ago. Today, the spirit of innovation permeates the company culture. Among its key elements:

Significant exporting
Regular customer interface
New product introductions
On- and off-site training

Yet another element in Die-Tech's outreach is Dennis' service on the MANTEC board of directors, where his enthusiasm for learning and growing has impressed John Lloyd.

"I'm continually amazed at how much he reaches out to take on new initiatives -- simultaneously in many cases," Lloyd says. "He's built an infrastructure that enables his people to absorb those changes."

Die-Tech Interviewed Concerning Websites for Manufacturers

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)8526 — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST

Die-Tech, a precision metal stamper located in Central Pennsylvania, understands how powerful the web will become to manufacturers around the world.

Manufacturing Technology Internship Program

pkdennis@die-tech.com; tzeigler@die-tech.com (News Author)4875 — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:00:00 EST

The Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania (TCCP), Ben Franklin Technology Partners, MANTEC, and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced the winner of an innovative internship program that matches regional manufacturers with the region's most qualified students.

The winners of the Manufacturing Technology Internship Progam are:

Die-Tech, Inc.
Videon Central, Inc.
Johnstown Speciality Castings, Inc.
Verefi Technologies
QorTek, Inc.
Intuitive Control Systems, Inc.

"The program is a great step forward for all of us working together to re-build manufacturing in Pennsylvania," said Tom Palisin, Pennsylvania's Manufacturing Ombudsman, who works within the Department of Community and Economic Development. "By expanding intership opportunities we are building a foundation of knowledgeable, enterprising individuals who will be poised to expand manufacturing in the Commonwealth."