Let’s get together - April Dinner Meeting (4/23/26)

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Overview:

NADCA Chapter 3 is pleased to present our Third and Final Dinner Meeting of 2026. This year's theme is "Solid Foundations".  Please join us as we welcome Cole Clayton from B&L Information Systems as our Keynote speaker.

He will be presenting on a topic that is very important to us;

"Solid Foundations – Where Die Caster’s Margins are Won or Lost"

Dinner Sponsor:

NADCA Chapter 3 would like to express our sincere gratitude to our past dinner sponsors.  Through their generous contribution, NADCA Chapter 3 is able to further its mission of advancing excellence within the Die Casting Industry.  

Scholarships:

NADCA Chapter 3 will also be acknowledging students who received scholarships this year. Through the Chapters work, we can provide endowment scholarships through WMU as well as scholarships to Technical, Undergraduate, and Masters Students. 

Schedule for the Evening: 

5:30 to 6:00 - Attitude Adjustment

6:00 to 7:00 - Dinner (Please let us know if you have any dietary needs)

7:00 to 7:10 - Presentation Setup

7:10 to 8:00 - Presentation

Peppino's Downtown

130 Ionia Avenue Southwest Grand Rapids, MI 49503

 Same as in years past, the dinner will be free for all members of NADCA. Students are free, regardless of NADCA membership status. For our guests who are not members, dinner is $25. We encourage all non-members to talk with one of our board trustees to become a member and take advantage of the benefits of membership. 

Apr 23th - Dinner Meeting - B&L Information Systems - Solid Foundations - Where Die Caster’s Margins are Won or Lost

May - NADCA Chapter 3 Class - Advanced Hydraulics

Aug 13th - NADCA Chapter 3 Golf Outing Vender Night

Aug 14th - NADCA Chapter 3 Golf Outing

Sept 29th → Oct 1st - NADCA Congress and Table Top - Grand Rapids, MI