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Pace Industries Die Casting Closure
Bad news for our American manufacturing industry, die casting plant shut down announced by Pace Industries. Founded in 1970 in Arkansas, Pace Industries has grown into one of North America’s largest full-service die-casting manufacturers. The company produces precision metal components used in a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and consumer products.
In recent years, the company relocated its global headquarters to the Detroit area to be closer to major automotive customers. In 2021, Pace Industries officially moved its headquarters to Novi, Michigan.
On February 24, 2026, Pace Industries, a die casting corporation, submitted a notice under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), a federal law that requires certain employers to provide at least 60 days’ advance notice before conducting mass layoffs or plant closures. The law is intended to give employees and local communities time to prepare for job losses and to seek retraining or new employment opportunities.
Pace Industries is located in Muskegon, Michigan is a major manufacturing employer in Michigan and are preparing to close two facilities, a move that will result in the permanent layoff of up to 145 workers.
Pace Industries, a die-casting manufacturer specializing in aluminum, zinc, and magnesium components, announced plans to shut down its plants located at 2121 Latimer Drive and 2350 Black Creek Road. According to a notice filed with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, the closures and layoffs are expected to take effect on April 25, 2026.
The company cited ongoing restructuring efforts as the reason for the decision. Officials are reviewing whether the required notice period was properly met in this case. If the company did not provide the full 60-day notification period before implementing the layoffs, it could potentially face claims of noncompliance with the WARN Act.
The layoffs will affect a wide range of manufacturing and management roles. Positions scheduled to be eliminated include general operators, die-cast operators, melt operators, painters, quality technicians, and production managers. The job losses represent a significant reduction in the company’s workforce in Muskegon.
Despite the closures, Pace Industries will continue operating one remaining facility in the city at 2281 Port City Boulevard, according to information listed on the company’s website.
Pace Industries first expanded into the West Michigan market in 2015 when it acquired the Port City Group, a Muskegon-based die-casting manufacturer. At the time, the acquisition was seen as an opportunity to expand production capacity and strengthen the company’s presence in the region.
Following the acquisition, Port City Group CEO John Essex expressed optimism about the merger, saying the partnership would allow the company to access Pace Industries’ broader resources while maintaining strong local operations.
The upcoming closures in Muskegon are part of a broader restructuring strategy within the company. Similar workforce reductions have been announced at other facilities, including a planned shutdown of a plant in Harrison, Michigan, which is expected to eliminate an additional 178 jobs.
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If you are a manufacturing company that needs aluminum die casting parts or zinc die casting parts, contact us at Kinetic Die Casting Company 818-982-9200 for a proposal on your parts. Send us your request for quote files to sales@kineticdc.com or
You can also use our online die casting part proposal form:
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Competitor Special Offer 2026
Dear Die Casting Competitor – A380 Aluminum Die Casting Parts Shipped To Our Competitor In Two Weeks.
Kinetic Die Casting
All die casting companies get into situations where we cannot deliver aluminum die casting parts to our customers, as we promised. Usually, this is caused by equipment downtime or problematic, long running die casting jobs in production. One of my customers complained last year that a die casting company was requiring a 12 to 14 week lead-time.
Many of our die casting jobs are for less than 1,000 die casting parts in A380 aluminum. We are constantly changing out our 12×15 units using A380 Aluminum once or twice a week. Many of our die casting jobs require 500 die casting parts, or less.
Consider sending Kinetic Die Casting Company your 12×15 unit die tool and we will setup and ship to you your required quantity, up to 1,000 parts made in A380 aluminum, in usually less than two weeks. Also, send us your trim die, if available, and we will die trim your parts. Otherwise, we will break the gates or sand and deburr the parts. You will specify the details in your purchase order. We can ship more than 1,000 parts if needed or establish regular deliveries in smaller quantities.
Of course, we will setup and run larger quantities of 5,000 or more, complete die casting tooling, and/or other die casting alloys. These die casting part deliveries will take a little longer. Call us to discuss your needs.
With that shipment you will also receive a CofC (Certificate of Conformance) with metal certifications from our metal supplier and a Certificate of U.S. Manufacture.
Call us or email us anytime to discuss, Save this email for when you get too busy later this year.
Kinetic Die Casting Company, Inc.
818-982-9200 or sales@kineticdiecasting.com
ps. It is sad that this needs to be mentioned. We have worked with die casting competitors in the past. Kinetic Die Casting has never “poached” customers. We have never contacted your customers directly if you send us a die casting part job to run.
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2026 Metal Caster Vendor Dinner
The 2026 AFS NADCA Vendors Night is in only 5 weeks on Thursday, March 12th! Mark your calendars and register today! Last year we had record attendance and this year promises to be another well-attended industry gathering. We have limited space and there are only a handful of vendor tables still available.
DATE: Thursday, March 12, 2026
LOCATION: Rio Hondo Event Center and Golf Club, 10627 Old River School Road, Downey, CA 90241
REGISTRATION: Call Laura
EARLY BIRD: Save $30/person and $300/vendor table by registering early
All participants will enjoy an exciting evening of networking, food, prizes, scholarships, awards, and vendor displays!
NEW for 2026!:
Starting in 2026, the annual AFS/NADCA Vendor’s Night and Education Night will be held together. Visit table top displays form the industry’s leading vendors to see their latest products and services. The evening will also include the annual high school and college student Casting Contest awards and scholarships.
Contact me with any questions. I look forward to seeing you next month!
Laura Adams Hoppe
NADCA Chapter 30
2971 Warren Lane
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
916-933-3062
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Hutchins Manufacturing Auction
Hutchins Manufacturing Company 12326 Denholm Drive, El Monte, CA 91732 (https://hutchinsmfg.com/).
Kinetic Die Casting Company is losing another customer that is closing their California manufacturing operations, Hutchins Manufacturing Company. We made aluminum die casting parts for them for about a year. This was a long standing, family owned, manufacturing company that produced hand sanders. We visited Hutchins on January 21, 2026 to confirm that everything was being sold at their auction on February 3, 2026. We are told the auction is due to the company relocating operations out of state.
Hutchins Manufacturing is currently having a timed online industrial auction for its manufacturing equipment. The company specializes in producing high-quality pneumatic sanders and surface preparation tools (they’re a long-established, family-owned business making tools in the USA since 1951).
Key auction details:
– Auction type: Timed online auction (bidding is online only).
– Items: CNC vertical machining centers, turning centers, plastic injection molders, and other equipment related to their CNC manufacturing of industrial sanders.
– Location: 12326 Denholm Drive, El Monte, CA 91732 (preview/inspection available).
– Inspection: Monday, February 2, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT (or by appointment).
– Bidding period: Started January 27, 2026; closes Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM PT.
– Main auction page: https://tauberaronsinc.com/events/cnc-manufacturer-of-industrial-sanders
– Bidspotter catalog: https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/tauber-arons/catalogue-id-bsctau10276 (for viewing lots and registering to bid).
– Brochure/PDF: Available on the Tauber-Arons site for full details.
We are sad to see another of our customers closing their doors in California. We hope that they recover in another state. We are still here and remain in North Hollywood, California. We are looking for more customers to fill in the gaps of losing manufacturing company customers.
North Hollywood California’s best die casting company, Kinetic Die Casting, was established in 1994 near Los Angeles, California at the current location.
Kinetic Die Casting Company is an American Jobshop Die Casting Company in California.
A jobshop die casting company produces die casting parts for OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturers) for their metal products.
A Die Casting Company uses a process in which molten metal alloys are injected with a die casting machine under force using considerable pressure into a steel die casting mold or die casting die to produce metal die casting parts.
Kinetic Die Casting Company
6918 Beck Avenue North Hollywood, California USA
sales@kineticdiecasting.com
91605 United States of America
800-524-8083 or 818-982-9200
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Competitors Parts Two Weeks
Dear Die Casting Competitor – A380 Aluminum Die Casting Parts Shipped To Our Competitor In Two Weeks.
Kinetic Die Casting
All die casting companies get into situations where we cannot deliver aluminum die casting parts to our customers, as we promised. Usually, this is caused by equipment downtime or problematic, long running die casting jobs in production. One of my customers complained last year that a die casting company was requiring a 12 to 14 week lead-time.
Many of our die casting jobs are for less than 1,000 die casting parts in A380 aluminum. We are constantly changing out our 12×15 units using A380 Aluminum once or twice a week. Many of our die casting jobs require 500 die casting parts, or less.
Consider sending Kinetic Die Casting Company your 12×15 unit die tool and we will setup and ship to you your required quantity, up to 1,000 parts made in A380 aluminum, in usually less than two weeks. Also, send us your trim die, if available, and we will die trim your parts. Otherwise, we will break the gates or sand and deburr the parts. You will specify the details in your purchase order. We can ship more than 1,000 parts if needed or establish regular deliveries in smaller quantities.
Of course, we will setup and run larger quantities of 5,000 or more, complete die casting tooling, and/or other die casting alloys. These die casting part deliveries will take a little longer. Call us to discuss your needs.
With that shipment you will also receive a CofC (Certificate of Conformance) with metal certifications from our metal supplier and a Certificate of U.S. Manufacture.
Call us or email us anytime to discuss, Save this email for when you get too busy later this year.
Kinetic Die Casting Company, Inc.
818-982-9200 or sales@kineticdiecasting.com
ps. It is sad that this needs to be mentioned. We have worked with die casting competitors in the past. Kinetic Die Casting has never “poached” customers. We have never contacted your customers directly if you send us a die casting part job to run.
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