In 2010 the Management Team of FOPAT Production Inc. (FPI), lead by partners Bob Dzugan, President, and Neil Chaudhry, COO began implementation of the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems (QMS) standard. FPI is a manufacturer of FOam PATterns and engineered foam products.

Today, manufacturers are seeking a competitive edge in this economy and are constantly looking for new innovative methods to streamline their processes, reduce tooling costs, and bring their products faster to market.

In 2009 buyCASTINGS.com, Inc. was awarded two contracts by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). One titled, “Reduced Costs and Lead Times for Discrete Parts Manufacturing of Cast Metal Components”.

A few years ago, a gunnery sergeant urgently needed a metal part in the field. He Googled for the part and found it on buyCASTINGS.com’s website. The sergeant emailed Bob Dzugan, President of buyCASTINGS.com, asking if Bob could help the military folks get parts quickly. He explained to Bob that at times there are complex multi-million dollar weapon systems that are down because of one or two critical parts that are in short supply.

Dayton Development Coalition, a Miami Valley Economic Development Organization has recently awarded buyCASTINGS’ team a $10,000 Development Services Grant. The project kick-off meeting started in mid-March 2011. The grant is being managed by the Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC) a non-profit agency of Kettering, Ohio.

In the last three years, we have gone from a near-death meltdown of our financial system leading to the biggest recession since the Great Depression; to questioning our free market system; to a V-shaped economic recovery; to a record high commodity prices; and now, to a breakout of democracy in the Middle East countries.