Brush Supplier Perspective: Industry Leaders On The Impact of Inflation and Supply Chain Challenges By Bob Lawrence Part II in the Brushware Inflation Series covers the impact on the industry from the supplier perspective. The supplier panel includes Andrew McIlroy-Perlon/Hahl, David Kalisz-MFC, Dave Magner-Deco Products and Sofia Teles-Filkemp.
Read MoreDeco Products recently released this video detailing the role of paint line associates for their operations.
Read MoreDeco Products Company has hired Michael Suarez as the HR Recruiter. Suarez is replacing Eric Smedsrud who recently accepted a position as a Sales Project Manager for Deco. Suarez is from La Quinta, Calif., and came to Decorah to attend Luther College where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Management and was a […]
Read MoreThe Iowa Economic Development Commission has awarded Deco Products a Manufacturing 4.0 Workforce Innovation grant of $500,000. Deco is one of 46 companies in the state of Iowa to receive this grant. These grants are issued to Iowa manufacturers with 76-250 employees across the state investing in industry 4.0 technologies to address workforce issues in […]
Read MoreZinc alloy has a relatively low melting temperature when compared to other metals (approximately 790 degrees Fahrenheit). This along with its high pressure and rapid shot profile, results in less energy consumed when processed. At Deco Products, less fuel and electricity are needed to process parts in our proprietary zinc die-cast centers. This provides for […]
Read MoreDeco Products Company has hired Jordan Thompson as a quote specialist. Thompson previously was a marketing and sales intern at Deco before taking the job as the new quote specialist. Thompson grew up in New Market, Alabama, with his parents and six siblings. He moved to Decorah, Iowa, four years ago when he started college […]
Read MoreDeco Products Company has hired Eric Smedsrud as HR Recruiter. Smedsrud was previously working as the marketing and sales intern at Deco before being promoted to the human resources position. Smedsrud started his career at Deco in 2018 when he worked in production. He worked at Deco for three months during the summer in-between his […]
Read MoreRecently Deco Products acquired miniature, four-slide zinc die-casting equipment and related process technology. These machines were acquired from Mumford Metal Casting of South Carolina in March 2021, and provides further expansion of Deco Products and solution advantages for customer designs.
Read MoreDeco Products is the largest stand-alone zinc die casting company in the US. Deco was established in 1960 by the Lake Center Switch Company, which was primarily an automotive supplier of dimmer switches and other electronics for automotive. The die casting operations were moved to Decorah, Iowa, which is where they produced die castings, assemblies, […]
Read MoreDeco Products recently invested further in robots used in our zinc die cast manufacturing process. At Deco Products it is our first collaborative robot. Collaborative robots are used in the industry specifically in areas where people work. Collaborative robots are safe to work around humans because of their special sensors that recognize when it has made contact […]
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