Monday, November 27, 2006

DACA Machine & Tool Co. Receives Boeing Silver Supplier Certification

DACA Machine & Toot Co., Inc., Dutzow, Missouri, recently was named a Silver Level Certified Supplier by Boeing at a ceremony held at the company's facility on June 28th.

Representatives from Boeing and Missouri Enterprise joined the family and friends of DACA staff for the event.

DACA, which offers CNC machining & turning, welding, sheet metal fabrication and waterjet cutting, was recognized for its quality, delivery, affordability and customer satisfaction excellence.

The award is part of Boeing's Preferred Supplier Program. The "Silver" status requires a quality rating above 99% and a delivery rating of at least 95%.

This award rates DACA in the top 2% of the aircraft manufacturer's worldwide supplier base.

"You've joined a rather elite group of suppliers," noted Daryl Yochum, Boeing's director of product operations in St. Louis. "Boeing works with more that 13,000 different suppliers and only two percent have ever achieved silver certification."DACA President Phil Pecaut accepted the award along with Perry Pecaut, vicepresident, Art Pecaut, QC manager.

Phil and his wife, Norma, purchased the firm in 1975.

Today the company's 40 employees operate in a 3 1,000-sq.ft. facility in Dutzow, four miles north of Washington, Missouri or 50 miles west of St. Louis.

DACA's equipment includes: 10 CNC machining centers (including two 5-axis); a multi-head waterjet cutting system; three CNC turning centers (featuring Swiss type & twin spindle "Y" axis capability); and a full line of CNC sheet metal equipment including a shear, turret punch, brake presses, sheet leveler and automatic deburring equipment.

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