DAI Plans to Expand Molded Core Capacity

DAI is in the process of increasing capacity in its molded core business unit. As part of the capacity expansion plan it is procuring a new 220 ton state of the art high pressure injection machine. The plan also includes adding additional kilns wh... Read More

DAI Adds to Engineering Staff

DAI is proud to announce the hiring of its newest engineer Mitchell Ruffin. Mitch comes to DAI with over twenty years of lab and engineering experience in various manufacturing industries. Most recently Mitch served as process engineer for a resin ... Read More

DAI Implements 6S Program

As part of its continuous improvement efforts, DAI has implemented a 6S program in its manufacturing operation. The process was kicked off this week when a core team composed of Glen Siders, Tom Daley, Larry Maniccia, and Rick Hervey was formed to l... Read More

DAI Implements Improved NPI (New Product Introduction) Process

Earlier this year the DAI management team reviewed the effectiveness of the organizations RFQ / new job start up process. During this thorough review several opportunities for improvement were identified. The team held a series of meetings to desi... Read More

The Team

Paul DeGirolamo

Sales Manager

Paul joined the DAI Ceramics team in 1995 and has over 25 years experience with ceramic cores and the investment casting industry. Paul is responsible for all domestic and international sales and marketing activities. In addition to having an inside sales coordinator Paul also has three outside sales reps to help with ceramic core sales activities.

Paul earned a Bachelor’s Degree (BS) in Business Administration from Lake Erie College. Previous experience includes sales, technical support, production management and financial services sales and management.