Contributors

Paul Robbins received his postgraduate degree at the Schulich School of Business and has worked in the light metal industry for more than 25 years.

He is General Manager of Castool Tooling Systems.

He is well-known for the articles that he has authored, and for the many technical papers he has presented. He is a committed advocate of the view that extrusion and die cast are both holistic processes, and therefore components of the production systems should never be considered in isolation, but always as an interconnected part of the whole system.

For recreation he races motorcycles and skis.

Paul Robbins


Danny Dunn has worked in the extrusion and die cast industry for over 20 years. He has worked as a die man, press operator, stretcher operator, and in roll correction, packaging, fabrication and production control, prior to joining Castool 15 years ago.

Today, Dan is the Sales Manager for all tooling and equipment. All inside and outside sales personnel report to him.

He travels the world helping to make extrusion and die casting better.

Dan is one of the top Pro Bass Fisherman in Canada.

Danny Dunn


David Purdy has worked at Castool for over 15 years. He joined Castool as a designer and has been actively involved in the development of both the extrusion and die cast tooling systems.

Today, David is the Product Manager for all tooling and equipment. Designers, Technicians and Quality Control personnel report to him.

He travels the world helping to make extrusion and die casting better.

David is very active in water skiing and snowmobiling.

David Purdy

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