Surveys

Administrative Resources – Surveys
The Institute offers a number of programs and reports for Member and Non-Member foundries.  The results of these programs are confidential and are available only to participants.  Due to the sensitive nature of these surveys and reports, safeguards are taken to ensure that there is no correlation between participants and data reported.
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Member & Non-Member
  • Monthly Benchmarking Report dealing with monthly sales, bookings, tooling sales, backlog and sales per employee. The report addresses these metrics both globally and regionally.  All participants will receive the global report.  Member foundries have access to consolidated metrics for all regions.  Non-Member foundries have access to consolidated data for their region of manufacture. 
Members Only
  • The Sales and Profits Survey provides comparative profit ratios, industry operating costs broken down into East/West firms, sales per production worker, and sales per square foot of plant space, together with trends in sales productivity and financial analyses.  Participation is limited to North American Member foundries.
 
  • Industry Compensation Practices Survey includes compensation ranges for upper management, technical staff, middle management, sales and hourly employees. Formulas are listed for fringe benefit programs to management and hourly employees. Also given is an analysis of weighted average, rates to hourly employees and total dollars paid for fringe benefits. Participation is limited to North American Member foundries.
 
  • The “How's Business?” Report provides information on casting sales, wage and salary changes, collection, capacity utilization, safety and health issues and forecasts. Participation is limited to North American Member foundries.
 
  • The Health & Safety Report: This report provides participants with an industry consolidated perspective of workplace injuries by type and severity. It will allow investment casters to "benchmark" their company performance with other investment casting foundries. Participation is limited to US Member foundries.​