Orion Castings

Die Casting | CNC Machining | Automotive & Aerospace Manufacturing

🔎 At a glance

Company Name: Orion Castings
Location: North Billerica, MA (Cambridge Division)
Founded: 2026, formed from Pace Industries' die casting assets, tracing back to 1970
Shop Type: Large-scale die casting manufacturer with integrated CNC machining
Industries Served: Automotive, commercial transportation, industrial equipment, aerospace & defense, construction, consumer products, energy, recreational vehicles
Production Style: High-pressure die casting with integrated CNC machining, finishing, coating, tooling, and die work
Machining Capabilities: Aluminum, magnesium, and zinc high-pressure die casting; integrated CNC machining
Materials: Aluminum, magnesium, zinc

🏭 About Orion Castings

Orion Castings was formed in 2026 from the consolidated die casting assets of Pace Industries, a company with roots going back to 1970 as a small die casting facility in Harrison, Arkansas. Over the following decades, the business grew through acquisitions in aluminum, magnesium, and zinc casting, plus tool and die operations across the United States and Mexico, passing through ownership by Leggett & Platt, Kenner & Co., and most recently Cerberus Capital Management and TCW Asset Management before consolidating as Orion Castings.

Today, Orion Castings is the 5th largest general industrial casting company in North America and the largest independent die casting company in the region, operating 7 manufacturing facilities and roughly 4,000 associates across the United States and Mexico, including the Cambridge Division in North Billerica, Massachusetts. The company positions itself as a trusted manufacturing partner rather than a supplier, built around integrity, accountability, innovation, and customer partnership.

👍 Why you'll like working here

Orion Castings offers the scale and stability of a large, multi-facility manufacturer while still running a hands-on production floor. The Cambridge Division supports customers across automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial equipment, and consumer products, giving associates exposure to a wide range of parts and production challenges. The company's integrated model, combining die casting with CNC machining, finishing, coating, and tooling under one roof, means more variety and more ownership of the finished part than a single-process shop.

⚙️ What you'll be working on

Work at the Cambridge Division centers on high-pressure die cast aluminum, magnesium, and zinc components that move through integrated CNC machining, finishing, and coating before shipping to customers in automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial equipment, and consumer products markets. Quality and inspection roles support this production flow with CMM programming, first article inspection, and statistical process control to hold tight tolerances on production parts.

⭐ Shop highlights

5th largest general industrial casting company in North America; largest independent die casting company in the region; 7 manufacturing facilities and roughly 4,000 associates across the U.S. and Mexico; integrated die casting, CNC machining, finishing, coating, tooling, and die work under one roof; serves automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial equipment, and consumer products customers.

🛠️ Machines & technology

Casting: Aluminum, magnesium, and zinc high-pressure die casting equipment

CNC Machining: Integrated CNC machining centers for finished-part production

Other Production Equipment: Finishing, coating, tooling, and die-building operations

📏 Quality & inspection

Quality roles at the Cambridge Division use CMM programming (PC-DMIS) built directly from 3D CAD models to run first article inspections and capability studies, with statistical process control (SPC), control plans, and PPAP supporting production quality systems.

💼 Current CNC career opportunities

CMM Programmer – North Billerica, MA

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