Dyersville Die Cast is a privately owned and operated custom manufacturer established in 1970. Founder, Joe Ertl, began Dyersville Die Cast from what he had learned manufacturing metal toy tractors with his father and brothers at the original toy company bearing the family name. Dyersville Die Cast focuses on custom die casting and value-added processes but the toy tractor business is kept alive with sister company Scale Models Toys. Today, Dyersville Die Cast is one of the largest, capable, non-automotive die cast manufacturers in North America.