**Exhibit 12**

**METALDYNECORPORATIONComputation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges andPreferred Stock Dividends**

| ** **                                                                                                     | ** ** | **(In thousands)**                     | ** ** |
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| ** **                                                                                                     | ** ** | **Quarter Ended  April 2,  2006** | ** ** | **Year Ended  January 1,  2006** | ** ** | **Year Ended  January 2,  2005** | ** ** | **Year Ended  December 28,  2003** | ** ** | **Year Ended  December 29,  2002** | ** ** | **Year Ended  December 31,  2001** | ** ** |
| EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE  INCOME TAXES AND FIXED CHARGES:                                                        |       |                                        |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income (loss) from  continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting  change, net |       |                                        | $          | (23,028 | ) |   |   | $ | (87,041 | ) |   |   | $ | (61,112 | ) |   |   | $ | (96,850 | ) |   |   | $ | (103,121 | ) |   |   | $ | (70,533 | ) |   |
| (Deduct) add  equity in undistributed (earnings) loss of less-than-fifty percent owned  companies              |       |                                        | (959       | ) |   |   | 11,011 |   |   |   | (1,451 | ) |   |   | 20,712 |   |   |   | 1,410 |   |   |   | 8,930 |   |   |
| Add interest on  indebtedness, net                                                                        |       |                                        | 23,947     |   |   |   | 89,650 |   |   |   | 81,818 |   |   |   | 75,283 |   |   |   | 90,778 |   |   |   | 147,920 |   |   |
| Add amortization  of debt expense                                                                              |       |                                        | 1,012      |   |   |   | 3,206 |   |   |   | 3,880 |   |   |   | 2,480 |   |   |   | 4,770 |   |   |   | 11,620 |   |   |
| Add preferred  stock dividends and accretion                                                                   |       |                                        | 6,472      |   |   |   | 22,737 |   |   |   | 19,900 |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | — |   |   |
| Estimated interest  factor for rentals(d)                                                                      |       |                                        | 4,668      |   |   |   | 18,738 |   |   |   | 15,451 |   |   |   | 11,888 |   |   |   | 11,788 |   |   |   | 8,525 |   |   |
| Earnings before  income taxes and fixed charges                                                                |       |                                        | $          | 12,112 |   |   |   | $ | 58,301 |   |   |   | $ | 58,486 |   |   |   | $ | 13,513 |   |   |   | $ | 5,625 |   |   |   | $ | 106,462 |   |   |
| FIXED CHARGES:                                                                                                 |       |                                        |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest on  indebtedness, net                                                                                 |       |                                        | $          | 23,947 |   |   |   | $ | 89,650 |   |   |   | $ | 81,818 |   |   |   | $ | 75,283 |   |   |   | $ | 90,778 |   |   |   | $ | 147,920 |   |   |
| Amortization of  debt expense                                                                                  |       |                                        | 1,012      |   |   |   | 3,206 |   |   |   | 3,880 |   |   |   | 2,480 |   |   |   | 4,770 |   |   |   | 11,620 |   |   |
| Add preferred  stock dividends and accretion                                                                   |       |                                        | 6,472      |   |   |   | 22,737 |   |   |   | 19,900 |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | — |   |   |
| Estimated interest  factor for rentals(d)                                                                      |       |                                        | 4,668      |   |   |   | 18,738 |   |   |   | 15,451 |   |   |   | 11,888 |   |   |   | 11,788 |   |   |   | 8,525 |   |   |
| Total fixed  charges                                                                                           |       |                                        | 36,099     |   |   |   | 134,331 |   |   |   | 121,049 |   |   |   | 89,651 |   |   |   | 107,336 |   |   |   | 168,065 |   |   |
| Preferred stock  dividends(a)                                                                                  |       |                                        | —     |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | — |   |   |   | 10,320 |   |   |   | 13,090 |   |   |   | 6,430 |   |   |
| Combined fixed  charges and preferred stock dividends                                                          |       |                                        | $          | 36,099 |   |   |   | $ | 134,331 |   |   |   | $ | 121,049 |   |   |   | $ | 99,971 |   |   |   | $ | 120,426 |   |   |   | $ | 174,495 |   |   |
| Ratio of earnings  to fixed charges                                                                       |       |                                        | —     | (b) |   |   | — | (b) |   |   | — | (b) |   |   | — | (b) |   |   | — | (b) |   |   | — | (b) |   |
| Ratio of earnings to  combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends                                     |       |                                        | —     | (c) |   |   | — | (c) |   |   | — | (c) |   |   | — | (c) |   |   | — | (c) |   |   | — | (c) |   |

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(a)              Based on the Company’s effective tax rate, representsthe amount of income before provision for income taxes required to meet thepreferred stock dividend requirements of the Company and its 50% ownedcompanies.

(b)             Results of operations for the nine months ended April 2,2006 and for the years ended January 1, 2006, January 2, 2005, December 28,2003, December 29, 2002 and December 31, 2001 are inadequate to coverfixed charges by $23,987, $76,030, $62,563, $76,138, $101,711 and $61,603,respectively.

(c)              Results of operations for the three months ended April 2,2006 and for the years ended January 1, 2006, January 2, 2005, December 28,2003, December 29, 2002 and December 31, 2001 are inadequate to coverfixed charges and preferred stock dividends by $23,987, $76,030, $62,563,$86,458, $114,801 and $68,033, respectively.

(d)             Deemed to represent one-third of rental expense onoperating leases.

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