small commercial


cores and smaller


Aerospace blades, vanes, and structural components up to large IGT blades and vanes, up to 40” (1000mm) and 22Lbs (10Kg). The company is in production on over 200 mature frames to the newest “H” class IGT programs for all major OEM’s (GE Energy, Siemens Energy, Alstom).


CIC believes that what sets them apart from the competition is their ability


to persistently and proactively


solve core and core related casting problems, while ensuring that their customers are kept up to date on the status of development and production programs. This mentality promotes team work between customer and supplier to produce the best core, and ultimately, the best casting.


Additionally, CIC is


part of a larger privately held company, Capital Refractories Ltd, hence, there is very little bureaucracy when it comes to expansion and appropriation of capital equipment.


This allows for a quick


response to customer requirements and fluctuating demands. In the company’s profile in March of 2015, CIC commented that they were seeing significant growth in both volume and new programs. Actual growth was much more than anticipated and CIC’s demand increased dramatically starting in the 2nd Quarter of 2015. By the end of that quarter, CIC had orders for Phase 1 capital equipment upwards of $685k for a new kiln, injection press and other


ancillary equipment


and building modifications. Due to continued dramatic growth for the remainder of 2015 and 2016, CIC made an additional capital investment of $1.81M, expanding the manufacturing


floor and incorporating additional building modifications. All told, CIC has increased factory space by 75%, Injection by 60%, Kiln by 75%, CMM by 50%, manufacturing employees by 75% and doubled their engineering resources.


This rapid expansion was


a difficult challenge for CIC, but their expertise and customer focus made it a smooth growth curve. While CIC’s expansion has almost equipment,


doubled their they have


been able to triple overall production output.


Their primary goal with this


expansion is to ensure that they re-create and maintain their 25% buffer capacity to both protect customers’ fluctuating demands and allow for continued development of new cores.


They


expect that their current complement of equipment is adequate to support 2017 demand, but the company expects they


Main Photo: Kiln Area, 2017 Photo Inset: Kiln Area, 2015


will need additional equipment orders in mid 2017 for anticipated 2018 growth. Capital Injection Ceramics, Ltd,


believes with their new equipment and employee resources, they are in a position to carry on with its steep growth curve while further developing technology that will ensure CIC’s future into the next decade and beyond. Happy 10th Anniversary CIC!!


Below: New Injection Room, 2017


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