® INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE OF THE INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE


APRIL 2017 Volume XXX Number 4


APRIL 2017


Institute Unveils New Website


Volume XXX Number 4


CONTENTS


Investment Casting Institute


www.investmentcasting.org


Capital Injection


Ceramics Ltd.


Aluminosilicate- Fused Silica Blended Shell Solutions


Spring


Management Meeting Speakers


Editor Erin Almaleh


Executive Director Joseph E. Fritz


BOARD OF DIRECTORS


President Frank Lysiak


Kovatch Castings, Inc. Vice President


Timothy Sullivan, Esq. Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc.


Past President Brad DeSplinter TPM, Inc.


Cliff Fischer Wisconsin Precision Casting


Russell Gallagher Bescast, Inc.


Michael Hendricks Ransom & Randolph


John Marcin Pratt & Whitney Julie Markee


Key Process Innovations Doug Neece


Cleveland Tool & Machine, Inc. Nipendra Singh


S&A Consulting Group LLP Al Torok


Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers, Inc.


Ty Ueland SeaCast, Inc.


Investment Casting Institute


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Phone 201-573-9770 Fax 201-573-9771 Email: ealmaleh@ investmentcasting.org


www.investmentcasting.org


Departments 29 The Revenue Growth Habit


31 Classifi eds / Ad Index


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Inside ICI 4 Institute Unveils New Website


5 ICI Member Tina Joseff Honored 6 ICI Member Hitchiner Manufacturing Wins Business of the Year; Plans Growth


8 Spring Management Meeting Speaker Roundup 10 2017 Spring Management Meeting Agenda 12 Covington to Host 64th Annual 2017 Technical Conference & Equipment Expo


Member Profi le 14 Capital Injection Ceramics Ltd.


20 ProtoCAM


Technical Article 16 A Comparison of 3D Printing Technologies Used to Make Investment Casting Patterns – Part 2: Operating Cost


22 Aluminosilicate-Fused Silica Blended Shell Solutions for PIC Applications


Product Spotlight 25 VA Tech Develops Multi Zone: Master/Slave Environment Systems for Investment Casting


Legal Ease 26 Trump Pushes Paid Parental Leave Policy


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