® INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE OF THE INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE


NOVEMBER 2016 Volume XXIX Number 11


NOVEMBER 2016


Volume XXIX Number 11


Lanik Fulfi lls Need for Ceramic Foam Filters, Pouring Cups, Ceramic Cores and Shapes


Investment Casting Institute


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ICI 63rd Conference & Exposition Photos


COVER PHOTO courtesy of Lanik s.r.o


CONTENTS Editor Erin Almaleh


Executive Director Joseph E. Fritz


BOARD OF DIRECTORS President


Brad DeSplinter TPM, Inc.


Vice President Frank Lysiak


Kovatch Castings, Inc.


Past President Michael Hendricks Ransom & Randolph


Cliff Fischer Wisconsin Precision Casting


Russell Gallagher Bescast, Inc.


John Marcin Pratt & Whitney Julie Markee


Key Process Innovations Doug Neece


Cleveland Tool & Machine, Inc. Nipendra Singh


S&A Consulting Group LLP Timothy Sullivan, Esq.


Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. Al Torok


Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers, Inc.


Ty Ueland SeaCast, Inc.


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Inside ICI 4


ICI’s 63rd Technical Conference Record Attendance


6 Three Elected to Institute Board of Directors 6 Intern Scholarships Presented at Conference 7


Investment Casting Institute Welcomes New Members


8 Larry Comunale Named to Institute’s Distinguished List 10 2017 Technical Conference & Equipment Expo Exhibitor Registration 12 Acknowledging the Hall of Honor Inductees 14 2016 Innovator of the Year: Shellcast, Inc.


Member Profi le 16 Láník s.r.o.


Technical Article 18 Changes and Implementation Strategies for AS9100 Revision D


22 Starter Guide to Staying Cyber Secure


Legal Ease 24 Federal Regulators Make Life Easier for Unions


Product Solutions 26 Ajax TOCCO Supplies Induction Billet Heating System


Departments 26 Industry News


29 Classifi eds / Ad Index


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