® INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE OF THE INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE
OCTOBER 2016 Volume XXIX Number 10
OCTOBER 2016
Volume XXIX Number 10
CASTING CONTEST
COVER PHOTOS 2016 Casting Contest Winners
Investment Casting Institute
www.investmentcasting.org Inside: 63rd Technical Conference & Exposition
Program Agenda ❘ Exhibitor Listings Casting Contest Winners ❘ Finalists
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
Precision Propeller Industries
Ty Ueland SeaCast, Inc.
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Inside ICI 4
Institute Presents Intern Scholarship Awards
6 BOD Election Results To Be Announced 8 Annual Spring Management Meeting Planned 48 Covington to Host the 64th Annual 2017 Technical Conference & Equipment Expo
63rd Technical Conference & Exposition 10 Top Investment Casters Take Honors 11 Technical Conference & Expo Sponsors 12 Fabrication Conversion Captures Defense Award 12 Award Casting is Representative of Fine Art Excellence 14 Stator Housing Takes Aerospace Honors 14 Diving Helmet Takes Top Commercial Casting Award 15 Housing Casting for Amphibious Landing Craft Best in Class 16 Casting Contest Finalists Recognized 20 63rd Annual Technical Conference & Exposition Agenda 26 Exposition Exhibitor Booth Listings 28 Exhibitor Listings
Member Profi le 46 Franklin Bronze Precision Components
Legal Ease 52 Voting and the Workplace— How to Stay in Compliance with State and Federal Laws
Departments 51 The Revenue Growth Habit 54 Industry News 59 Classifi eds / Ad Index
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