2018 Hall of Honor Inductees Leaders in the Investment Casting Industry
ROBERT BARBERO Barbero went to work at Curtiss-
October at the ICI’s 65th Annual Technical Conference & Exposition in Kansas City, MO. The Hall of Honor was created to recognize persons who have made significant contributions in the investment casting industry and to the Investment Casting Institute. In addition to the personal
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recognition that is made at the technical conference with the presentation of the Hall of Honor trophy, the ICI maintains a perpetual plaque noting individuals as they are inducted. The Hall of Honor plaque was on display at the ICI Technical Conference in the Expo Hall and for the rest of the year, proudly displayed at the Institute’s office. The Hall of Honor committee
wishes to thank everyone who has submitted a nomination. Committee Members are Tim Sullivan, Nipendra (Nip) Singh, Joseph Fritz, Doug Neece, Michael Perry, Doug Kovatch and Perry Harvey.
Eligibility Awards may be made posthumously and encompass two categories:
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even individuals were inducted into the Investment Casting Institute Hall of Honor this past
Technology and Industry. Hall of Honor induction ceremonies will be held annually at the annual Fall Technical Conference. To be considered eligible for
nomination to the Hall of Honor, prospective candidates must have spent a minimum of 15 years working in the industry. Nominees may be retired, deceased or currently working in the industry and must have made significant contributions to the industry, the community in which the industry operates and to the Investment Casting Institute. To nominate a candidate, please
review the Hall of Honor Guidelines as posted on the Institute's website. The Nomination Form must be completed, and seconded, for each nominee by third parties from two different Member companies. Completed entries must be
received by the Investment Casting Institute by March 31st of any given year to be considered for that year's award program. Entries received after March 31st will be held for consideration in the following year. The Institute would like to thank Aristo-Cast, Inc. for casting the awards.
Wright’s metallurgical lab where he worked to set up an operating foundry within the lab. “We established capability and we had dip coats, we had stucco machines, an induction furnace and we made some castings,” he said. After leaving Curtiss-Wright in
1955, Barbero moved to Austenal where he would work for the next 15 years. The merging of investment casting leaders Misco and Austenal, under what became Howmet, marked a dramatic change in the investment casting landscape. During this industry evolution, Barbero’s career was also evolving. He went from gating metallurgy, to process control and then into manufacturing where he became involved in the oversight of a production plant. Barbero went to Gray-Syracuse
in 1970 to help bring the company into the aerospace market. “We were able to create opportunities and get business, and through that, demonstrate a capability that grew from some of the simplest parts to some pretty complex parts in vacuum and air melt,” he said. “It was a special opportunity to get
into an industry that was as young as this was in the ‘50s. It had just started then and the technology growth that took place was absolutely fantastic,” Barbero said.
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