Investment Casting Institute
1 Paragon Drive Montvale, NJ 07645
Phone 201-573-9770 Email: incastmag@
investmentcasting.org
www.investmentcasting.org
ICI BOARD OF DIRECTORS President
Frank Lysiak, Kovatch Castings, Inc. Vice President Timothy Sullivan, Esq., Hitchiner Mfg. Co., Inc. Past President Brad DeSplinter, TPM, Inc. Board of Directors
Cliff Fischer, Wisconsin Precision Casting Russell Gallagher, Bescast, Inc. Michael Hascher,
Eagle Engineered Solutions
Michael Hendricks, Ransom & Randolph John Marcin, Pratt & Whitney Julie Markee, Key Process Innovations Nipendra Singh, S&A Consulting Group LLP Al Torok, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers, Inc.
Ty Ueland, SeaCast, Inc.
EICF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman
Virgilio Oliveira, Zollern & Comandita Vice Chairman
Ingo Bitzer, Feinguss Blank GmbH Past Chairman
Steve Irwin, Rolls-Royce plc Board of Directors
Ron Williams, The Blayson Group Ltd Dr. John Malchiese, Paramelt BV Uri Joseph, International Precision Casting Supplies Ltd Jean Françoise Donchery, Ama Services Stephen Pilbury, Remet UK Ane Irazustabarrena,
Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Eugenio Salvaia, Imerys Refractory Minerals Michael Rünz, Deloro Group
Mathew Marsh, Doncasters Superalloys Amadeo Torrens, Precicast SA
Dr. Pam Murrell, UK Cast Metal Federation Dr. David Ford, EICF
European
Investment Casters’ Federation
Holly Cottage, Gorcott Hill, Beoley, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 9EW, UK
Phone: +44 (0) 1564 743077 Email:
julieboyce@eicf.org
www.eicf.org
Inside ICI 4
Three Re-Elected to Institute Board of Directors
6 Are You Benefiting from ICI Member Surveys? 14 2018 Hall of Honor Inductees 18 Two Honorees Named to Institute’s Distinguished List 20 2018 Innovator of the Year: DePuy Synthes
24 Over 90 Exhibitors Expected at 2019 Technical Conference & Expo
Inside EICF 8 Restriction Proposal for the Use of Microplastics
10 EICF Goes North for its 2019 Specialists Seminar
Member Profile 22 Washington Mills Turns 150
Technical Article 26 Wax on Wax off – De-Waxing the Shell
Legal Ease 30 Lewd Language in The Age of #MeToo
Product Spotlight 33 New 3D Printing Solution for Investment Casting Wax Patterns
Departments 32 The Revenue Growth Habit
34 Industry News 35 Classifieds / Ad Index
INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE Joseph E. Fritz
Executive Director Grayce Albanese
Business Administrator Margureta Watson
Bookkeeper Executive Director Erin Almaleh
INCAST Editor Nora D’Ambra
Marketing & Member Services Coordinator Barbara Tiseo
Meeting & Event Planner
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT CASTERS’ FEDERATION Carlos Olabe
Julie Boyce Administration Office Manager
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