the important contribution of Mr. Irwin to the Federation during his term with important milestones such as the EICF Strategic Plan put in place, his good balance in Board management and Board members involvement, and the new projected EICF corporate image and website.
INCAST Magazine Association activities are about
cooperation and this applies also to cooperation between Associations. The Atlantic city of Porto was selected to cement the agreement reached by the Investment Casting Institute and the European Investment Casters’ Federation making INCAST the official magazine of both associations. The theme adopted by the EICF
booth “Together we are stronger” was more than appropriate to symbolize the agreement. Since June 2018, the occasion of
the 65th anniversary of the formation of the ICI in June 1953, the INCAST magazine is distributed to stakeholders at both sides of the Atlantic.
New Members in 2018 The year 2018 has also represented
a growth in the number of members of the EICF. A great welcome is given to • Certech UK • Washington Mills Electro Minerals Ltd
• Magna Industrials Ltd • PBS Velka Bites a.s. • Qunhuangdao Fuge Science & Technology Co., Ltd
• Alucast s.r.o • Materialise NV • Buntrock Industries • Solidscape, Inc. • Kea Automation Ltd • Saffroshine Organics Pvt. Ltd • Investment & Precision Casting Ltd • Saco Tec Components OY • Eagle Engineered Solutions Inc. • Eibar Precision Casting S. L.
These new members represent
strength and commitment to the values of the EICF.
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Investment Casting Institute and the European Investment Casters’ Federation making INCAST the official magazine of both associations.
The different European Wax manufactures signing the final document presented to the ECHA.
Cooperative Research & Industry Defence
Research is key to leading that
competitiveness. Within the EICF members, we have the privilege to count a series of reputed Research & Technology Organizations. With the coordination of Tecnalia Research & Innovation the EICF has attended a “Call for comments” from the ECHA (The European Chemicals Agency is the driving force among regulatory authorities in implementing the EU’s groundbreaking chemicals legislation for the benefit of human health and the
environment as well as for innovation and competitiveness) relative to a potential restriction in the use of Microplastics. It happens to be that the production
of the wax pattern is an essential step in the entire complex investment casting process as it guarantees the geometry requirements and surface conditions of the final component. Investment casting wax is a mixture or natural and artificial waxes, resins and different additives. One of the latter is a microplastic called XLPS or Crosslinked Polystyrene.
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