Eliminating Shrinkage Porosity in a Complex Investment Cast Part Gerald Richard MAGMA Foundry Technologies
Innovation and the Race to Space Michael Kügelgen, General Manager of
MK Technology GmbH, worked from 1987 in the company’s “International Aerospace Technologies” as the leader of the development and production for Unmanned Air-Vehicles, UAVs.
In 1993 he started with his own Engineering Office Kügelgen & Partner in Bonn. His major activities were construction and consulting services in the aviation sector, as well as general construction services worldwide. In early 1997 after the implantation of a
Gerald Richard is an Application Manager at MAGMA Foundry Technologies Inc., a software company that is committed to casting excellence and achieves this through its casting process simulation tool MAGMASOFT®. Before devoting his life to the foundry industry, Gerald achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University. He went on to work in the chemical industry as an engineer for 5 years before pursuing an
opportunity to work at Badger Alloys, a high alloy jobbing foundry locate in Milwaukee, WI. Gerald fell in love with castings and the casting process as he worked as a foundry engineer focusing mostly on gating and risering design. After 4 years of working at Badger Alloys, Gerald moved to the greater Chicago area and began working for MAGMA Foundry Technologies Inc. in 2015, where he focuses on client development and support.
feasibility study in the field of Rapid Prototyping / Rapid Tooling, Michael decided to build up beside the consultant work his own production to develop appropriate machines. Meanwhile, MK Technology GmbH is a modern production facility and has its own training centre. Apart from the standard programme, customized systems are also available. Michael Kügelgen with
his company MK
Technology GmbH has won twelve innovation prices and awards in the field of Rapid Prototyping and holds several patents.
Michael Kugelgen MK Technology
How It’s Made: Low Iron Virginia Mullite Steven Ashlock Kyanite Mining Corp.
Steven Ashlock has worked for 5 years on the research and development of investment casting materials and refractories. He currently serves as the Director of Research and Technology for Kyanite Mining Corporation. Steven has experience in materials analysis, characterization, and testing, slurry design and control, casting procedures, and industrial processes. He has written several papers for the investment casting and refractories industries that primarily focus on the impact that raw
material choices have on the performance of the end part, with an aim to reduce downtime and scrap. Steven graduated with a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He is a member of the ASTM Committee on Refractories, the UNITECR planning board, an Associate Member of The Refractories Institute, and is currently the Vice Chair of the Refractories Ceramics Division of the American Ceramics Society.
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