Investment Casting Institute
1 Paragon Dr., Suite 110 Montvale, NJ 07645 Phone 201-573-9770 Email: incastmag@
investmentcasting.org
www.investmentcasting.org European
Investment Casters’ Federation
Rue Washington 40 1050 Ixelles, Brussels Belgium
Phone: +44 (0) 1564 743077 Email:
julieboyce@eicf.org
www.eicf.org
ICI BOARD OF DIRECTORS President
Timothy Sullivan, Esq., Hitchiner Mfg. Co., Inc. Vice President
John Marcin, United Technologies Past President
Frank Lysiak, Kovatch Castings, Inc. Board of Directors Brad DeSplinter, TPM, Inc. Russell Gallagher, Bescast, Inc. Michael Hascher,
Eagle Engineered Solutions
Michael Hendricks, Ransom & Randolph 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, Alumni Treasurer
Emmanuel Falisse, IMC Board of Directors
Ron Williams, The Blayson Group Ltd. Julio Aguilar, Safran
Guillaume Noir, Ama Services David Ford (Honorary Board member), EICF A Irazustabarrena, Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Steve Irwin, Rolls-Royce plc Uri Joseph, IPCS
Dr. John Machielse, Paramelt Mathew Marsh, Liberty Steel Magdalena Nizik, CPP Corp Poland John S Paraszczak, Remet UK Michael Rünz, Deloro Group Eugenio Salvaia, Imerys Karl Szulakowski, Doncasters Amadeo Torrens, GF Precicast Dr. Pam Murrell, CMF
Technical Article 18 Effects of Freezing Condition on Colloidal Silica
Legal Ease 22 Focusing On Employee Retention
Departments 24 Growth Killer #7: Process Deficiency
26 Management Topics: Do You Have a Red Team? 28 Industry News 31 Classifieds / Ad Index
INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE Joseph E. Fritz
Executive Director Grayce Albanese
Senior Executive Assistant Barbara Tiseo
Meeting & Event Planner Executive Director Erin Almaleh
INCAST Editor Nora D’Ambra
Business Administrator Margureta Watson
Staff Accountant
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT CASTERS’ FEDERATION Carlos Olabe
Julie Boyce Administration Office Manager
Inside ICI 4
Three Representatives Elected to Board of Directors
5 Look to University Members to Help You Find Qualified Interns and Recent Grads
6 66th Technical Conference Hosts Over 600 Attendees 8 2019 Hall of Honor Inductees 10 Two Honorees Named to Institute’s Distinguished List 12 2019 Innovator of the Year: A W Bell Machinery Pty Ltd 20 2020 World Conference on Investment Casting and Equipment Exposition Booth Reservation
Inside EICF 14 Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities that Digital Transformation Brings into the Investment Casting Industry
17 EICF Transfer Process to Belgium Complete 17 Ron Williams Recognized with ICME EJ Fox Medal Award
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