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 Sonny Tran, Fenico Precision Castings, Inc. 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


Inside ICI 4


Regional Meeting, Made to Feel Like Family


6 20th Annual Investment Casting Certification Training Course 8 2020 B&LDC Agenda 9 2020 B&LDC Speaker Roundup 11 2020 B&LDC Registration Form


20 2020 World Conference & Expo Booth Reservation


Inside EICF 12 Destination: Digital Transformation by the Lake of Constance


Member Profiles 14 Eagle Engineered Solutions 22 Renaissance Services, PERFECT-3D Division 24 Princeton Tool


Product Spotlight 16 3D Printing Casting Cores for Aircraft and Industrial Gas Turbines 26 Using Non-Filled Pattern Waxes for Production


Feature Article 18 Design for Additive and Advance Simulation


Investment Casting Case Studies 30 IC and AM Combine To Create Complex Casting


30 Casting Conversion Significantly Reduces Time And Cost


Legal Ease 28 Employee Leave Laws: Family and Medical Leave


Departments 31 Industry News 35 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


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