PRELIMINARY AGENDA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Process Control Standards Status: A Panel Discussion Nip Singh, S&A Consulting
As Process Control is very critical to our manufacturing of Investment Castings worldwide, we would like to involve all sectors of Investment Castings in all countries. This paper will present the current status of the Process Control Standards (PCS) and also will detail how casters and suppliers can cooperate. The task force on PCS, a subgroup under Education Committee has made considerable strides since our last presentation at ICI 65th conference in October 2019. Based on the audit forms and other documents, we are testing beta test in a foundry for 2019/2020. The details of test audit will assist the task force to modify the plan and roll out limited program in 2021 for all members of ICI. The core team members are expected to join the panel.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Paper No. 8: New Generation Colloidal Silica Binders - How they are Made John Lea, Geo40 A new method of economic production of colloidal silica has been developed and scaled up to production levels. Starting with the 2014 pilot plant to 2018 demonstration plant to the 2021 world class production plant, Geo40 represents a new sustainable and environmentally friendly production method.
The silica sols are produced from
natural silica laden separated geothermal water, without the need for any chemical inputs. The geothermal water is brought to the surface from deep under the ground by geothermal power station operators. The Geo40 process harvests the minerals from the water before it is pumped back into the same reservoir where it gets reheated by nature, ready to generate further renewable power. The resulting silica sols show beneficial properties as binders for all the typical market applications. The silica sol production process is green and sustainable, with a low carbon footprint. The process can flexibly produce high quality silica sols of 5 to 14 nm monodispersity with up to 40% silica solids. The geothermally sourced silica sols have been characterized by BET, DLS, TEM, for surface area and particle size, and XRF, ICP, and for silica content and trace minerals, and other physical properties typical of commercial colloidal silica sols. These new generation, sustainable sols have been undergoing extensive market testing and are being sold into investment casting applications. Processes for harvesting other mineral products such as lithium and cesium are now well advanced.
30 ❘ September 2020 ®
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020
Market Insights - A Panel Discussion Joseph E. Fritz, Investment Casting Institute Carlos Olabe, European Investment Casters’ Federation Hiroshi Yokota, Japan Foundry Society, Inc. This year has presented the investment casting industry with some of the greatest challenges with which it has been confronted. From incorporating social distancing into the workplace and telecommuting to addressing unforeseen economic challenges and supporting current and future production schedules, nearly every aspect of doing business has changed from a year ago. The market situation has also undergone some dramatic changes, and all manufacturers have been affected. Global industry now finds itself in a state of uncertainty. To be successful, it is imperative that foundry leadership be kept apprised of dynamically changing market trends to enable a fluid response. This panel discussion highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the major markets served by the investment casting industry. Discussion will center around the impact on industry customers in North America, Europe and Japan, and how this impact has affected 2020 production schedules as well as a look forward to recovery in the coming years.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Paper No. 9: Industry Viable Strategic Tooling Enablers for MRB Elimination Donald Deptowicz, Aspen Hybrid Technology Solutions, LLC. The Surface Treatment System (STS) is the one and only three step coating system that can be used to improve the durability of nearly a limitless number of products. While other companies have developed numerous specialty coating systems for each application, the STS can do it all, resulting in a reduced carbon footprint by extending the life of numerous consumer products. From increasing the hardness and life of cutting and drilling tools, shafts, gears, gas turbines for the airline and power industries, core dies, medical instruments and lenses to name just a few of the nearly endless list of application possibilities. It is well known in manufacturing that vapor deposited coatings systems have improved the durability of numerous consumer products. What the manufacturing industry has yet to discover is that these coating systems are applied to products that are contaminated with the left-over residue from both the manufacturing and cleaning processes themselves. The remaining...
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