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, Raytheon 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 Chairwoman Magdalena Nizik, CPP Poland Treasurer
Emmanuel Falisse, IMC Board of Directors
Ron Williams, The Blayson Group Ltd. Dr. Julio Aguilar, Safran Guillaume Noir, AMA Services
Dr. David Ford (Honorary Member), EICF A Irazustabarrena, Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Steve Irwin, Rolls-Royce plc Uri Joseph, IPCS
Dr. John Machielse, Paramelt BV Mathew Marsh, Liberty Steels Ingo Bitzer, Alumni
John S Paraszczak, Remet UK Michael Rünz, Deloro Group Calogero Vassallo, Imerys Karl Szulakowski, Doncasters Amadeo Torrens, GF Precicast Dr. Pam Murrell, CMF
Inside ICI 4
Three Representatives Elected to Board of Directors
5 Lysiak Retires from Institute Board 6 Next in our Webinar Series... 6 Institute Welcomes New Member 8 In Memoriam, Member Emeritus, Leo Rando
Inside EICF 10 EICF Celebrates As Membership Hits 100 12 Forecasting COVID-19 Impact Into the European Investment Casting Market Evolution for 2020
Virtual Technical Conference & 3D Exposition 14 Welcome and Virtual Technical Conference Agenda 15 Thank you to our Sponsors 24 Casting Contest Honorees Announced 29 Casting Contest Finalists Recognized 32 2020 Hall of Honor Inductees 34 2020 Innovator of the Year: Vestshell, Inc. 36 Exposition Exhibitor Booth Listings
Feature Article 23 Next Step To Smart Factory – The Automatic Wax Gluing
Legal Ease 48 Corona-virus, Lawsuits, and Workers Compensation
Departments 50 Industry News 55 Ad Index
INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE Joseph E. Fritz
Executive Director Nora D’Ambra
Business Administrator Barbara Tiseo
Meeting & Event Planner
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT CASTERS’ FEDERATION Carlos Olabe
Julie Boyce Executive Director Administration Office Manager Erin Almaleh
INCAST Editor Margureta Watson
Staff Accountant
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