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
Investment Casting Process Control Standards and Certification
5 Institute Welcomes New Members 6 2020: A Year of Enacting Contingencies 8 ICI 2020 Institute Staff 9 ICI 2020 Institute Executive Committee & Board of Directors 10 ICI 2020 Committees
20 2020 Year in Photos
Inside EICF 12 A Difficult Year Behind, Still A Year To Come
14 EICF: An Interview with Steve Irwin 18 EICF 2020 Staff & Executive Committee 19 EICF 2020 Board of Directors
Education Spotlight 28 FEF CIC: The Show Goes On
29 How A Small ERP Firm Put Education In The Spotlight 30 Student Resumes 36 Early Learners!
Member Profile 34 REMET®
– 50 Years of Innovation & Commitment
Legal Ease 38 The Workplace Under a Biden Administration
Departments 40 Industry News
47 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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