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
John Marcin, Raytheon Technologies Vice President
Nipendra Singh, S&A Consulting Group LLP Past President Timothy Sullivan, Esq., Hitchiner Mfg. Co., Inc. Board of Directors Brad DeSplinter, TPM, Inc. Russell Gallagher, Bescast, Inc.
Michael Hascher, Eagle Engineered Solutions Julie Markee, Key Process Innovations Steve Olson, BIMAC Precision Castings Al Torok, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers, Inc.
Sonny Tran, Fenico Precision Castings, Inc. Ty Ueland, SeaCast, Inc.
James B. Wright, Ceradyne, a 3M Company
EICF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman
Virgilio Oliveira, Zollern & Comandita Vice Chairwoman Magdalena Nizik, CPP Poland Treasurer
Emmanuel Falisse, IMC Board of Directors
Dr. Julio Aguilar, Safran Ingo Bitzer, Alumni
Dr. Owen Draper, Rolls-Royce
Dr. David Ford, Honorary Member, EICF Ane Irazustabarrena,
Tecnalia Research & Innovation Uri Joseph, IPCS
Dr. John Machielse, Paramelt BV Mathew Marsh, ICD Europe
Dr. Pam Murrell, UK Cast Metal Federation Guillaume Noir, AMA Services John S Paraszczak, Remet UK Michael Rünz, Deloro Group Karl Szulakowski, Doncasters Amadeo Torrens, GF Precicast Calogero Vassallo, IMERYS Ron Williams, The Blayson Group Ltd.
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 7
Inside ICI 4 When And How Fast Will The Economy Recover? 6 A New ICI Member Benefit: Labor Law Discussion Group Institute Welcomes New Members
Forecast Articles 8 World Investment Casting Market Review 10 North American Investment Casting Performance and Outlook 16 European Market for Investment Castings – 2020 Forecast 20 Japanese Trends of Investment Casting Market in 2020 22 India Trends of Investment Casting Market in 2021
24 Investment Casting Market in Mainland China in 2020
Member Profile 26 Isostatic Toll Services Bilbao
Feature Article 28 Foundry 4.0 – Smart Precision Casting Needs Viscosity Control of Ceramic Slurries
32 Sustainable Development in Investment Casting
Case Studies 36 Uni-Cast Produces Complex Electronics Housing 36 Lightweight Micro-Drone Surveillance Mount is Fabrication Conversion
Legal Ease 34 Unions at The Crossroads
Departments 37 Industry News 39 Ad Index
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