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Entries Due for Institute’s 2012 Casting Contest; Entries are due for the
Investment Casting Institute’s 2012 Casting Contest. The contest is being conducted in conjunction with the 59th Technical
Conference and
Expo in Nashville, TN this fall.
Ideal entries are compo-
the contest is to promote the investment
The purpose of casting process
and recognize innovation and leadership in the industry. Case studies generated from the contest published in INCAST, distributed to vari-
nents and applications which showcase the investment cast- ing process or solve customer problems.
ous metals and design publi- cations, and promoted and at shows and events where the Institute has contact with end users and buyers of castings. Institute Executive Direc-
Winners to be Announced at Conference & Expo use customers and the publi- cations that reach them.” “There’s nothing to lose. It amounts to free publicity; after all, what is a company going to enter? Something that represents their capabili- ty. And that capability is pro- moted to potential customers in a broader sense than they would have been able to do themselves.”
tor Michael Perry indicated the contest is a win/win for everyone who enters the con- test. He noted all castings in the contest receive publicity that goes to end users of in- vestment castings. “We are promoting the
winners and individual mem- bers that submit entries” he said, “but at the same time, we are promoting the process. This material is sent to end-
Project1:Layout 1 2/1/12 9:57 PM Page 1 “In these times of limited
marketing resources, here is a way to use membership as a marketing tool,” Perry added. Taking top honors in
2011 were Uni-Cast/Cera- Met of Bethlehem, PA for aerospace; Vestshell of Mon-
treal, Quebec, Canada for in- dustrial; and Alcoa Howmet of Georgetown Ontario, Can- ada for defense. In addition, six finalists were recognized: O’Fallon Casting, Inc., O’Fallon, MO; TPM, Sugar Land, TX; Uni- Cast,
Londonderry, NH;
FENICO Precision Casting, Inc., Paramount, CA; Aristo Cast. Almont, MI; and Preci- sion Castings of Tennessee, Gallatin,TN. A contest entry form is on the opposite page. Three winners are ex- pected to be named from all the entries at 59th Technical Conference and Expo Oct. 7-10 in Nashville, TN.
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