those problems from ever happening. This failure of most organizations to achieve outstanding, innovative results is not surprising. Innovation is a complex topic that is influenced by a plethora of interacting factors. Because of this complexity, it is challenging for organizations to get all of the aspects right at the same time, to provide the results that everyone needs. The economic superiority of America continues to depend
on technology to detect and deter potential aggressions. Such technological capability demands ongoing investment and implementation of innovative manufacturing and product design technologies to preserve our industrial base and grow our technical and economic superiority against strongly increasing foreign competition. The metals casting industry has been one area that has been lagging in advancements due primarily to proprietary interests. While everyone is looking for that silver bullet that
will end all the challenges, the Investment Casting Institute (ICI) Technical Committee has established an Additive Manufacturing Sub-Committee to be a vehicle to help accelerate the understanding and impact of our advanced manufacturing (AM) capabilities and the application of these tools to our casting businesses and supply chains. To successfully do this, the ICI continues to collaborate
and communicate with other industry trade associations. In March of 2023, we conducted our first annual Additive Manufacturing for Investment Casting (AM4IC) Symposium in Cleveland, Ohio. During this event, we charged the industry, and all in attendance, with the responsibility for competitive growth through technological advancement. It was emphasized that the future lies within our control, and that the future is now. It was our intention that this symposium would serve as the inciting action to drive the industry forward. What matters is what we do today. The past is there for
us to learn from. It is a data point and now, leadership must maximize what we are doing with our focus set on what is going to happen in the future. In this presentation, we will update you on our journey
to operational excellence and innovation, and what we are doing to build strong relationships and trust. Cultural change is hard. However, our ability to influence through shared experiences and “doing” will be an enabler for everyone.
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. NADCAP Casting Program Dr. Richard Freeman, PRI The NADCAP aerospace industry managed program
started in 1990 and is administered by the Performance Review Institute (PRI), with offices in the USA, UK, Japan and China. There are currently 59 aerospace OEMs subscribing to the NADCAP program. There are very few industry specifications controlling
castings, with most OEMs using their own or supplier specifications to control casting and cast parts. General Quality System standards like AS9100 are not designed to provide the depth and breadth needed to address critical
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casting processes. At the request of the aerospace industry OEMs, the
NADCAP Management Council approved a Task Group to address areas such as forgings, castings, and raw materials. This has led to the publishing of 2 Audit Criteria, AC7141 for Investment Casting and AC7142 for Sand Casting. The Audit Criteria were created by experts from aerospace OEMs and casting suppliers, and auditing starts in Q1 2023. Richard Freeman is the Lead Staff Engineer for the
Metallic Manufacturing Task Group that covers casting, and his talk will cover the development of the audit criteria for Investment Casting, how the job audits will be performed (historical and in-process), the benefits from becoming involved in the NADCAP program to support the aerospace OEMs, and increase aerospace business for casting suppliers around the world.
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ICI Process Control Standards and NADCAP Casting Program Complementary Systems with Different Objectives Brian Ferg, Member Emeritus Since before the release of the Investment Casting
Institute’s Process Control Standards Certification Program, questions were raised addressing whether the NADCAP Casting Program was a duplication of the effort put forth by the ICI. With both programs now being clearly defined, those questions can be appropriately addressed. This paper objectively details the similarities and differences between the two programs.
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 2023 Casting Contest Awards
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. ADJOURNMENT Joseph Fritz, ICI Executive Director
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