Investment Casting Institute


1 Paragon Dr., Suite 110 Montvale, NJ 07645 Phone 201-573-9770 Email: incastmag@ investmentcasting.org


www.in vestmentcasting.org


European Investment Casters’ Federation


Rue Washington 40 1050 Ixelles, Brussels Belgium


Phone: +44 (0) 1564 743077 Email: julieboyce@eicf.org


www.eicf .or g


ICI BOARD OF DIRECTORS President


Nipendra Singh, S&A Consulting Group LLP Vice President


Ty Ueland, SeaCast, Inc. Past President


John Marcin, Raytheon Technologies Board of Directors


Brad DeSplinter, TPM, Inc.


Phil Geers, Blasch Precision Ceramics Robert Johnson, Shellcast, Inc. Rich Kilpatrick, Paramelt USA Erich Knoespel, Artcast, Inc. Juan Molina, FS Precision Tech John Morison IV,


Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. Al Torok, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers, Inc.


James B. Wright, 3M Technical Ceramics


EICF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman


Philippe Hoste, Castingpar Group Vice Chairman


Dr. Julio Aguilar Ortiz, Safran Tech Treasurer


Emmanuel Falisse, IMC Board of Directors Ingo Bitzer, MAT Europe


Dr. Owen Draper, Rolls-Royce Steve Goodier, Tritech Group Ane Miren Irazustabarrena,


Tecnalia Research & Innovation Uri Joseph, IPCS


Nathalie Kirkham, ICD Europe


Dr. Pamela Murrell, Cast Metals Federation Dr. John Machielse, Paramelt Guillaume Noir, AMA Services


Virgilio Oliveira, Zollern & Comandita John S Paraszczak, Remet UK Michael Rünz, Deloro Group Adel Saoudi, Paradigm Precision


Karl Roy Szulakowski, Ross & Catherall Amadeo Torrens, Georg Fischer Casting Solutions


Calogero Vassallo, IMERYS INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE


Executive Director Joseph E. Fritz


INCAST Editor Erin Almaleh


Business Administrator Nora D’Ambra


Meeting & Event Planner Barbara Tiseo


EUROPEAN INVESTMENT CASTERS’ FEDERATION Executive Director Carlos Olabe


Administration Office Manager Julie Boyce


Staff Accountant Margureta Watson


Inside ICI 6 Investment Casting Institute 70th Anniversary Timeline 8 Institute Welcomes New Members 19 Next in our Webinar Series...


Inside EICF 9 EICF International Conference & Exhibition 2024 10 Investment Casting Looking at Circular Economy


70th Annual Technical Conference and Expo 4 Bringing Investment Casting Technology to the Future 12 Casting Contest: Cast Your Vote! 20 70th Annual Technical Conference Agenda 21 Thank you to our Sponsors 43 Exhibitor Booth Listings


Feature Article 28 Leveraging Ceramic Additive Manufacturing to Produce Low-Cost Advanced Turbine Engine Castings


34 Lean Manufacturing at BIMAC 40 Modelling the Interaction Of Molten Metals with Oxide Refractories


New Product Spotlight 33 Customizable EXACTPORE™ 3D Filters 33 New Product Release from A W Bell Machinery


Member Profile 38 CADBLU


Legal Ease 64 Utilizing Supervisors Effectively


Departments 66 Industry News 70 Ad Index


August 2023


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