ICI TIMELINE 1950s
• 1st Annual Meeting held at NYC’s Williams Club on June 26, 1953
• Technical Support Program established with MIT
• ICI conducts its 1st Industry Survey and the 1st Technical Conference
• 1st ICI sponsored Investment Casting Course held at the University of Michigan
• 1st ICI headquarters established at H.P. Dolan & Associates, Chicago, IL
• H.P. “Tom” Dolan named 1st Executive Director
• ICI publishes the “Investment Casting and Engineering Design Manual”
1960s
• ICI published “How to Design and Buy Investment Castings”
• Investment Casting Trends, the ICI’s 1st magazine introduced
• Ray Pritchard named Executive Director
• ICI conducts Gating Seminar at the Essex Inn, Chicago, IL
• ICI conducts “Indoctrination and Motivation of Employees” seminar IC Market est. to be $248M
• 1st Seminar held on Pattern Materials
• ICI Published “Investment Casting Handbook”
• “Unions vs. Non-Unions” Seminar conducted with a panel of experts
1970s
• Monthly Statistical Program expanded to include shipment and bookings
• ICI Published “Introduction to Investment Casting”
• ICI urges Member participation in the Foundry Educational Foundation
• Paul Schulz named Executive Director
• H.P Dolan & Associates named to manage ICI
• ICI Bylaws changed to allow Captive Foundries to participate as Regular Members
• Henry Bidwell named 1st full time Executive Director
• ICI establishes 1st dedicated office headquarters in Dallas, TX
• The last issue of Investment Casting Trends is published
• The Compensation Practices Survey is established
• ICI Handbooks provided to FEF Professors for the 1st time
6 ❘ August 2023 ® 1980s
• ICI files Articles of Incorporation on August 15
• ICI offers Training Course in Ceramics Test Procedures
• ICI offers Training Course in Metal Melting and Pattern Materials and Pattern Making
• ICI offers Training Course in Finishing Operations and Ceramics Test Procedures
• ICI hosts the 6th World Conference on Investment Casting in Washington D.C.
• 1st Regional Meetings hosted by the ICI
• R. Russell Stratton named Executive Director
• 1st “Tabletop” Expo held in Washington DC
• ICI offers Training Courses in Metal Melting, Wax and Ceramics
• The 1st issue of INCAST Magazine published and Leland Martin named 1st INCAST Editor
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