ICI Member Benefits ICI Offers Educational Opportunities T


he Investment Casting Institute offers Members and non-members a variety of educational programs


and events to better understand the investment casting expand industry.


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The following is a list of educational opportunities the ICI offers.


Industry Certification Training Course Originally developed to maintain and educate skilled employees, the class has evolved into attracting suppliers and casters alike, from management to sales, to engineers and shop floor personnel.


Instructors represent


industry experts and college professors. This week-long intensive certification program will cover all facets of the investment casting process.


and laboratory work using foundry equipment.


Instruction includes both lecture Topics covered include


casting design and development, tooling, waxes, gating, shell, dewaxing, melting and casting finishing. The course is offered annually to all ICI Members and is held at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas.


Process Control Seminar The Institute’s advanced course in Investment Casting Process Control is a unique event, structured with interactive


group activities that


focused on solving problems that most investment casting foundries face.


various locations. The course is open to members and non-members alike.


Regional Meetings These popular events give companies an opportunity to send employees off-site for training at no charge. Member and non-member companies are welcome at the Regional Meetings.


Attendees


not only benefit from the educational program, but are offered the opportunity to meet their peers from neighboring companies and experience a factory tour.


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addition to group activities, students will have the opportunity to discuss topics such as auditing, overcoming resistance to change, conducting effective experiments and implementing process control. The seminar is geared toward product and process engineers, manufacturing supervisors and shop floor lead people in investment casting foundries. The class is designed as a 2.5 day course with just 16 students per course. The course is offered annually in various regions around the country to accommodate Member companies in


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These talks are conducted by supplier Members of the Institute who are subject matter experts and volunteer their time for the benefit of the industry.


Typically there are three or four presentations with a strong educational focus.


Lunch at these events gives attendees a chance to relax and socialize before going on a foundry tour.


These tours


often prove to be just as educational as the classroom program, as the tours are conducted by knowledgeable employees.


Member University Job Fairs The ICI participates in university and foundation sponsored job fairs


throughout the United States in support of helping future graduates find their way into our industry. Interested students are provided with Investment Casting Handbooks and other literature addressing careers in the investment casting industry.


collected at these events are posted in the Members Only area of our website.


Industry Trade Shows The Investment Casting Institute exhibits regularly at design shows where it can showcase investment castings and their capabilities to investment casting users, buyers, and designers.


The


exhibit contains samples of investment castings, design information, and a list of investment casting members that manufacture investment castings. Sales leads collected at the booth are shared with casting members of the Institute. Check the ICI’s website at www. for a listing


investmentcasting.org of


upcoming educational courses and events. Should you have any questions about training courses, Member University Job Fairs or Trade Shows, please do not hesitate to contact Barbara Tiseo, Meeting & Event Planner at btiseo@investmentcasting.org.


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