® INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE OF THE INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE
Investment Casting Products & Services
FEBRUARY 2015 Volume XXVIII Number 2
FEBRUARY 2015
Volume XXVIII Number 2
Investment Casting Institute
www.investmentcasting.org Profile: Armil CFS, Inc. Custom Furnaces and More
Spring Management Meeting Preliminary Agenda
COVER PHOTOS A.W. Bell Machinery Comanche Technologies Firth Rixson Metals MK Technology
Westech Products Editor Erin Almaleh
Executive Director Joseph E. Fritz
BOARD OF DIRECTORS President
Brad DeSplinter TPM, Inc.
Vice President Frank Lysiak
Kovatch Castings, Inc.
Past President Michael Hendricks Ransom & Randolph
Cliff Fischer
Wisconsin Precision Casting Tina Joseff
Joseff-Hollywood
John Marcin Pratt & Whitney Doug Neece
Cleveland Tool & Machine, Inc. Russ Rosmait
Pittsburg State University Nipendra Singh
S&A Consulting Group LLP Timothy Sullivan, Esq.
Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. Al Torok
Precision Propeller Industries
Ty Ueland SeaCast, Inc.
Investment Casting Institute
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Inside ICI 4 Lessons From the Mouse, Panel Discussion of Buyers Among Highlights at the Upcoming Annual Spring Management Meeting
6 Spring Management Meeting Agenda and Registration 8 Booth Space Added for Institute’s 62nd Technical Conference & Exposition
10 Members Benefi t from Institute Presence at Design & Manufacturing
Member Profi le 11 Armil CFS, Inc. Custom Furnaces and More
Case Study 12 Sand Casting Convert Saves Time and Cost 2015 Buyer’s Guide
14.....Autoclave Dewax
15.....Automation/
Material Handling
18.....Burnout/Preheat
20.....Casting Design 22.....Ceramic Filters 23.....Ceramic Shapes & Cores
28.....Cleaning Equipment
30.....Cleaning Products
31.....Consultants
34.....Crucibles, Pouring Cups, Ladle Liners
38.....Cutoff, Finishing Equipment
40.....Cutoff, Finishing Products
42.....Dewax (General)
43.....Education, Research 44.....Environment, Safety 46.....Flashfi re Dewax
47.....General, Misc. 49.....HIP, Heat Treating
50.....Inspection, Testing, Quality Control
54.....Melting Equipment
58.....Melting Products
60.....Metal Finishing, Coatings
60.....Metals, Alloys
Departments 89 Industry News 90 Industry News 91 Classifi eds / Ad Index
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63.....Pattern Cleaners, Lubricants
65.....Patternmaking Equipment
68.....Patternmaking Products (other than wax)
69.....Rapid Prototyping
71.....Shellbuilding Equipment
75.....Shellbuilding Materials
80.....Software/Computers
83.....Solid Mold Investments
84.....Tooling 86.....Wax 87.....Wax Reclamation
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