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, RTX Corporation Board of Directors Brad DeSplinter, TPM


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. Aaron Phipps, MPI, Inc.


Al Torok, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers, Inc.


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. Michele Di Foggia,


Europea Microfusioni Aerospaziali Dr. Owen Draper, Rolls-Royce Steve Goodier, Tritech Group Uri Joseph, IPCS


Nathalie Kirkham, ICD Europe


Alexander Lenert, Feinguss Blank Dr. John Machielse, Paramelt


Dr. Pamela Murrell, Cast Metals Federation Guillaume Noir, AMA Services John S Paraszczak, Remet UK


Gianmaria Pinasc, Georg Fischer Casting Solutions


Michael Rünz, Deloro Group Adel Saoudi, Pursuit Aerospace


Karl Roy Szulakowski, Ross & Catherall Calogero Vassallo, IMERYS


INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE


Executive Director Joseph E. Fritz


INCAST Editor Erin Almaleh


Staff Associate Jennifer Cioffoletti


Business Administrator Nora D’Ambra


Meeting & Event Planner Barbara Tiseo


Staff Accountant Margureta Watson


EUROPEAN INVESTMENT CASTERS’ FEDERATION Executive Director Carlos Olabe


Administration Office Manager Julie Boyce


January 2024


Inside ICI 4 Continued Dedication to the Investment Casting Industry 4 New Members from 2023; New Members for 2024 5 2024 Calendar of Events 6 BLDC 2024: Keynote Speaker 36 2024 71st Annual Technical Conference & Expo Booth Reservation


Forecast Articles 8 World Investment Casting Market Review 10 North American Investment Casting Performance and Outlook 18 European Market for Investment Castings 26 Investment Casting Market in Mainland China 28 Japanese Trends of Investment Casting Market 30 India Trends of Investment Casting Market


Feature Article 32 How Automation Can Be Used as an Employee Development Platform and Cost-Saving Tool


Departments 40 Industry News 43 Ad Index


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