SPEAKER ROUNDUP INVESTMENT
CASTING 15th WCIC 2022
Advanced Core Removal for the Modern IC Foundry Howard Pickard, LBBC Technologies
experience of engineering and became Managing Director of his 5th generation family business in 1995 taking over from his Father, David.
LBBC Group (
www.lbbcgroup.com), originating as Leeds and Bradford Boiler Co. Ltd, comprises a group of engineering businesses each focused on their specific market sector but with a common foundation of pressure engineering and technical expertise. LBBC
Howard Pickard holds a
B.Tech (Hons) degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Loughborough University and an MBA from Leeds University.
He has over 25 years’
Technologies division develops, manufactures and supports the dewaxing Boilerclave® and Ceramic Core Leaching Autoclave systems widely recognised in the global investment casting industry as
the leading equipment for their respective applications.
Howard is involved in each of the business sectors in which the Group operates in, being on a number of trade association councils. He also has been a member of Advisory Boards for promoting the engineering sector and encouraging the development of training and skills.
Advanced Core Removal for the Modern IC Foundry Andrew Smith, LBBC Technologies
Andrew Smith is a process control engineer with over 25 years of experience in R&D, Process Control, Innovation and Product Development. Working in UK, Europe and East Africa, he has worked in a variety of roles including entrepreneur, employee and consultant in a variety of sectors including glass manufacture, water purification, wastewater treatment and equipment manufacture. In partnership with Leeds University and “Innovate UK”, he is developing LBBC’s capability to provide customers with a new breed of process equipment that is cloud- connected, enabling valued insights on the process and equipment performance for both
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LBBC and their customers. Andrew is a chartered engineer and holds
a B.Eng in Electronic Control and Systems Engineering, an MSc. in Water and Wastewater Treatment, and a postgraduate diploma in business from Lancaster University.
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