to the 23rd Industry Certification Training Course Graduating Class of 2025
T
he recent graduation ceremony for the Investment Casting Institute’s Industry Certification
Course was held on June 5th, 2025 and marked the 23rd graduating class of the program. This year’s graduating class includes
Peter Andreasson, Howmet Aerospace; Nicholas Baniewicz, Kratos - Florida Turbine Technologies; Brandon Bell, TPM; Melissa Billings, Pure Castings Co.; James Bostrom, Metaltek International; Xavier Brumfield, TPM; Jacob Ceboll, Bescast Inc.; Austin Frazier, Pittsburg State University; Gabe Galindo, Pittsburg State University; Mikael Garcia, United States Air Force; Shane Houck, Signicast Investment Castings; Aleinykov Jimenez Feregrino, GMG De Mexico S.A. DE C.V.; Colin Knechtel Seacast, Inc.; Peter
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Mckenzie A.W. Bell Machinery PTY LTD; Joshua Miranda, Howmet Castings Inc.; Sifiso Moyo, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc.; Elliott Niemur, Montana Precision Products; John Nolan, SeaCast, Inc.; Guillermo Pizzuto Jr, RAM S.A. DE C.V.; Ana Cristina Pizzuto Puga, RAM S.A. DE C.V.; Mark Ries, Ransom & Randolph Co.; Andrew Ring, Signicast Investment Castings; Cristian Rivera, Kratos - Florida Turbine Technologies; Zack Roberts, Pittsburg State University; Mitch Rozen, REMET® Corporation; Jason Rudicil, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers Inc.; Colin Slater,
Bescast Metaltek International;
Inc.; Andrew Vertein, Alejandro
Villarreal Montesinos, GMG De Mexico S.A. DE C.V.; Devyn Waddell, Montana Precision Products; Jeromey Wheeler,
Kyanite Mining Corp.; Michael Willman, United States Air Force; and Eric Ybarra, Pure Castings Company. Subjects covered during the class
include the investment casting process from casting design and development; gating, feeding and tooling of investment castings; waxes and slurries; dewaxing and shell firing; melting and metallurgy, and casting finishing and quality control. The Investment Casting Institute
would like to thank Dr. Russell Rosmait, Professor of Engineering technology at Pittsburg State University and Quentin Holmes, FEF Key Professor, whom much of the success of the program is due and to the efforts of a faculty of volunteer professionals from the investment casting industry throughout the United States.
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