Investment Casting Institute


1 Paragon Dr., Suite 110 Montvale, NJ 07645 Phone 201-573-9770 Email: incastmag@ investmentcasting.org


www.investmentcasting.org European


Investment Casters’ Federation


Rue Washington 40 1050 Ixelles, Brussels Belgium


Phone: +44 (0) 1564 743077 Email: julieboyce@eicf.org


www.eicf.org


ICI BOARD OF DIRECTORS President


John Marcin, Raytheon Technologies Vice President


Nipendra Singh, S&A Consulting Group LLP Past President Timothy Sullivan, Esq., Hitchiner Mfg. Co., Inc. Board of Directors Brad DeSplinter, TPM, Inc.


Michael Hascher, Eagle Engineered Solutions Robert Johnson, Shellcast, Inc. Erich Knoespel, Artcast, Inc. Julie Markee, Key Process Innovations Juan Molina, FS Precision Tech


Al Torok, Yamaha Marine Precision Propellers, Inc.


Ty Ueland, SeaCast, Inc. James B. Wright, 3M Technical Ceramics


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. Owen Draper, Rolls-Royce Steve Goodier, Tritech Group Ane Miren Irazustabarrena,


Tecnalia Research & Innovation Uri Joseph, IPCS


Pamela Anne Kelly, Cast Metals Federation Dr. John Machielse, Paramelt Mathew Marsh, ICD Europe Guillaume Noir, AMA Services


Virgilio Oliveira, Zollern & Comandita John S Paraszczak, Remet UK Michael Rünz, Deloro Group Adel Saoudi, Paradigm Precision Karl Roy Szulakowski, Ross & Catherall Amadeo Torrens, Georg Fischer Casting Solutions


Calogero Vassallo, IMERYS


Inside ICI 4


June 2022 Juan Molina Selected by Institute Board


6 BLDC Conference Update 8 WHOVA Mobile App – Get Connected to the WCIC Event 9 Process Control Seminar 2022 9 Institute Welcomes New Members 18 2022 WCIC Program Agenda Abstracts 26 2022 WCIC Equipment Exposition Booth Reservation Form 28 2022 WCIC Registration Form


Inside EICF 10 EICF 31st International Conference Photo Gallery - Santander 13 A General Annual Meeting in a Royal Palace 15 EICF 2022 – Lifetime Achievement’s Award 16 The Robert Smart Award


Product Spotlight 17 A W Bell Machinery Releases Two New Waterblast Cabinets


Feature Article 30 How Important Are Your Secondary Operations?


Member Profiles 32 Princeton Tool 34 GNP Graystar


Case Study 36 TPM Upgrade and Improve Their Shell Manufacturing System


Legal Ease 38 The Employee Attendance Dilemma


Departments 40 Industry News 43 Ad Index


INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE


Executive Director Joseph E. Fritz


INCAST Editor Erin Almaleh


Executive Director


Business Administrator Nora D’Ambra


Meeting & Event Planner Barbara Tiseo


EUROPEAN INVESTMENT CASTERS’ FEDERATION Carlos Olabe


Julie Boyce Administration Office Manager


Staff Accountant Margureta Watson


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