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-In-Chief Erin Almaleh
Staff Associate Jennifer Cioffoletti
Business Administrator Nora D’Ambra
Meeting & Event Planner Barbara Tiseo
Accounting Manager Margureta Watson
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT CASTERS’ FEDERATION Executive Director Carlos Olabe
Administration Office Manager Julie Boyce
March 2024
Inside ICI 4 Defenders at the Helm: Decisions in Cybersecurity and Compliance 6 2024 BLDC: Program Agenda 8 1st Regional Meeting Scheduled for 2024 8 Institute Welcomes New Member 94 71st Technical Conference & Exposition Booth Reservation Form
Inside EICF 10 32nd EICF Conference & Exhibition List of Exhibitors 12 The Vital Role of Suppliers in the Investment Casting Industry
2024 Buyer’s Guide 25 Suppliers by Products and Services 70 Suppliers by Name, A-Z
Feature Article 16 A Sustainable Melt Furnace for School and Small Foundry Applications 22 Print to Cast: Additive Manufacturing’s Role in the Future of Casting Supply Chains
Member Profiles 20 Inductotherm: Pioneering Innovation in Induction Melting Technology
Legal Ease 96 Employee Misclassification and the New Salary Threshold
Departments 98 Industry News 99 Ad Index
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