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
May 2024
Inside ICI 4 Webinar Series: The Passion for Advanced Manufacturing and Additive Technologies
4 Next in our Webinar Series: The Power of Collective Intelligence 6 The Value of Face to Face Interactions 6 Institute Welcomes New Members 8 2024 BLDC: Photo Recap 12 You Can Cut Turnover Without Spending Half Your Day on It 22 Casting Contest: Your Vote Counts! 26 Join Us for a Regional Meeting 30 71st Technical Conference & Exposition Booth Reservation Form
Inside EICF 14 About the EICF Conference 2024: Investment Casting On the Way To Sustainability
16 Harnessing Innovation: Elevating Competitiveness through the Fusion of 3D Printing and Investment Casting
Feature Article 18 Vacuum Precision Investment Casting Furnace Designs with the Aim of Sustainable Operation and Extended Machine Life
28 Tracking Your Customer’s Alloys from Receiving Dock to Shipping Dock
Legal Ease 32 A Committed Workplace
Departments 34 Industry News 39 Ad Index
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