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, Beehive Industries 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


Nathalie Kirkham, ICD Europe


Dr. Pamela Murrell, Cast Metals Federation Dr. John Machielse, Paramelt 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 INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE


Executive Director Joseph E. Fritz


INCAST Editor Erin Almaleh


Business Administrator Nora D’Ambra


Meeting & Event Planner Barbara Tiseo


EUROPEAN INVESTMENT CASTERS’ FEDERATION Executive Director Carlos Olabe


Administration Office Manager Julie Boyce


Staff Accountant Margureta Watson


Inside ICI 4 In Memoriam: ICI HOH Recipient, Jerry Snow 6 Process Control Seminar Holds Virtual Session 6 Institute Welcomes New Member 7


What People Are Saying About The BLDC...


8 Additive Manufacturing Subcommittee Update 10 DoD Casting and Forging Supply Chain 12 Call for Papers for the 70th ICI Technical Conference & Expo 16 2023 70th Annual Technical Conference & Expo Booth Reservation


Inside EICF 14 EICF Board of Directors Meeting at Brussels


Member Profile 16 Investacast: For Your Global Casting Solutions


Technical Paper 20 An Investigation into Misrun Defects in Investment Cast Stainless Steel Castings


Legal Ease 26 Worker Shortages May Be Permanent


Departments 28 Industry News 31 Ad Index


November 2022


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