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


Dr. Julio Aguilar Ortiz, Safran Tech Vice Chairman


Mr. Adel Saoudi, Pursuit Aero Treasurer


Emmanuel Falisse, IMC


Board of Directors Ingo Bitzer, Alumni


Dr. Michele di Foggia, EMA


Dr. Owen Draper, Rolls-Royce Steve Goodier, Tritech Group


Philippe Hoste, Castingpar Group Uri Joseph, IPCS


Nathalie Kirkham, ICD Europe Alexander Lenert, Texmo Blank Dr. John Machielse, Paramelt Dr. Pam Murrell, CMF


Guillaume Noir, AMA Services John S. Paraszczak, Remet


Gianmaria Pinasco, GF Casting Solutions Mr. Michael Rünz, Deloro Group


Karl Szulakowski, Ross & Catherall Calogero Vassallo, Imerys


INVESTMENT CASTING INSTITUTE


Executive Director Joseph E. Fritz


INCAST Editor-In-Chief Erin Almaleh


Staff Associate Jenn 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


Inside EICF 20 Post-Processing Techniques in Investment Casting 24 EICF 33rd International Conference 2025: Call for Papers


Feature Articles 22 ITS Bilbao Expands to Meet Rising Demand for Advanced Casting Densification in European Aerospace 26 Continuous Improvement in Investment Casting


Legal Ease 32 What Should Employers Expect?


Departments 34 Casting Away Burn Out by Dr. Sharon Grossman 36 Industry News 39 Ad Index


Inside ICI 4 6


November 2024


Investing in the Future Committee Meets in Milwaukee ICI’s 71st Technical Conference and Expo a Success


10 The ICI Honors the Third Recipient of the Outstanding Volunteerism Award


12 2024 Casting Contest Winners Announced 14 2024 Member Emeritus Honoree, Donald Deptowicz and Gerard “Jerry” Thiel


16 2024 Innovator of the Year: Designed Precision Casting 18 2024 Best Presentation Award: Ransom & Randolph, LLC 19 Institute Holds First University Casting Contest 30 2025 72nd Annual Technical Conference & Expo Booth Reservation Form


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