61st Technical Conference & Equipment Exposition
Carley Foundry, Inc.
Investment and Precision Castings, Ltd.
Atlantic Casting & Engineering Corp.
WINNER Aristo Cast, Inc. O’Fallon Casting
Top Investment Casters in Five Categories Take Honors in 2014 Casting Contest
T
op honors in fi ve categories received awards in the Investment
Casting recent casting contest.
Institute’s Awards
were presented at the Institute’s 61st Technical Conference and Expo in Covington, KY.
Awards were given
for aerospace, automotive, industrial, military and international categories. Eight fi nalists representing fi ve companies were also recognized. Awards were presented to O’Fallon Casting of O’Fallon MO for aerospace; Aristo Cast of Almont, MI for automo- tive; Carley Foundry Inc. of Blaine, MN for industrial; Atlantic Casting & Engi- neering of Clifton, NJ for military; and Investment & Precision Castings Ltd. of Bhavnagar, India for international. Finalists included Alcoa Georgetown of Georgetown, Ontario, Canada; Waterson Corporation of Taichung, Taiwan; TPM, Inc. of Sugar Land, TX; Shellcast, Inc. of Montague, MI; and
10 ❘ October 2014 ®
Aristo Cast of Almont, MI (four entries). Institute Business
Albanese noted the contest Administrator
Grayce Albanese, who coordinates the contest, said it illustrates the strengths of the investment casting process and benefi ts both casters and customers. “Each year of the contest we
see how investment casters are manufacturing complex castings and creatively solving problems both in their process and for the customer. Each internal passage, intricate coring detail, thin wall, and each diffi cult design element represents an advantage of the investment casting process and a potential problem solved for the customer,” she said. “The use of investment casting can often result in total cost savings, because of reduced machining and fi nishing, combining part details into a one-piece casting, or improving surface fi nish.”
provides an opportunity for participating members’ to show capabilities to end- use customers. The casting contest, open to members of the Investment Casting Institute, was designed to recognize foundries which manufacture components that best illustrate and promote the benefi ts and fl exibility of the investment casting process, or which demonstrate problem solving techniques for the customer. In honors at the 61st Technical Conference and Equipment Expo, contest winners and fi nalists are expected to be recognized in other industry publications.
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