September 2012 Volume XXV, Number 9
International Magazine of the Investment Casting Institute Volume XXV, Number 9, September 2012
59th Technical Conference & Expo PRESHOW EDITION
PLUS:
The Making of a Marine in Bronze
Investment Casting Institute
COVER PHOTOS compliments of 58th Investment Casting Institute Conference & Expo, and Sculptor Robert Eccleston
International Magazine of the Investment Casting Institute
Editor Leland D. Martin
Executive Director Michael C. Perry
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President John Marcin Pratt & Whitney
Vice President Michael Hendricks Ransom & Randolph
Past President Doug Kovatch
Kovatch Castings, Inc.
Keith Chamberlain PCC Structurals
Brad DeSplinter TPM, Inc. Jerry Donohue
Mountain Equipment & Supply Co. Cliff Fischer
Wisconsin Precision Casting
Hank Harvey Tech Cast, LLC
Tina Joseff Joseff-Hollywood
Leo Rando Stryker Corp.
Nipendra Singh S&A Consulting Group LLP
ACADEMIC ADVISER Russ Rosmait
Pittsburg State University
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CONTENTS
Inside ICI 4 6 7
Institute Members INvolved in ASTM Standards Full House Expected at Process Control Courses Scholarships Due at Conference & Expo
Conference & Expo 8 9
10 16 24
Learning Opportunities Abound at Conference & Expo Conference & Expo Registration Conference Program & Abstracts Exhibitors, Floor Plan Exhibitor Highlights
Technical/Management Topics 18
The Making of a Marine in Bronze
22 LEGAL EASE: EEOC Releases Data on Discrmination Charges: What Should Employers Do?
Departments 29 30 31
News Companies Classifieds/Ad Index
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