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68th Technical Conference and Expo
Presentation Downloads

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Paper No. 1: ICI Intern Project

Benjamin Fahrney, Pennsylvania State University - Behrend

​Paper No. 2: The Integrated Casting Order Network (ICON)
Jerrod Weaver, Non-Ferrous Founders’ Society

Paper No. 3: Shell Drying – Effect of Ambient Conditions Upon Drying & Shell Properties
Chris Whitehouse, 3M Technical Ceramics
Andy Buchner, Signicast

Paper No. 4: An Investigation into Misrun Defects in Investment Cast Stainless Steel Castings
Gerald Richard, MAGMA Foundry Technologies

Paper No. 5: AM4IC Report Out
Gerard Thiel, University of Northern Iowa

Paper No. 6: Optimization of an Aerospace Casting:  A Case Study
Tom Mueller, Mueller Additive Manufacturing Solutions

Paper No. 7: Rapid, Low Cost Tooling for Small Engine Castings
Dan Z. Sokol, Renaissance Services – PERFECT – 3D

Paper No. 8: Automated Methods of Slurry Testing, Monitoring & Control
Lee Chamberlain, VA Technologies

 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021
 Paper No. 9: Development of Investment Casting Shells Based on Calcia Stabilised Zirconia for Ti-6AI-4V
Angelika Priese, Imerys Fused Minerals Murg GmgH

Paper No. 10: Process Control Standards for Investment Castings
Nip Singh, ICI Director, S&A Consulting Group

Paper No. 11: Steel Performance Initiative (SPI) and Digital Innovative Design (DID)
Raymond Monroe, Steel Founders’ Society of America

Paper No. 12: Implementing Best Practices & Reducing Process Costs for Refractory Use in Investment Casting & Alloy Production Foundries
Phil Geers, Blasch Precision Ceramics

Paper No. 13: The Effect of Firing Temperature & Time on Silica Based Investment Shells Strength
Samuel Holt, Georgia Southern University

Paper No. 14: Process Cycle Time Analysis & Optimisation for Efficient Vacuum Precision Investment Casting Furnaces
George Bernhard, Consarc Corporation

Paper No. 15: Pattern Cleaning
Mark Oles, Pine Tree Castings
Paper No. 15: Study of Pattern Formulation Effects on Surface Energy
Alfred Kaulius, Paramelt

Paper No. 16: Investment Castings with Unique Levitation Melting Technology FastCast
Dr. Sergejs Spitans, ALD Vacuum Technologies

Paper No. 17: Analysis of Thermal Distortion Data to Detect Issues in Investment Shell Materials
Dr. Sam Ramrattan

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021
​Paper No. 18: Tensile Bar Castings
Mark White, IMPRO Industries USA
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