ICME's links to other web sites
Below you will find links to a range of different organsations that are relevant to castings engineers, listed by topic area:
Castings Industry Information
- UK Casting Industry: Information about the UK castings industry and lots of examples of where castings are used as well as facts and figures.
Charities and trusts
- Tor Lodge and Applecross Trust: Provides grants to individuals for the purpose of training and career development
- The Founders Company: The Worshipful Company of Founders
- The Charity Commission: The Charity Commission regulates charities in England and Wales and has guidance available via its website.
- The Ironmongers Company: The Worshipful Company of Ironmongers
Industry organisations
- CAEF: Umbrella organization of the European foundry industry, established in 1953, deals with economic, legal, and social issues. Its membership includes the national foundry associations from 19 European countries
- EICF: European Investment Casters Federation
- WFO: The World Foundry Organization - represents the collective needs and beliefs of the principal representatives of foundry associations of member countries on a global scale.
- PMMMA: The Pattern, Model and Mould Manufacturers’ Association, PMMMA – The Trade Association for pattern and toolmakers.
- CMF: Cast Metals Federation – the Trade Association for the UK castings industry
- CEMAFON: the European Committee of Manufacturers of Materials and Products for Foundries
- FESA: Foundry Equipment Supplies Association - trade association
International Associations
- China Foundry Association: China Foundry Association (CFA) is a national non-governmental organization approved by the State Council of P. R. China and registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Chinese government.
Jobs and Recruitment
- Foundry Trade Journal: Recruitment advertising for the foundry and related industries.
- de Belder Associates Ltd: An established search & selection recruitment company specialising in all levels of personnel for the global foundry and metals industries.
Journals and Industry Publications
- Foundry Trade Journal: ICME's own publication, free to members, available to subscribers
Living history of the industry
- Ironbridge Gorge Museum: 10 museums near Telford celebrating the birth of industry. The museum also has research library.
Regulation of the engineering industry
- EEF: EEF represents the interests of manufacturing at all levels of government.
- Engineering UK: Engineering UK aim is "to promote the vital contribution that scientists, engineers and technologists make to prosperity and quality of life"
- Engineering Council: The Engineering Council is the regulatory body for the engineering profession in the UK, setting the standard and holding the national registers of 235,000 Chartered Engineers (CEng), Incorporated Engineers (IEng), Engineering Technicians (EngTech) and Information and Communications Technology Technicians (ICTTech).
Research
- EPSRC: Searchable database of all UK Government Funded Research programmes (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
Safety, Health and the Environment
- SHIFT: The Safety & Health in Foundries Targets initiative (SHIFT), dedicated to reducing accident and ill-health rates amongst foundry workers - free advise and support for foundries.
- HSE: Health and Safety Executive
- Envirowise: Government funded organisation offering support, advice and publications - many are free.
Training, education and careers
- Bradford College: provider of courses relevant to the castings industry
- University of Birmingham: leading UK teaching and research university for the castings industry, contact Dr Bill (W D) Griffiths, FICME, for more information, Email: w.d.griffiths@bham.ac.uk
- Imperial College London: leading UK teaching and research university for the castings industry, contact Prof Peter Lee, FICME, for more information. Email: p.d.lee@imperial.ac.uk
- METCOM: Mechanical and metal trades confederation
- UKCME: UK Centre for Materials Education, exists to support and promote high quality education in Materials and related disciplines. Based at the University of Liverpool.
- UCAS: The full list of courses available in all subject areas, from HNC to Degrees courses
- Connexions Service: Careers information for young people
- Casting Skills Centre: Part of Castings Technology International - offers technical support, training, research and consultancy
- A guide to IEng Registration
- NAMTEC: NAMTEC is the UK ’s research and skills centre for metals technology, improving the competitiveness of the UK metals industry by stimulating high technology innovation and research and development.
- The Birmingham Metallurgical Association: The Birmingham Metallurgical Association is an affiliated society of the Institute of Materials and organises regular technical lectures.
- Institute of Metal Finishing: The IMF covers all aspects of materials surface engineering including plating, PVD coating, chemical etching, paint and powder coating, pre-treatment and post treatment processes.
- Discover Engineering: Careers website for young engineers - aimed at showcasing the best on-line resources and inspiring the engineers of tomorrow.
- Tomorrow's Engineers: Careers information about engineering, resources and useful contacts. Encouraging youg people to consider a career in enginering.
- IOM3: The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
