To gain practical experience in using chemically bonded sand to produce moulds and cores, the Chesterfield group of the current ICME Diploma students visited Durham foundry in Sheffield on 10th April 2019. During the visit, the group toured the foundry before being let loose to produce various moulds and cores…
Presented by Ian Shergold Prof MICME – Ask Chemicals UK Ltd An excellent slide show was presented along with a very knowledgeable, informative and educational insight into the developments in chemically bonded sand systems. The topics discussed were advancements in binder systems, including: furan based binders called Magnaset; cold box binder,…
Held on 11th April, the 2019 ICME Chesterfield & Sheffield Branch one-day technical seminar was hosted at The Advanced Manufacturing Park facility, near Sheffield and attracted good attandance. The following is a summary of the presentations made during the day. Andrew Laing and his father Alistair travelled down from…
The Peter Wakeman Memorial Technical Presentation Branch AGM As in previous years the Branch AGM preceded the technical presentation. As part of the business of the AGM Mark Holliday, Prof MICME, was voted in as the Branch President for 2019/2020. Senior Vice President for 2019/20 is David Hall, Prof MICME,…
Scottish Branch Technical Meeting January 2019. The Scottish Branch held their first technical meeting of 2019 on Wednesday 23rd January at the Moorings Hotel in Motherwell and were welcomed to the meeting by Branch President Robert Bell FICME. The speaker for the first meeting of the new year was Andrew…
ICME West Midlands, Birmingham and Coventry Branch. Full Throttle Raceway – Branch Social Evening 6th March 2019. As part of a drive by the West Midlands Branch to appeal to younger foundrymen and women, a go-karting event was organised at Full Throttle Raceway in Stourbridge. Invitations were issued to foundries…
STUDENT AWARDS 2019 – APPLY NOW! Entries are sought for two ICME Student Awards. P C Nix Best Technical (Non-Ferrous) Student Award Students are invited to apply for the P C Nix Best Technical (Non-Ferrous) Student Award. The award is sponsored by Curzn Alloys Limited and consists of an engraved…
Constantine Theoharis FICME – 1956 – 2019. It is with great sadness that we have to report that Past National President Constantine Theoharis FICME sadly passed away on Sunday 17th February, after a short illness. Constantine has been a stalwart member of the Institute for nearly 20 years, a member…
ICME West Midlands, Birmingham and Coventry Branch Technical Meeting held on Monday 4th February 2019. ‘How Robots can Enlighten Smart Production”. Presenter: Henk Leerink – Area Sales Manager – KUKA Robotics UK Ltd. Branch President Darren Pritchard Prof MICME, welcomed members and guests and introduced Henk Leerink of KUKA Robotics,…
The Scottish Branch Quiz Night was held on 5th December and was hosted by Mr Bob Brown FICME. The night began with a finger buffet sponsored by Ceramco, and Branch President Robert Bell FICME welcomed everyone and the evening began with two presentations: the first was to present Jim Erskine…
