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…
Mr. Alf Etherington Prof MICME – May 11th 1949 – December 18th 2018 It is with deep regret that we have to report the death of Alf Etherington, at St. Bede’s Hospice in his home town of Gateshead, after a short illness. Alf started work as an apprentice Patternmaker at…
The ICME Yorkshire & Lancashire Branches are to join forces to offer a programme of technical and social events to Members. The Yorkshire Branch had not offered a technical programme for some time and the new amalgamation will enable Members in the area to benefit from a regular programme of…
ICME West Midlands, Birmingham and Coventry Branch. “The Bill Rooker Quiz” – Technical Meeting, Monday 14th January 2019. Ten teams competed in the branch annual quiz to become 2018 champions and holders of the coveted trophy for the year. The night is a memorial to Bill Rooker who was for…
Many automotive OEMs need to purchase large numbers of castings to very high specifications. Yet many purchasers and designers have limited understanding of the advantages and limitations of the casting process and how best to design components for casting. One large UK OEM came to ICME with just such an…
