Weir Minerals, Todmorden recognised they had a very new management team within their operations and felt they needed to support these managers with the correct tools to be successful, high performing managers of the future. John Killerby and some of his team attended an ICME Leadership and Management Course earlier in the year, John said
The Northern Branch held their annual quiz in Sheffield on Thursday 20th October 2022 with around 40 foundry men & women from local foundries making up 12 teams. Six Rounds of 10 Questions on science & general knowledge were provided by quizmaster Simon Alexander providing great entertainment with teams able to increase their score by
The Institute of Cast Metals Engineers is being represented at the 74th World Foundry Congress in South Korea by Cast Metals Federation CEO Pam Murrell FICME who will be attending the global industry event, with ICME President Robert Bell dialling in for WFO General Assembly of the Members Associations. The event has been organised by
Nick Newby MICME, Director, at Newby Foundries Group, was recently presented with his silver pin to mark 30 years as a Member of the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers. “I can’t quite believe it’s 30 years” said Nick, “but then again I remember my father bringing me into the foundry on Saturdays when my sister
Laura Pantling, the Learning and Development Lead for the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers, ICME, was a speaker at the recent Cast Metals Federation, CMF, Members’ Meeting in Scotland. Alongside ICME National President Robert Bell EngTech FICME (Corporate HSEQ Manager for Harland & Wolff Methil & Arnish Point Facilities Ltd), Laura was able to lead
This September ICME delivered their Investment casting short course to twenty-two delegates, with industry experts sharing their expert knowledge on a range of discussion points. Over two days, delegates learned the technical processes, methods, and definitions behind Investment Casting. ICME's course topics included an introduction to the investment casting process, slurry analysis and control, wax
2022 has seen a successful delivery of many short courses, designed to support and encourage leadership and management in the metal casting industry. Our Courses: ICME continues to have a keen interest in empowering the industry workforce. Our courses have covered topics such as ‘Aspiring and Future Leaders’, where Attendees learned about team management and
We are very fortunate to have so many members who have continued to support the Institute so loyally with their membership for so many years, and commemorative pins have been prepared for those with over 30 years in continuous membership. Mr David Hall FICME has been a member of the Institute for 31 years and
This spring has seen a successful start for ICME’s Certificate Course in Cast Iron Production, Metallurgy and Quality Control, as our students get the low-down on all things technical with cast iron. The gathering saw students complete a foundry tour, as well as get a first-hand look at the casting process, molten metal and a
Delegates to the recent ‘An Audience with John Campbell’ seminar, organised by CMF in conjunction with ICME, were treated to a really interesting and thought-provoking day as John explained his latest thinking around castings defects and the optimisation of casting quality. Delegate numbers were limited to just 25, with a focus on younger people in