Below are details of the forthcoming ICME Technical Courses taking place in September:
- Investment Casting
- Lean Principles in a Casting Environment
- Pressure Die Casting Quality & Process
Full details of the courses are below.
Investment Casting
Duration: 2 days
10th & 11th September 2025 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Dudley Archives & Local History Centre, Tipton Road, Tipton, DY1 4SQ
What’s in it for you?
Improve your knowledge of Investment Casting, covering:
Day 1:
• Introduction to Wax Materials
• Properties, Specifications, and Testing of Wax Materials
• Wax Injection Machines and Pattern Manufacturing
• Identifying and Addressing Wax Pattern Defects
• Wax Pattern Assembly Techniques
• Overview of Ceramic Shell Manufacturing
• Understanding Binders and Refractory Filler Materials
• Testing Binders, Slurries, and Refractory Materials
• Preventing and Correcting Ceramic Shell Mold Defects
• Plant and Equipment for the Molding Room
Day 2:
• Feeding and Gating in Investment Casting
• Dewaxing and Firing Ceramic Shell Molds
• Exploring Various Casting Processes
• Post-Casting Operations and Procedures
• Understanding Metallurgical Defects
• Non-Destructive Testing and Final Inspection
• Implementing Effective Process Control
Who should attend?
The document outlines a series of investment casting lectures aimed at enhancing the practical knowledge of personnel such as operatives, technicians, and sales staff.
Scheduled for the first two weeks of September, the lectures cover topics over two days, including wax
materials, ceramic shell manufacturing, feeding and gating processes, and metallurgical defects, with both
morning and afternoon sessions dedicated to specific aspects of the investment casting process.
Full details are available in the attached flyer.
The booking form is attached.
Lean Principles in a Casting Environment
Duration: 2 days
16th & 17th September 2025 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Dudley Archives & Local History Centre, Tipton Road, Tipton, DY1 4SQ
What’s in it for you?
Improve your knowledge of Lean improvement tools and their application in a metal casting environment.
This course includes:
• Be able to describe how Kaizen can support your business
• Recognise the importance of the involvement of your staff in improvement processes
• Have knowledge of and be able to apply the 7 kaizen concepts into your business.
• Identify opportunities to apply continuous improvement techniques in a casting environment.
• Appreciate the benefits of clear visual management systems to the foundry business.
• Understand a range of problem-solving tools that can be put into practice in a foundry environment to
improve the operation.
• Demonstrate flow process analysis as a tool to improve both workforce and process efficiency
inside a casting environment.
Who should attend?
The program will be suitable for technicians, engineers and staff working in technical areas
looking for an understanding of the principles of lean. The course is also suitable for non-technical
staff to seeking to learn about the concepts and potential application of lean in the production of cast
components.
Full details are available in the attached flyer.
The booking form is attached.
Pressure Die Casting Quality & Process
Duration: 1 day
17th September 2025 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Eckington Business Centre, Market Street, Eckington, Sheffield, S21 4JH
Who is it for?
This one day course will be suitable for technicians, engineers and staff working in technical areas looking for an understanding of the principles of High pressure die casting. The course is also suitable for non-technical staff to seeking to learn about the underlying concepts of High pressure die casting.
Course includes:
• The fundamentals of the high pressure die casting process and the alloys available
• Automation and ancillary equipment that are important to the process
• Calculating & controlling the cost of a casting
• The basics of die design – calculating locking forces, layouts, runners, gates and venting
• Quality issues that arise in high pressure die casting, what they are, what causes them and how they can be avoided.
Full details are available in the attached flyer.
The booking form is attached.
To book your place on any of our courses please return a completed booking form to training@icme.org.uk
If you require any further information please contact ICME at training@icme.org.uk
