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…
ICME National President, Trevor Ayre FICME, was delighted to welcome the first group of Foundry apprentices to the new National Foundry Training Centre in November for their first full block of teaching. Foundry Training Services Ltd (FTSL) tutor, Mike Bacon was leading the delivery, alongside tutors Kevin Smith, John Myers…
Lee Griffiths – Trainee Sales Manager with Shakespeare Foundry Ltd wins ”Apprentice of the Year – Mechanical Engineering’. At a prestigious awards ceremony held at Horwich RMI on Thursday 21st June, Lee was chosen ahead of dozens of apprentices in the area, and presented with a framed certificate and…
