Presented by David Wilson Recarburiser Product Manager, The James Durrans Group Assisted by Nathan Tucker also of James Durrans Group David’s presentation began with a company profile. James Durrans Ltd was established in 1863 producing blackings for the UK foundry industry. The group now has four manufacturing units in…
We wish to inform you that the ICME Head Office will be closed on the following dates: Wednesday 30th October Thursday 31st October Friday 1st November Thomas Dudley are having extensive maintenance work done on site which unfortunately means that there will be no electricity in the National Foundry Training…
The opening Lecture of the West Midlands Branch 2019/2020 season took place on Monday 9th September at Churchill’s social club in Wednesbury. The event was very well attended, and the audience were shown a presentation entitled “THE LAST DAYS OF STEELMAKING AT ROUND OAK” The guest speaker was Mr Keith…
NEW TRAINING PROGRAMMES STARTING! Recruiting now for an October 2019 start in the North East, West Midlands and Chesterfield & Sheffield Areas EAL Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Technology with the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers & Foundry Training Services Ltd ICME and Foundry Training Services Limited are…
During the centenary year WES is collaborating with the Royal Academy of Engineering to survey engineers about their career experiences through an Engineering Census. This census will compare the experiences of women engineers with that of their male counterparts to understand the barriers to progression and retention that affect both…
Branch President Darren Pritchard, Prof MICME, welcomed members and guests to his end of year Banquet and Ball and thanked the hotel for the excellent dinner. His guests for the evening were National President, Trevor Ayre FICME, National Vice President, Steve Hill FICME, West Midlands Branch Vice President, Mark Holliday…
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 at the recent meeting of the North East Branch of ICME, along with a very knowledgeable, informative and educational insight into the developments in chemically bonded sand systems. The topics discussed were advancements…
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,…