Materials Science and Engineering Department is a new member of Investment Casting Institute

Joseph E. Fritz, Executive Director of the Investment Casting Institute (left) and Pierre Deymier, Materials Science and Engineering Department Head (right)

The Investment Casting Institute (ICI) recently welcomed the UA department of Materials Science and Engineering as an affiliate member. The Investment Casting Institute is a manufacturer's trade association. The organization's primary mission is to promote the investment casting process as well as ICI members in addition to collecting and disseminating information about the industry and providing education opportunities to members. Established in 1953, the Institute is comprised of over 245 companies, half of which are casting members and the other half of which are supplier members.