History

Timeline of the Investment Casting Institute

1953 First Annual Meeting, Williams Club, New York City
1954 Technical Committees formed
1955 First Sales & Profit survey developed
  First monthly statistical program initiated
1959 Technical Bulletin and News Bulletin Established
1960 Membership reaches 36
1962 TRENDS Magazine published (through 1972)
1968 Investment Casting Handbook published
1976 Institute moves from Chicago to Dallas
1988 First issue of INCAST published
  First equipment expo, Nashville, TN
1992 NETCAST Corp. established (publications arm of Institute)
1996 NETCAST Corp. changed to INCAST Corporation
2001 Annual Industry Certification Training Course Established
2002 Institute moves to New Jersey
  Institute hits its 50th year
  Annual Investment Casting Contest Initiated
2003 Membership stands at 200
2006 Institute Board Changes to 8 Regular (Foundry) Directors & 4 Affiliate (Supplier) Directors
2008 Alumni Membership Created
  New Record for Institute Membership - 227
  ICI Hosts 12th World Conference on Investment Casting and Sets Attendance Record – 841
2009 Intern Scholarship Program Started
2010 10th Annual Industry Certification Course
  Introduced Process Control Course
2011 Record Membership
  Record Attendance at our 58th Annual Conference and Equipment Expo