Our History

Organized in 1939 when ten foundry firms, striving to improve their melting operations, joined forces to employ the Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio, the Gray Iron Research Institute was formed. GIRI split from Battelle in 1948. In 1982 GIRI was renamed Iron Casting Research Institute (ICRI) to reflect the variety of irons produced at member plants. ICRI presently has members located in ten states and one member each in Canada and Mexico. 

Our Mission
  • To provide means by which each member can become more technically proficient in producing low cost, high quality iron castings.
  • To select members who can benefit from the results but also have the qualifications to contribute to this mutual effort.
  • To operate with the optimum number of members to permit employment of a highly qualified staff, yet limit the number of members so that the unique rapport between staff and members can function. 
  • To maintain a technical staff which, by interaction with member technical and operating personnel, can:
    • Transfer known foundry technology into member operations
    • Develop new technical knowledge or processes for use by the members.
    • Assist members in solving specific foundry problems in a consulting capacity.
    • Develop programs which will serve to educate technical and operating personnel employed by the members.
    • Function as an extension of each member's staff when dealing with customer problems.

News Flash!

AFS and DIS have jointly issued the following position statement on ASTM E2567-11 (Ductile Iron Image Analysis Standard)  ICRI agrees with the statement and wants all our members who produce Ductile Iron to be aware of it.   http://www.ductile.org/ASTM%20E2567-11%20Position%20Statement.pdf

 

ICRI has recently undergone a restructuring of dues fees.  We are now offering three classes of membership to new members.  The new classes are listed below:

              Paid Service Hrs.     Yearly Dues            Qtrly.           Billing Over Hour Charge 
Option A         25 Hours            $7,500/Yr.        $1,875/Qtr        $300/Hr. Over 25 up to 100 Hrs.
Option B         50 Hours           $12,500/Yr.        $3,125/Qtr        $250/Hr. Over 50 up to 100 Hrs.
Option C       100 Hours           $20,000/Yr.        $5,000/Qtr        $100/Hr. Over 100 Hrs.

After 100 Hours additional hours are $100/Hour

ICRI MEMBER NEWS AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 15-16-2012

ICRI will hold a Technical Committee Meeting on May 15-16, 2012 in Warsaw, Indiana.  There will be a plant tour of Dalton-Warsaw as well.  You can register now by clicking Meeting Registration from the Member's Only homepage.  

we have posted the powerpoint presentations from the 142nd operators meeting on the members only page. 

Email Address:  icri@ironcasting.org

 Iron Casting Research Institute, 2802 Fisher Road, Columbus, Ohio 43204   PH: 614-275-4201 FAX: 614-275-4203