Services
Why Should You be Interested in ICRI?
This unique foundry service organization provides members with qualified
engineers on call as needed to act as a complement to members' technical staffs, without
being a burden on their payroll.
The highly qualified ICRI Engineers are on call to provide members with timely
technical assistance, in addition to providing a myriad of other technical services
described below.
ICRI operates on a dues structure. Each member pays annual dues
of $20,000 to list one foundry. For multiple plants a member pays 15% of
the annual dues for each additional foundry listed. When a member exceeds
100 hours of direct service within a year, they are billed at $100/hr. for hours
over 100 within the year of July 1 to June 30.
A Board of Trustees composed of one Trustee per member, operate the Institute
in accordance with an approved code of regulations. The Trustees meet twice a year
to conduct the business of the Institute. They elect traditional officers and an
Executive Committee who set policy and guide the direction of the Institute.
ICRI is funded almost entirely by a dues structure which is at the same
level for each member regardless of size or tonnage. However, multiple plant members
are assessed a surcharge per listed plant expressed as a percentage of basic dues.
Additional income is derived from a per hour charge for service time used beyond a stated
level. The Institute is a not-for-profit corporation and has a current budget of
~$510,000.
Travel expenses to member plants are reimbursed as incurred.
Meeting expenses are either collected by a registration fee or a
pro-rata charge after the meeting is completed.
What Services are Available to Members?
The ICRI staff is dedicated to fulfilling the goals set forth by the Board of
Trustees. This is done in many ways, some of which are:
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Troubleshooting
at member plants on specific member technical and operating problems
followed by detailed
reports. |
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Providing
plant operating audits and report |
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Conducting and
publishing surveys on appropriate plant operations, processes, raw materials and
equipment. Recent examples include the ICRI Melt Operations Survey, Green Sand
Survey, Rust Inhibitor Survey, Spectrometer Survey, Shot Blast Survey, and Core Wash
Survey. |
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Analyzing
casting defects to determine likely cause and probable cure. |
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Assisting
members as a third party in resolving technical problems with members' customers. |
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Providing fast
telephone response to a wide variety of member concerns, often resulting in immediate
forwarding of appropriate information from the comprehensive ICRI library and files.
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The staff is
available for in-plant visits at member or customer plants on short notice, if necessary.
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Acting as a
"clearing house" to suggest appropriate dialog between members who have
similar equipment or problems. |
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The staff
makes no decisions for their members and rarely establishes specific guidelines for member
operation. Instead it acts in an advisory capacity with an excellent background and
database on the technological operation of each member. |
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When desired,
the staff works with members on items of a proprietary or confidential nature. |
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Organizing and
conducting annual meetings of member technical personnel. |
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Organizing and
conducting meetings on special topics as needed. |
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Organizing and
conducting biannual meetings of operating personnel in conjunction with a visit to a
member foundry. |
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The Institute is centrally located to its membership. The map below shows
present member plant locations. The Columbus, Ohio home office locations affords
easy access to member plants by car or air.
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