The Gray Iron Research Institute(GIRI) was organized in 1939 when ten foundry firms, striving to improve their melting operations, joined forces to employ the Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio. Joined by additional members, GIRI split from Battelle in 1948 under the directorship of D.E. Krause, who held the post of Executive Director until 1973. William F. Shaw succeeded him and continues as Executive Director today. In 1982 GIRI was renamed Iron Casting Research Institute (ICRI) to reflect the variety of irons produced at member plants. ICRI presently has twenty-two members located in fifteen states and one member located in Canada. Our Mission To provide means by which each member has the opportunity to 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 to limit the number of members so that the unique rapport, so evident between members, can function. To maintain a technical staff which, by interaction with member technical and operating personnel, can: Provide an awareness of, and a transfer and application of 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.
Iron Casting Research Institute (ICRI)
Columbus Ohio
USA
