Robert Bigge

Graduate of the Michigan Technological University with a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering and a B.S. in Engineering Administration. He worked extensively in the iron foundry industry before joining ICRI in 2000 as Technical Director. His areas of expertise include alloying and inoculation of cast irons, Ductile Iron treatment and inoculation practices, thermal analysis, metallurgy of cast irons, machinability of cast irons, green sand molding systems and testing, cupola design, operations and control, and statistical process control. Bob is a member of the American Foundry Society (AFS) Green Sand Committee (4-M), and ASTM Committee on Iron Castings (A-04).