Institute of Cast Metals Engineers
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The Institute of Cast Metals Engineers (ICME) is a British professional engineering institution founded in 1904.

History

It was founded as the British Foundrymen’s Association in 1904. It was given a Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...

 on 25 November 1921. On 11 October 2000, it changed its name to the Institute of Cast Metal Engineers.

Structure

It is licenced by the Engineering Council UK
Engineering Council UK
The Engineering Council is Britain's regulatory authority for registration of Chartered and Incorporated engineers and technicians, holding a register of these and providing advice to students, engineers, employers and academic institutions on the standards for registration and procedures for...

 (ECUK) to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers and Technicians. The Institute's address is ICME Metalforming Centre, 47 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...

, West Midlands, B70 6PY, United Kingdom.

It publishes The Foundry Trade Journal, which was established in 1902.

See also

  • Chartered engineer
    Chartered Engineer (UK)
    In the United Kingdom, a Chartered Engineer is an engineer registered with Engineering Council UK . Contemporary Chartered Engineers are master's degree-qualified and have gained professional competencies through training and experience...

  • Incorporated engineer
  • Engineering technician
    Engineering technician
    An engineering technician is a specialist who is trained in the skills and techniques related to a specific branch of engineering, with relatively practical understanding of the general engineering concepts...

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