Carel joined the R&R team in 2011 as an Application Engineer. He is responsible for providing on-site technical support, implementing comprehensive solutions and application technologies for ceramic shell customers in Benelux, Scandinavia, Finland, Israel and the United Kingdom. As a technical expert in ceramic shell application, Carel helps customers improve their casting quality and production efficiency. He earned his Chemical Degree in Laboratory and Analysis Techniques from ROC Aventus Deventer the Netherlands. Carel has 18 years of industry experience as a Production Engineer, Shell Room Team Leader, Chemical Analyst and Quality Manager. Prior to joining the R&R team, Carel worked as a Production Engineer and Quality Manager for an aerospace and defense foundry, casting steel and aluminum alloys using ceramic shell and plaster block molds. He also has experience converting a foundry to attain AS9100 and ISO14385 certification.
The development of a colloidal silica binder to meet the high temperature demands of single crystal and directional solidification casting processes, as well as how to successfully create shells for the specific geometric complexity of the trailing edge of a blade casting.
