Dr. Stuart Uram, founder and former president of Certech, has joined Mikro Systems’ Advisory Board, bringing many years of valuable industry experience to the Mikro team. Certech grew to the largest independent ceramic core company in the world prior to its sale. Dr. Uram is recognized as a premier ceramic engineer and entrepreneur in the industry and holds numerous patents in the field. He is currently owner of Inca Tool, a tool supplier to the investment casting industry. He also serves as an advisor on numerous other boards.
“We are pleased to have Stuart’s insight and experience available to us in developing and commercializing our TOMO(sm) technology in the field of investment casting,” said Michael Appleby, President and CEO of Mikro. “His experience in the investment casting industry will be invaluable to us, and we appreciate his involvement.”
Dr. Uram holds Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Science degrees in Metallurgy from MIT, where he was part of the foundry group during his studies. He founded Certech, Inc. in 1970, a producer of ceramic cores for the investment casting industry as well as injection molded ceramics for a variety of applications.