IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. has announced that Ben Rampulla, IBC's Chief Technology Officer, will replace the President of IBC's Engineered Materials Division, Mark Doelling, on an interim basis. The Engineered Materials Division operates the Company's beryllium-aluminum casting facility in Wilmington, Mass.

Mr. Rampulla, who previously served as President of the Engineered Materials Division, is a 40-year veteran of the investment casting and high-performance alloy manufacturing industry. Prior to joining IBC, he was Director of Engineering at Nu-Cast Inc., which produced investment castings of beryllium-aluminum and other alloys for aerospace and other industries. Previously, he worked for 29 years at Precision Castparts Corporation, including serving as Chief Engineer at that Company's aerospace materials foundry, a $40 million-a-year revenue generating facility, and General Manager of Wyman-Gordon Titanium Casting Corp.

Earlier in his career, he held positions at Ingersoll-Rand and Hitchiner Manufacturing. A Six Sigma Blackbelt and Kaizan trainer, Mr. Rampulla received his B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Rutgers University, and is a graduate of the Whittemore School of Business' Executive Development Program. He is the author of several peer-reviewed publications and previously served on the American Foundry Society's Committee on Investment Casting and on the American Metals Society (AMS) Material Review Board.