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From stratasys.com
Investment casting (IC) is one of the most economical ways to produce complex shaped parts from metal. In some cases, it is the only method available when parts have undercuts, thin walls or inaccessible configurations. One disadvantage of using IC for small quantities is the long lead time and high cost of tooling to produce the necessary wax patterns. As a substitute for the wax patterns, rapid prototype parts may be used, resulting in substantial time and cost savings.
Six foundries participated in a program that evaluated the use of ABS parts created from Stratasys® FDM Rapid Prototype (RP) systems. The ABS parts were produced as substitutes for the injected wax patterns. Each foundry had experience using different RP parts. Feasibility and expertise were established over nine months, using three test geometries.
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Rapid prototyping automates the fabrication of a prototype part from a three-dimensional (3-D) CAD drawing. These physical models convey more complete information about the product earlier in the development cycle.
Metal casting involves the shaping of free-flowing liquid metals through the use of dies, molds or patterns.
Waxes and wax compounds are high molecular weight organic materials similar to fats and oils, except waxes are solid at room temperature (melting point above 45 C). Waxes are used in sealers, polishes, inks, lubricants, binders and investment casting.
Foundry equipment and supplies used in die casing, investment casting and other metal casting operations.
Mold making services design and build tooling and patterns for a variety of molding processes, including investment casting, permanent mold casting, sand casting, die casting, lost foam casting, powder metal, die forging, injection molding, blow molding, extrusion, thermoforming, compression molding, rotational molding and others.
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Investment casting patterns are molded by the injection of a special wax into a metal die. The patterns are assembled into a cluster around a wax runner system. The 'tree' of patterns is then coated...
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For sand casting, the most common metals are iron, steel, bronze, brass and aluminum. With these alloys, sand casting can produce small parts that weigh less than one pound or large parts that weight...
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