LOST PLA + Investment Casting

By using 3D printed base parts, we are able to combine it with traditonal investment casting process, making a shell for pouring melt metal liquid.

From 3D print to part

By using 3D printed base parts, we are able to combine it with traditonal investment casting process, making a shell for pouring melt metal liquid.

Design

3D print

Shell making

Baking

Pouring

Heat treatment

Grinding

Passivation

What's Investment Casting?

Investment casting (or precision casting, silica sol process) involves creating a wax model, coating it with ceramic, melting out the wax, and pouring molten metal into the ceramic mold. After the metal solidifies, the ceramic shell is removed, leaving a high-precision metal part.

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