What is a casting?

Casting in metalworking, casting means a process, in which liquid metal is poured into a mold that contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process.

Investment casting is a technique for making small, accurate castings in refractory alloys using a mold formed around a pattern of wax or similar material which is then removed by melting also known as the lost wax process.

Benefits

• ›The investment casting process produces an excellent surface finish
• ›High dimensional accuracy and no flash or parting lines.
• ›Extremely intricate parts can be casted, the process is extremely accurate.
• ›Little or no machining or detailing required.
• ›Tight tolerances and thin walls can be achieved through investment casting.

What We Make

Unsurpassed Investment Casting Solutions

Our engineers provide expert and innovative solutions to achieve all precision investment casting requirements regardless of the complexity of the design detail called for in the specifications. While careful machining can achieve closer tolerances than available in an investment casting, a critical design view will often permit minor expansion of tolerances, undercuts, blind holes, etc. to allow the higher production yields and lower piece costs possible with investment castings. If closer than cast tolerances are necessary, the machining required on an investment casting will still be substantially less than on conventional cast or fabricated pieces.

"Using investment casting instead of other manufacturing processes ensures that extensive secondary machining and finishing are unnecessary, and investment casting produces parts and components that don't need welds, nuts, or bolts."

Investment Casting Capabilities

• ›Prototype Castings • Low, Medium or High Volume Investment Casting Production
• ›Mitigation of risk • Concept design • Approved design • Full production
• ›Tight tolerances, intricate details, thin-walls, superior corrosion resistant surface finish

Significant Value Added Services

• ›Product design assistance • SLA & LOM rapid prototype casting development
• ›Patterns, mold-making • In-house secondary machining
• ›Nadcap certified heat treating
• ›Nadcap certified non-destructive testing
• ›Florescent penetrant & X-ray inspections
• ›Chemical & physical testing
• ›Plating, painting or coating • Partial or complete assembly