Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
(OP)
We want to replace our current Lost wax casting process with which we manufacture complex metal parts for Aerospace Industry (Al-Li), with a different, suitable Technology in order to lower cost & time.
Which Technologies would you propose?
Which are the top companies working on those?
How much you think we could save?
Which Technologies would you propose?
Which are the top companies working on those?
How much you think we could save?
RE: Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
RE: Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
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RE: Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
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RE: Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
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To the Toolmaker, your nice little cartoon drawing of your glass looks cool, but your solid model sucks. Do you want me to fix it, or are you going to take all week to get it back to me so I can get some work done?
RE: Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
Proud Member of the Reality-Based Community..
To the Toolmaker, your nice little cartoon drawing of your glass looks cool, but your solid model sucks. Do you want me to fix it, or are you going to take all week to get it back to me so I can get some work done?
RE: Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
http://www.brp-castings.com/
http://www.generalaluminum.com/capabilities-lost-f...
http://www.e-smarrt.org/FinalReports/Task3_8_MfgAd...
https://www.mercalloy.com/mercury-castings/
http://www.americanfoamcast.com/lostFoam.asp
http://www.foamcast.in/uploads/4/5/2/1/4521329/foa...
RE: Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
RE: Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
Part tolerance is one of the major reasons to use investment castings. You will have to machine more details if the tolerances are tight.
Lost foam casting is investment casting except the investment part is foam part.
Look at your parts being cast using lost wax and review part tolerances and features. Permanent mold casting or die casting are possibilities if the volumes are high enough and the materails are strong enough.
Machine the part from solid is the complexity is not great.
Good Luck
RE: Alternative Lost-wax casting for complex metal parts
for putting so much thought in it, and sharing your knowledge!