With most casting today, the process starts at the computer, where a part has been designed and needs to be developed for precision sand-casting. The part is broken down to determine how many molds ...

Pouring molten metal into three-dimensional molds to make metal parts is the basis behind both sand and investment casting. But there are significant differences between these two methods. In sand ...

As far as the hacker’s toolbox goes, the 3D printer is way up there in terms of utility. Sure, it takes time to learn the ins and outs of designing, slicing, and extruding, but after that, the world ...

Gravity casting aluminum in permanent molds beats conventional sand and pressure die casting. Today, gravity-fed permanent metal molds can produce near-net-shape parts from a variety of aluminum ...

The importance of the development of a light alloy for use in parts that are subjected to elevated temperatures has already been emphasized in many papers, among which that by S. D. Heron on ...

There exists a need for ever more accurate parts and products to be created, and to be created quickly and efficiently. One way of doing this is to use rapid prototyping technologies. Rapid ...

Anzu Partners unites ExOne and voxeljet under ExOne Global Holdings, uniting binder jetting and sand 3D printing.

Follow the creation of a custom cast and machined tracking wheel for a new belt grinder. From pattern design challenges to ...

Watch as we design and create a soft hammer using cast aluminum and a two-part petrobond sand mold. The process begins with a ...

Manitowoc, Wisconsin-based Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry (WAF) has acquired fellow castings producer DEE Inc. of Crookston, Minnesota, according to regional media reports. Green Bay, Wisconsin-based WLUK ...

Water cooling was once only the preserve of hardcore casemodders and overclockers. Today, it’s pretty routinely used in all sorts of performance PC builds. However, few are using large artistic ...