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Issues and Ideas

Researchers Studying Cybersecurity in Sand 3DP

Oct. 10, 2024

The Clear Cast Resin plus stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing workflow produces patterns with fine details and smooth surfaces as well as clean burnout and minimal ash content.

Molds/Cores

New 3DP Workflow for Investment Casting

Oct. 3, 2024

The modular Resand electric sand reclaimer can be installed in four to five months, to clean 1,000 kg of sand per hour.

Molds/Cores

Low-Emission Sand Reclamation Drawing Interest

Oct. 3, 2024

Manufacturers can produce high-quality master patterns quickly for investment casting using the 3D Printing Build Processor from Stratasys and Materialise.

New Products

New Build Processor for IC Patterns

Sept. 24, 2024

Issues and Ideas

Jack Palmer, 1953-2024

Sept. 17, 2024

The thin, structureless layers of UltraPlas allow both nanoscale surface structures, e.g., for the nanoimprint process, and mirror-gloss surfaces to be perfectly reproduced.

Molds/Cores

Could Cold Plasma Change HPDC?

Sept. 5, 2024

Highlights

This Carat 610 megacasting machine was built recently at Bühler’s Holland, MI, plant.

Molds/Cores

Bühler Shows First US-Built Megacaster

Oct. 1, 2024

To be supplied to a North American automaker, the Carat 610 HPDC machine has a locking force of 61,000 kN.

3D Systems’ QuickCast Air (at left) is an advanced tool for designing 3D-printed polymer patterns (right) for investment casting, to maximize material removal from the interior of casting patterns. This enables reduced material consumption, lower pattern costs, faster build times, cleaner burnout processes, and improved draining efficiency.

New Products

Design Software Optimizes Investment Casting Patterns

Sept. 4, 2024

The QuickCast Air function offers more geometric options for 3D-printed polymer patterns, lowers investment casting tooling costs, maximizes material removal, and contributes ...

Astech engineering manager Bob Helwer holds a pattern printed on the company’s EXT Titan Pellet 3D printer.

Molds/Cores

Additive is Transformative for Astech

Sept. 3, 2024

An iron and steel foundry adopted 3D printing to bring pattern production in-house, handing it a competitive advantage with tooling, accuracy, speed of production, and turnaround...

Purchasing and MRO

Higher-Performance Water Glycol Formulations

Aug. 20, 2024

For decades water-glycol formulations have been the hydraulic fluid of choice for metalcasting, driving efficiency, supporting cost management, and enhancing safety. New developments...