There are ten basic steps in the investment casting process. 1. A metal die is used to produce an expendable pattern, now almost universally a complex blend of resin, filler and wax. Precision ...

Investment casting has historically been a long, drawn-out affair, and a very costly one too. The methodology requires custom-making a tool, or die, to form a wax model of the piece you want to ...

Investment casting offers several advantages over other production methods. But to make full use of the technology, designers must be aware of its limitations. Here are several tips for getting the ...

The latest episode “Made in the USA” podcast explores a company that uses collaborative robots, one of the key tools helping US machine shops and other manufacturers compete with lower cost countries ...

I’ve always thought that there are three things you can do with metal: cut it, bend it, and join it. Sure, I knew you could melt it, but that was always something that happened in big foundries- you ...