A Christmas Wish

Throughout the year, everyone strives to keep up with the blinding pace of business and the near-endless flow of tasks, duties and requirements. So much attention and effort is focused on getting the job done right and achieving success in business. In the midst of...

Small Run Investment Casting

Depending on the application and other factors, small run investment casting may be an excellent option. Clearly, investment casting is most cost effective for long and repeat runs of parts, however, there are other issues to consider. The investment casting process...

Investment Casting Offers Low Material Cost

Among the many benefits and advantages offered by the investment casting process is low materials costs in many cases. The primary reason is that investment casting is a near-net-shape process. Because molten alloy is poured into highly precise molds, there is little...

Investment Casting Characteristic #9 – Surface Finish

The investment casting process is excellent for producing very smooth, high-quality surface finishes. With little or no machining and finishing work required, by the near-net-shape process, excellent surface finishes are produced right out of the mold. In addition,...

Investment Casting Characteristic #8 – Tight Tolerances

The near-net-shape characteristics of the investment casting process makes it possible and cost effective to achieve tight tolerances in an extensive range of parts and components. Molten alloys are poured into extremely accurate molds made from identical patterns and...