{"id":14748,"date":"2022-02-16T10:57:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T09:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.de\/?page_id=14748"},"modified":"2024-10-14T13:56:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:56:21","slug":"casting-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.com\/additive-manufacturing\/casting-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Casting Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

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    1. What are the different types of molding and casting manufacturing processes?<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. What innovative techniques does voxeljet offer for 3D printing casting?<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. How are castings produced with new 3D printer casting processes?<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. How does the foundry industry benefit from voxeljet’s automatic casting machines?<\/a><\/li>\n
    5. What other industries can use voxeljet’s molding and casting processes?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”448259″ el_id=”different-types-of-molding-and-casting-manufacturing”]What are the different types of molding and casting manufacturing processes?[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ back_color=”color-241501″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1587031870348{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-176892″ heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”h3″ text_weight=”500″ uncode_shortcode_id=”103208″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Sand casting[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”931875″]One of the oldest and most widespread methods of casting is sand casting<\/a><\/strong>. In this process, liquid metal is poured into a sand mold. To create the molds, you will require a model. Usually made of wood or similar, the model is molded in quartz sand to which various binders are added. Cavities can be represented by sand cores that are inserted into the 3D print casting mold. After casting, the mold, including its cores, is destroyed. This principle is called \u201clost mold\u201d. Due to its high dimensional accuracy and surface quality, sand casting is particularly suitable for core-intensive, multi-part molds and complex cast components and, in addition to prototype construction, is also used for small and medium series batch sizes. Sand casting can also be used to process virtually all castable alloys.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-185255″ size=”btn-link” custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-555555″ font_weight=”900″ text_transform=”uppercase” letter_spacing=”fontspace-129229″ icon=”fa fa-caret-right” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voxeljet.com%2Fadditive-manufacturing%2Fcasting-process%2Fsand-casting%2F|title:Sand%20Casting” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”124952″]Learn More[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”2″ back_color=”color-241501″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1587031994606{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-176892″ heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”h3″ text_weight=”500″ uncode_shortcode_id=”455822″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Investment casting[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”234272″]Another of the casting technologies, investment casting<\/a><\/strong> can be used to produce high-precision and filigree castings. Among the various types of 3D casting processes, investment casting stands out as complex and cost intensive. Instead of molding a negative from a solid model, the desired component is modeled from wax or plastic as a positive. The model is then coated with several layers of ceramic in the foundry to produce a mold. When the ceramic is fired, the model melts and a hollow ceramic mold remains. The molten metal is then poured into this. Depending on the component, the multiple encapsulation process can take several days to a number of weeks. After the melt has solidified, the mold is destroyed, and the cast component is reworked or refined for final use.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-185255″ size=”btn-link” custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-555555″ font_weight=”900″ text_transform=”uppercase” letter_spacing=”fontspace-129229″ icon=”fa fa-caret-right” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voxeljet.com%2Fadditive-manufacturing%2Fcasting-process%2Finvestment-casting%2F|title:Investment%20Casting” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”146864″]Learn More[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ back_color=”color-241501″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1587031870348{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-176892″ text_size=”h3″ text_weight=”500″ uncode_shortcode_id=”558583″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Lost wax casting[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”150759″]Lost wax casting<\/strong><\/a>, one of the world\u2019s oldest manufacturing methods, has stood the test of time as a method renowned for its ability to create intricate and high-precision castings. In the course of the process, a manually created wax pattern is covered with ceramic material. Afterward, the pattern is melted out of the ceramic shell before molten metal is poured into the resulting cavity. When the metal has solidified, the mold is destroyed, and the cast component is post-processed for final use. This principle is called \u201clost wax\u201d. \u00a0Despite continuous advancements in the industry, lost wax casting remains mainly manual, with only a limited number of steps being automated and streamlined.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-185255″ size=”btn-link” custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-555555″ font_weight=”900″ text_transform=”uppercase” letter_spacing=”fontspace-129229″ icon=”fa fa-caret-right” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voxeljet.com%2Fadditive-manufacturing%2Fcasting-process%2Flost-wax-casting%2F|title:Sand%20Casting” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”426967″]Learn More[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”2″ back_color=”color-241501″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1587031994606{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-176892″ heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”h3″ text_weight=”500″ uncode_shortcode_id=”201908″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Gravity die casting[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”868139″]Similar to sand casting, gravity casting<\/strong> is used in permanent mold casting. However, instead of a sand mold, permanent molds or metal molds are used to cast 3D prints. Metal is more thermally conductive than sand. As a result, the heat of the melt is dissipated more quickly, and the melt solidifies faster and with a denser structure. This leads to higher strengths in the cast component. Due to the repeatability of the process steps and the reusability of the 3D print casting mold, permanent mold castings can also be (partially) automated for higher volumes. In permanent mold casting too, mainly alloys with low melting points such as aluminum and magnesium are used.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ back_color=”color-241501″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1587031870348{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-176892″ heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”h3″ text_weight=”500″ uncode_shortcode_id=”157366″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Die casting[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”713241″]Die casting<\/strong> is a casting process used primarily for mass and serial production. Alloys with a lower melting point, such as aluminum or magnesium, are mainly cast. In the die casting process, the molten metal is pressed under high pressure into a usually metallic permanent mold. Cooling channels embedded in the mold ensure rapid solidification of the melt, and the components are released from the mold with a pusher. As a mass-production casting manufacturing process, very large quantities can be produced in a very short time and at a low cost per piece. 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Using modern casting machining processes, we produce molds and models on our industrial 3D printers without tools and with the highest precision. We use standard foundry materials such as quartz sands and typical binder systems such as furan and phenolic resins as well as inorganic binders.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”50″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”0″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ el_class=”left-right-bg”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1587036299841{padding-top: 108px !important;padding-bottom: 108px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”h1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”428310″]Binder jetting for sand casting[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”363038″]For sand casting, classic quartz sands are suitable for mold making. For core printing, we rely on various special sands such as cerabeads or chromite.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”862312″]Additive manufacturing casting processes produce the molds in a fully automated layer-building process. In this process, an ultra-thin layer of sand is applied to a build platform and then selectively bonded by a print head. A new layer of sand is then applied and bonded again. These steps are repeated until the mold is completely printed. Digital CAD data is used as the construction plan. After the printing process is complete, the mold is manually lifted out of the sand bed and freed from excess, unbonded sand. After unpacking and finishing, it is ready for immediate use and casting.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”accent” radius=”btn-round” border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voxeljet.com%2Fwebinar%2Fwebinar-workshop-3d-sand-printing%2F|title:Webinar%20%E2%80%93%20Workshop%203D%20sand%20printing|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”204831″]Workshop: Sand printing[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ style=”dark” back_color=”color-176892″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1587036915513{padding-top: 108px !important;padding-bottom: 108px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_size=”h1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”213029″]Binder jetting for investment casting[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”181514″]For investment casting, we use a fine acrylic powder (PMMA \/ polymethyl methacrylate), from which we 3D print models in a layered construction process, just like sand printing.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”208594″]Again, a fine layer of powder is applied to a build platform and selectively bonded by a print head. The 3D printed cast models are then dipped in a wax bath to seal the surface and ensure a precise casting result. The printed PMMA models can be handled just like conventional wax patterns and can be seamlessly integrated into existing investment casting processes. 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Thanks to the use of tried-and-tested materials that are commonly used in foundries, additive manufacturing casting components can be easily integrated into existing production processes. A hybrid application is also possible: less complex molded parts can be manufactured conventionally and only complex or filigree core structures can be 3D printed. 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