Typical production time for a 3D printed wax pattern is a few hours or less; no time or money is wasted on an injection molding process for traditional pattern tools. Cost reductions for initial ...

Cambridge – Xaar’s Nitrox printheads have been selected by ZCZH, a Chinabased industrial 3D printing company, to drive its waxjetting system for precision casting applications. The solution digitises ...

Investment casting, or lost-wax casting, is a 5000 year old process that has largely remained unchanged since it was first used by the ancient Chinese. The emergence of 3D printing technologies ...

New multiJet printing solution delivers over 30% improvements in speed with 50% less support material usage to reduce costs. 3D Systems introduced the MJP 300W Plus, a new addition to its 3D wax ...

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 ...

Integrating 3D printing with standard casting methods shortens lead times and enhances production agility. Combining additive manufacturing and milling automates processes, reduces waste, and ...

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 ...