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INVESTMENT CASTING - YOUR ADDED VALUE

In order to be smart for you, we have developed a wide range of services by building up years of know-how in investment casting and machining/assembly. On the following pages, we give an insight into our BLANK world with a variety of cast materials, lightweight construction solutions, complex part geometries and other interesting topics.

Importance of investment casting

Investment casting describes a casting process used to produce precise & detailed castings. Various metallic materials can be cast, such as aluminium, iron, copper, cobalt & titanium. After melting down, these alloys are cast into prefabricated moulds. This results in investment castings that meet the demands of our customers at the highest level. Rarely, the process is also called precision casting or precision die casting. These names are due to the very tight tolerances that can be achieved in investment casting. Tolerances of 0.1 mm are possible for small components and approx. 0.5 % of the nominal dimension for large components. If tighter tolerances are necessary, these surfaces are mechanically reworked accordingly.

Investment casting is thus not only distinguished by its special process, but is also the optimal solution for meeting customer-specific requirements. Investment castings are used in a wide range of industries. These include, for example, the automotive sector , mechanical and systems engineering, food and packaging technology as well as pharmaceutical, medical technology and rehabilitation technology

The special features of investment casting

The investment casting process brings with it some advantages that many are not aware of. Through the investment casting process, your products can achieve, among other things, a longer service life, a significant reduction in weight, improved surface quality, as well as increased economic efficiency. However, in many applications it is not recognisable at first glance that this is investment casting. It often happens that parts are produced using alternative manufacturing processes, such as machining, whereby intelligent investment casting solutions could be produced more economically at this point. Frequently, neighbouring components can also be integrated into the investment casting, in which case, functional integration must be mentioned. Let our experts check your components to see if investment casting is the more suitable process for you.

What makes FEINGUSS BLANK special

The investment casting specialists at BLANK are at your side right from the start. You benefit not only from our know-how in the manufacturing process, but also from our service as a development partner. In this way, we supply you worldwide with specially developed prototypes or series investment casting products in a wide range of industries.

At FEINGUSS BLANK, your needs come first. We ensure the technical feasibility of your complex products at economically attractive conditions and outstanding quality. See for yourself – become a fan of FEINGUSS BLANK, the foundry made in Germany!

The steps of our investment casting process

The beginning of a successful partnership from one mould

Our manufacturing process is very complex and involves many different steps. We bring these to the point for you briefly and succinctly. Here you can find out more about the entire investment casting process at BLANK.

  • Step 1: Contact

    FEINGUSS BLANK is available for you at any time. Whether by email, via the contact form or by a phone call - we are there for you!

    After you have contacted us and we have received the design data, we check your product in detail with regard to feasibility by means of feasibility analyses and structured system considerations in order to be able to ensure process-stable series production. We are happy to support you in developing a functionally integrated solution from a single source.

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  • Step 2: Production of the injection moulds

    BLANK manufactures tools for injection moulding from the 2D or 3D data sets. In this process, negative shapes of the later investment castings are machined out of aluminium blanks using machining or eroding processes. In the injection moulding process, these are later injected with low-melting-temperature plastic. There is also the innovative possibility of prototyping. Additive processes offer the possibility of replicating manufacturing steps using 3D printing even before tools and samples are produced. This allows, for example, the casting system to be optimised or special machining variants to be worked out, saving you both costs and time.

  • Step 3: Wax model manufacturing and the production of the wax tree

    Once the tool has been made, the wax pattern production can begin with the injection of the mould. The wax models are the basis of the whole investment casting process. In the next process step, the individual components are combined into so-called wax trees. Where possible, we use automated robots to ensure process stability and efficiency.

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  • Step 4: Making the ceramic mould

    After the wax models have been made, they are transported to the adjacent dipping room. This is largely automated. The wax models are dipped into a special dipping mass (ceramic mass) consisting of binder and flour and sanded. This process is repeated 6 to 12 times. In this way, we ensure the stability of the ceramic mould in addition to the highest surface quality of the castings. This is necessary for the precision of the finished product. After each dip, a drying step must be carried out in our special drying rooms.

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  • Step 5: The lost mould - lost wax melting and firing of the ceramic mould

    Before the wax is melted out in the lost wax process at over 1000°C and the ceramic mould is fired, the low-melting-point plastic is evaporated in the ceramic mould. The aim of melting out and firing the ceramic mould is not only to give the ceramic shell the necessary strength so that it does not break or crack in our casting process. It is also designed to remove all wax residue to ensure maximum quality when casting. So-called autoclaves are used for this process step. We recycle the wax in an environmentally conscious way via our system partners so that it can be reused. Due to the melting out of the wax model, the investment casting process is referred to as the lost model.

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  • Step 6: Casting the melt

    The melting process is followed by our core competence and the heart of the process: casting. When casting, we basically differentiate between two casting methods: Atmospheric casting and vacuum casting. In addition, the low-pressure casting process is also used in aluminium casting. The choice of casting process depends on the subsequent use of your product and the material used. Influencing factors will be the desired properties of your product, such as weight reduction to a certain target weight, or resistance to environmental influences. We can perform our precision casting with over 200 alloys. Our appealing variety of materials combines both steel and super-alloys as well as aluminium and copper-based alloys. If required, we will coordinate an individual alloy for you to meet your requirements as a development partner. Our foundry mechanics prepare each material composition individually for the melt and test it in the laboratory before casting the melt. In order for the melt to flow precisely into each chamber of the ceramic shell, the temperature must not cool down too quickly during casting. The casting temperature, the shell temperature and the analysis of the melt are of particular importance for the cast quality of your castings.

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  • Step 7: Casting finishing, processing and assembly

    Once the casting into the ceramic shells is done, they must cool down before the ceramic shell can be knocked off. We then separate the individual components of the cast trees from each other. The sprue is removed, the parts are mechanically processed, cleaned, blasted, engraved, heat treated or otherwise individually treated and finished as required. Delivery of the casting as a blank is also possible, as is the assembly of individual components into sub-assemblies. To counteract waste, the separated cross and the sticks of the tree structure are recycled and reused as recycled material. In the case of highly complex and angled castings, chemical cleaning is also carried out to ensure that all ceramic residues are removed.

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  • Step 8: Ensuring the highest investment casting quality

    To ensure that you receive your products in the expected quality, our laboratory and in-house quality assurance offers solutions that meet the requirements. In addition to ongoing quality inspection, we offer the option of spectral analysis, testing of mechanical properties and other quality controls. Metallographic examinations, digital radioscopy, crack detection by dye penetrant process or magnetic crack detection, dimensional inspection and other individual testing and measuring techniques are also available at our company.

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  • Step 9: Packing and shipping your castings

    Your investment casting products are individually packed and shipped by us. For this process step, FEINGUSS BLANK has a modern logistics centre at its disposal, staffed by our experienced specialists.

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