The investment casting process offers many unique benefits over not only other casting processes, but also over many other common manufacturing processes, such as machining, welding, forging, stamping, and assemblies. Examples of these benefits are :
Design Freedom: The investment casting process allows the designer the flexibility of nearly infinite alloy choices, and great flexibility in external and internal configurations.
Unlike other casting methods, there are no draft requirements in the investment casting process, allowing for much more accurate dimensional conformance.
Reduced Machining: Investment castings are produced to close tolerances and near-net size. There is little secondary machining required, thus offering savings in machining time and material costs.
Mechanical Properties: Investment castings will usually be able to meet the same mechanical properties of components manufactured from wrought metals.
Superior Aesthetics: The surface finish of investment castings is consistently better than 125 RMS. Fine details, text, logo’s and design features not attainable with other processes are possible.
Reproducibility: The investment casting process produces a reliable and consistent product.
When you consider any process consider the total finished cost of the item. Be it forging, fabrication, machined or casting, it is your total cost that is often the key driver in your decision. Value added features such as consistent near net shape castings, superior as cast surface finish and appearance, cast part numbers, logos and other important branding considerations and are enhancements not easily included with other processes. Many parts that require miscellaneous machining operations or fabrication can be investment cast to full customer satisfaction. Often our parts become an integral part of a fabrication or machined assembly. Again, it is important for our customers to meet us and discuss your requirements to realize the potential value and savings.
Investment castings are in a league by themselves and are being used for many commercial and critical applications with a great success. In many material applications and in the appropriate size range investment casting is the “go to” process of choice. We go to extra lengths to ensure your confidence often doing pre-production x-ray and other examinations to bring confidence in your experience of purchasing from Fuchun Precision Castings Co.,ltd.
