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of the two castings. The case study was done on an impeller that
is currently in production so tooling costs and lead times, as well
as actual production costs and times, were known. The resulting
data serves to provide the most accurate measure-to-date of the
benefit of the process as measured both in dollars and in time.
2:30–2:55 pm
Utilize Ancient Casting Techniques
and 3D Printing Technology to Accelerate
Direct Manufacturing Processes
John Wigand, MME, Vice President of Product Development
& Strategy, Solidscape Inc.
Emily Berg, CAM Administrator/Production Specialist/
Quality Control Specialist, Casting House
Justin Ryan, BA, Graduate Research Associate,
Arizona State University
leverages the ancient art and precision of lost wax casting
with the latest advancements in CAD/CAM design to solve
complex geometry modeling challenges in RP and direct
manufacturing processes. With fewer, if any, constraints on
model complexity—3D printing technology and lost wax or
investment casting can combine individual pieces into one
complex—even moveable—part, thus eliminating multiple
assembly steps and points of failure. Our presentation will further
explore how—for applications such as custom jewelry and even
patient-specific body parts or vascular models—high-precision
3D printing coupled with lost wax casting have become creative
manufacturing tools and research game-changers.
From small precision parts through exquisite custom jewelry
and even patient-specific biomedical models, 3D printing now
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