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July 2019
Indirect Investment Casting
This article is a reprint from the Formlabs blog.
So far we’ve covered some metal casting basics, as well as direct investment casting in our blog series on casting. Today we are moving to indirect investment casting.
The process of making patterns from molds or tooling is referred to as indirect investment casting because it requires creating molds for producing the patterns in addition to […]
HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Shortens Time to Market – Part 2
The value of functional prototypes
Picking up where we left off on our article about “How HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing customers shorten their time to market” today we will discuss the value of functional prototypes.
In addition to print speed, the material properties of parts from HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solutions are ideal for prototyping and enable customers to make decisions about their final parts.
HP Multi Jet Fusion technology allows for […]
Direct Investment Casting
Last week we covered some metal casting basics and today we are going to pick up where we left off. Today we will talk about direct investment casting.
The direct investment casting process moves straight from creating a pattern to surrounding that pattern with investment material. Since the wax injection method of creating a pattern requires multiple steps, it is considered indirect.
Direct investment casting is best for short runs of parts or initial testing of a […]
HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Shortens Time to Market
Rapid Prototyping
In the mad rush to get a new product to market, every hour counts, and as time passes, competition waxes while customers wane.
In recent years, technological advances have dramatically accelerated the traditional product manufacturing lifecycle. Innovations in advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and digitization are enabling companies to get new products to market faster than ever before.
To keep up with increasing speed to […]
Investment and Sand Casting Processes Part 1
Metal Casting Basics
For applications where parts require fine features or complex geometries, casting remains a cost-effective and highly capable manufacturing process, producing critical components for aerospace, automotive, and medical applications.
Metal casting dates back to at least 3200 B.C., progressing through many cycles of innovation to become the reliable, modernized process it is now. Today, industrial metal casting processes are used to make everything from knee implants to tractor parts.
The basic process to create cast metal […]
HP Leads Digital Manufacturing Forward
New HP Jet Fusion 5200 Series 3D printing solution unleashes manufacturing predictability, breakthrough economics, and new applications; Industry leaders BASF, Jaguar Land Rover, Materialise, Siemens, and Vestas lean in with HP; New HP Digital Manufacturing Network for high-quality parts at scale.
HP Inc. recently unveiled a series of innovations and partnerships helping its customers accelerate their digital manufacturing journey. HP is expanding […]