Plexiglas (PPMA). The workhorse wax printer in the shop provides patterns for castings that require a class “A” surface finish. “We don’t want to do millions
These are just a few of the rapid prototyping machines housed in the Advanced Technology Center building.
of pieces,” said Ziemba. “Our bread and butter, if it’s a quick hitter, will be between 5 and 2,000 pieces. We have a business model that lets us go after unique things with the attitude that we can do it. Tere’s no such thing as we can’t; it’s just a question of how long it will take to get it done. We don’t bat a thou- sand, but we have a very high suc- cess rate on first run through and we provide a finished product. “We tackle the difficult jobs, and that enhances the delivery require- ment and makes it more challeng- ing. On a normal production job of 5 to 7,000 pieces, without any tie-ups from secondary machining or anything, a five-week turnaround is standard. Tat includes building the tooling in-house.” With no sales representatives, the
company relies on word-of-mouth marketing primarily from engineer- ing customers. “We run very thin shells here,
which helps enable intricate detail on the parts. We all use the same ingredients, but it’s our recipe that allows our shells to have the strength we need with less thickness,” said
Aristo-Cast pours ferrous and nonferrous investment castings in two neighboring facilities. 18 | MODERN CASTING June 2014
Igniting sawdust over an investment casting after pouring burns off oxygen and produces a better surface finish.
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