66th Technical Conference & Exposition
CASTING CONTEST
WINNERS
Uni-Cast, LLC. Takes Medical Casting Award with a Support Housing and Instrument Cover Manufactured from A356 alloy, these two components
help provide medical professionals with life-saving technology that infuses warm blood and liquids into patients that have experienced massive blood loss. To meet customer quality and delivery requirements, Uni-Cast employed rapid process development techniques, to ensure a first-pass acceptance of this product, which is comprised of thin walls with tight dimensional tolerences.
PART: Support Housing Size: 14 x 13 x 7.5” Alloy: A356
Notes: Thin walls and tight tolerances made this cast- ing ideal for investment casting.
Uni-Cast, LLC.
JUST RELEASED! New Edition of Atlas of
Wax Pattern Defects This new edition makes use of decision trees to quickly characterize defects, identify possible causes and suggests potential corrections. Free to Institute Members. Visit
www.investmentcasting.org.
Investment Casting Institute
An Investment Casting Institute Publication
Atlas of Wax Pattern Defects
Introduction 3
Section 1: Defects in Patterns 4 Section 2: Defects in Soluble Cores 22
Section 3: Defects in Patterns Related to Cores and Chills 31 Best Practices 36
List of Defects 39 May 2019
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