Case Studies
Investment Casting and Additive Manufacturing Combine To Create Complex Casting
An existing investment casting customer, known for light-
weighting through generative design, partnered with a jewelry company to design a very unique piece, an egg vase-light accent. The customer provided Aristo-Cast with a solid model. Due to the product’s geometric complexity, pattern
manufacture could only be effectively achieved by means of additive manufacturing. Using their in-house Voxeljet VX1000 machine to produce the patterns, Aristo-Cast successfully produced the casting on the very first attempt and shipped the architectural hardware to the customer within days after having received the solid model.
PART: Egg Vase-Light Accent Size: 7.00 x 14.50” tall
Alloy: 300 Series Stainless Steel Aristo-Cast, Inc.
Casting Conversion Significantly Reduces Time And Cost This 30 pound, 6 inch valve seat cage for a reciprocating
turbine compressor was being fabricated as an 11 piece weldment. Assembling a single part was a very time consuming process. By manufacturing the part as an investment casting, the
customer saved approximately 100 hours in fabrication, machining and finishing time per compressor, with each compressor using 8 parts. This resulted in an estimated cost savings of approximately $5,000 per compressor. In addition to yielding a drastic reduction in manufacturing
cost, the customer was able to buy a part nearly ready for use, freeing up skilled welders and machinists to do other work. By converting this part to an investment casting, the customer not only benefitted from a manufacturing and opportunity cost perspective, they also were able to cast the company’s logo and phone number on the part for marketing purposes.
PART: 6 Inch Valve Seat Cage Size: 30 lbs Alloy: CA-15
TPM, Inc. 30 ❘ March 2020 ®
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