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    Laempe Mössner Sinto installation at BMW Landshut.
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    Laempe 3DP Technology Debuts at BMW

    Dec. 17, 2024
    Following an extensive joint-development process, six additive manufacturing systems are producing sand molds and cores for aluminum engine castings.
    Business Wire
    Manufacturers can produce high-quality master patterns quickly for investment casting using the 3D Printing Build Processor from Stratasys and Materialise.
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    New Build Processor for IC Patterns

    Sept. 24, 2024
    SLA printer supplier and software developer claim their new processor will speed file processing and improve print speeds, to enhance 3D-printing workflows for prototyping and...
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    Sands through and hourglass.
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    Jack Palmer, 1953-2024

    Sept. 17, 2024
    Jack Palmer brought new ideas and new approaches to foundries worldwide, and his legacy to the metalcasting industry is much more than a nameplate.
    Fraunhofer IFAM
    The thin, structureless layers of UltraPlas allow both nanoscale surface structures, e.g., for the nanoimprint process, and mirror-gloss surfaces to be perfectly reproduced.
    Molds/Cores

    Could Cold Plasma Change HPDC?

    Sept. 5, 2024
    An “ultrathin, hard, and sustainable non-stick coating” promises higher quality finished parts, with savings in production cost and time.
    3D Systems
    3D Systems’ QuickCast Air (at left) is an advanced tool for designing 3D-printed polymer patterns (right) for investment casting, to maximize material removal from the interior of casting patterns. This enables reduced material consumption, lower pattern costs, faster build times, cleaner burnout processes, and improved draining efficiency.
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    Design Software Optimizes Investment Casting Patterns

    Sept. 4, 2024
    The QuickCast Air function offers more geometric options for 3D-printed polymer patterns, lowers investment casting tooling costs, maximizes material removal, and contributes ...

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    Foundry Quiz: Are You Foundry-Literate?

    Dec. 3, 2024
    Metalcasting has its own lingo. Can you find the “foundry” meaning of these standard words?
    Eirich
    Molds/Cores

    Digitalization for Molding Sand Prep

    July 25, 2024
    An “intelligent” sand management technology models daily casting orders and calculates new sand and additive requirements.
    3D Systems
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    Pellet-Extrusion Printer for Prototypes

    June 20, 2024
    High-speed pellet extrusion technology speedily and cost-effectively addresses manufacturers’ need for functional prototypes, tooling, fixtures, sand casting patterns, thermoforming...
    Franklin Precision Castings
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    Investment Caster Rebrands

    June 18, 2024
    Aiming to emphasize the wide range of its capabilities, Franklin Precision Castings is rebranding to highlight the wide range of its capabilities.
    Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry
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    Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Buys ATEK

    May 14, 2024
    The Iowa operation is the fourth acquisition in three years for WAF, as it builds a regional network for “high-quality aluminum castings.”