Are you currently struggling with these concerns?“I admire casting and metalwork, but I think it's impossible for me because ...

With most casting today, the process starts at the computer, where a part has been designed and needs to be developed for precision sand-casting. The part is broken down to determine how many molds ...

Pouring molten metal into three-dimensional molds to make metal parts is the basis behind both sand and investment casting. But there are significant differences between these two methods. In sand ...

Castings and cast stock are metals, alloys, polymers and other materials that are cast into bar, rod, angle, channel, tee, or other shapes. Casting is a metallurgical process in which molten metal is ...

There exists a need for ever more accurate parts and products to be created, and to be created quickly and efficiently. One way of doing this is to use rapid prototyping technologies. Rapid ...

You can melt down almost any kind of aluminum—cans, even—but a piece that has already been cast (such as a water pump, wheel, or intake manifold) will have an alloy that's better suited for casting.

Germany’s voxeljet is one of the world’s leading producers of industrial additive manufacturing systems. While not a household name like 3D Systems or Stratasys, voxeljet’s dedication to large format ...

SPRINGFIELD -- In Roman mythology, the sea god Neptune carried a trident. In modern-day Springfield's North End, a new robot playfully nicknamed by his new owners in Neptune's honor is carrying ...

For some mobile projects like small carts or rolling cabinets, your standard casters from Harbor Freight will do just fine. But some projects need big, beefy wheels, and these custom cast aluminum ...