Large castings with CASTFAST: Think bigger, act faster!
Now also Large castingsWith the full CASTFAST power! Whether prototype or small series – CASTFAST now offers large castings for components from 500 kg. With the same advantages of printed sand molds: fast, flexible and precise. Why CASTFAST large castings make the difference Cost advantage: Our best-cost method from a quantity of 1 in the […]
Designing sand molds for the 3D printer? Nothing goes wrong with these CASTFAST rules
Guidelines and tips from the CASTFAST team to help foundries successfully design sand molds for 3D sand printing.
When will 3D sand printing replace metal 3D printing?
Fast Manufacturing metal components without tooling or welding? Designers like to use metal 3D printing for functional prototypes and one-off parts. With “Printed Casting” it works the same way, with a bonus. Here, the CASTFAST team briefly explains the differences and advantages of 3D sand printing. Additive manufacturing processes offer great design freedom, flexibility and […]
VIDEO: Huge spare part for cooling water pump recast
The (short) film about the giant pump project is here. In a nutshell: The GVT team urgently needed a highly complex spare part for an old cooling water pump – without a drawing, without a model. The video shows how we were able to cast it anyway.
Which material for iron casting with 3D sand printing?
Which materials are available for iron casting from the 3D sand printer? EN-GJL or rather EN-GJS? What do you need to consider when choosing? The CASTFAST team reports from the field.
Highly complex, from a standing start
A critical spare part for a cooling water pump used in a German power plant could no longer be obtained from the original manufacturer. Drawings or even a model for the ultra-complex cast part (guide vane housing, pump built in 1971) were also no longer available. Thanks to the combination of precision measurement and model-free casting (3D sand printing), the pump component could still be manufactured. And next time it will even be possible at the touch of a button.
Sustainable casting: 3D sand printing as a waste killer
You don’t need a black belt in lean management to know that waste is not a good thing. Using the classic typology of waste types from lean theory, we briefly show here how 3D sand printing makes casting more sustainable.
Freedom, freedom! How 3D sand printing is pushing the boundaries of casting design
Discover how 3D sand printing in casting design overcomes traditional limitations and enables complex, cost-effective designs. Learn more about the benefits of this innovative technique, from print-ready core packages to unlimited design freedom.
Cast spare parts: wooden model, fully molded casting or printed casting?
Nowadays, anyone who needs cast parts as spare parts has several options to avoid these problems. A good understanding of all the possibilities helps in an emergency, but also simply in selecting the best process for the respective application.
3D sand printing as a savior in times of need: three practical examples
Rapid casting procurement is often still based on long-term relationships with suppliers and good preparation. When something unforeseen happens and it has to be done quickly, the disadvantages of traditional casting with a wooden model become a problem.
3D sand printing can step in in such situations. Here are three examples from CastFast production where Printed Casting has helped customers out of a tight spot and made the impossible possible.
Casting on the fly: 3D sand printing and digitalization create shortcuts in the foundry process
3D sand printing combines additive manufacturing technology with traditional sand casting, creating shortcuts in casting production.
Rapid prototyping in castings? 3D sand printing enables the rapid evolution of cast components
Casting, testing, modifying, casting, testing. Thanks to 3D sand printing, it is suddenly much easier to produce and refine prototypes as castings. Not only because the elimination of lead times and model costs of the “printed casting” process makes the whole thing faster and more affordable.
