What is investment casting? – GTR Vietnam

GTR Vietnam specializes in delivering top-tier investment casting services, catering to a diverse range of industries including automotive, aerospace, medical, construction vehicles, and precision mechanics. Whether you’re venturing into new product development or seeking to transition an existing design into production, we’re equipped to support your investment casting needs for your next project.

Development history of investment casting

Investment casting is also known as lost wax casting, lost foam casting. This casting method has a long history of development for casting bronze statues and tools since 5,000 years ago. The Egyptians and Greeks used this method to create metal objects in tombs, temples, and sculptures.

During World War II, investment casting was strongly used to serve the production of weapons and aircraft engines that required high precision and durability.

Currently, the lost wax casting method is used in creating precision parts and details in the automotive, aerospace, and medical industries.

Various investment casting, lost wax casting options, we serve

Lost foam casting

Lost foam casting is a versatile manufacturing method employed to fabricate intricate and decorative metal structures, offering engineers the ability to transform their conceptual designs into three-dimensional realities with ease.

Direct investment casting

The pattern creation and implementation of lost wax casting are executed through various techniques, including manual or CNC machining, 3D imaging technology, and optical stereolithography.

Water glass investment casting

Water glass investment casting is a type of lost wax casting process that uses a water-based binder to create molds for casting metal parts. This is a versatile and cost-effective method for producing high-quality metal parts.

GTR Vietnam’s investment casting service process

Which industries utilize investment casting? GTR Vietnam’ lost wax casting service served for

Automotive industry: Essential components of automobiles such as engines, chassis, transmissions, and other parts

Vehicle construction: Components, chassis, vehicle parts, products with intricate details that other casting methods cannot achieve

Medical: Plastic, equipment, and machinery: conduits, breathing tubes, masks, medical devices, containers, machine casings

Precision mechanics: Interior decoration, kitchenware, household items, machine components, automotive equipment, aircraft parts, satellites, and medical devices

Aerospace: Casting services applications requiring high strength, such as aircraft engines, turbine blades, fuel system components, airframes, and compressor cases.

Why choose GTR Vietnam’s investment casting service?

Choosing GTR Vietnam’s lost wax casting service offers several compelling reasons:

• GTR Vietnam likely boasts a team of skilled professionals with extensive experience in lost wax casting.
• Our company may utilize cutting-edge technology and modern equipment in their lost wax casting process, allowing for precise and efficient production of complex parts.
• GTR Vietnam likely maintains rigorous quality control standards throughout the casting process, ensuring that each part meets strict quality criteria and specifications.
• We are specialists in cast components and have many years of strong know-how in the fields of procurement, assembly and logistics.
• GTR Vietnam likely prides itself on reliability and timeliness, delivering projects on schedule and meeting deadlines without compromising on quality.

Do you have questions?

What are common lost wax casting materials?

A diverse array of metals is accessible for investment casting, spanning both ferrous and non-ferrous categories. With their unique properties catering to diverse applications, these metals offer versatility in shaping and configuration. Among ferrous options, ductile iron, carbon and alloy steels, as well as specific stainless steel grades, rank as the most prevalent choices. Additionally, non-ferrous selections including copper alloys, magnesium, and aluminum broaden the scope of materials viable for lost wax casting.

What are the advantages of investment casting?

Lost wax casting has many benefits in the industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical, vehicle construction, precision mechanics, include:

• Lost wax casting utilizes a highly detailed wax pattern, resulting in exceptional precision and dimensional accuracy in the final cast parts.
• Due to the lost-wax process, investment casting allows for the creation of intricate and complex shapes that are difficult or impossible to achieve with other methods like machining or forging.
• Lost wax casting can work with a broad spectrum of materials, including metals like steel, aluminum, and even exotic alloys. This versatility allows for selecting the optimal material based on the specific properties needed for the application.
• The lost-wax process generally results in a smooth and clean surface finish on the cast parts.
• Depending on the chosen material, investment cast parts can achieve a high strength-to-weight ratio. This is valuable in applications like aerospace parts where weight reduction is critical.

Overall, investment casting offers a unique combination of precision, versatility, and quality, making it a valuable tool for various industries where complex, high-performance parts are required.

Which quality standards are followed by GTR Vietnam to produce lost wax castings?

Over time, GTR Vietnam has proven its capability and proficiency in developing sustainable manufacturing solutions to meet long-term demands. Additionally, we have implemented proactive systems that foster collaboration with suppliers to fulfill bespoke requirements. This is achieved through the establishment of international quality standards and metrics within our facilities, while instilling a culture of professionalism within our teams. Our reliability and credibility as an investment casting supplier are further validated by our dual certifications in ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949 standards.

GTR Vietnam is a provider of high quality casting products and other value-added services to meet customers’ production and prototyping needs. Please contact us to request a quote and effective consultation.

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