The Foundry is Going Digital. Will You Keep Up?

摘要

The Digital Foundry will capitalize on digital design processes, along with significantly improved technologies and materials Investment casting is one of the world's oldest manufacturing methods and despite a lot of new technology available, it remains, at its core, a manual process of pattern, mold, and cast part creation. Several process steps, such as sprue assembly and shell building have been automated, streamlining mass production. However, the requirement for tooling to deliver production-grade casting patterns takes time, keeps costs high, and continues to impose barriers to entry.