Casting Material

Z Corp offers an innovative array of solutions and casting materials for investment casting, direct casting, and rapid prototyping and manufacturing applications. Z Corp. 3D printers offer a superior alternative to traditional casting approaches for faster, more affordable, and less labor intensive casting.

In much the same way that conventional desktop printers provide computer users with a paper output of their documents, 3D printers output physical objects from 3D CAD data. 3D printers can be used to "print" investment casting patterns or to output molds for direct pour applications, using a mix of available casting materials.

In metal casting applications, 3D printed molds made of proprietary casting materials eliminate up front-tooling costs; are expendable but quickly and inexpensively produced; include plumbing in the mold design; and require less labor. 3D printed molds are ideal for the production of small quantities of product where the cost of traditional tooling would be prohibitive.

For investment casting applications, Z Corp. 3D printing (3DP) technology and casting materials enable users to quickly print physical 3D parts as a replacement for a wax pattern - shaving weeks off the traditional process for prototyping metal parts. Alternately, 3D printers can be used to output prototype models in plaster composite powder directly from a 3D CAD file, for rapid prototyping and manufacturing applications.

Z Corporation 3D systems, casting materials, and rapid prototyping systems are constantly meeting the needs of today's competitive global market. Our casting materials and processes are a proven component of solid modeling systems worldwide.

Z Corporation has a casting material for a wide variety of casting and rapid prototyping applications:

Investment Casting Material can be used to quickly fabricate parts for use as investment casting patterns. This casting material is a mix of cellulose, specialty fibers, and other additives that combine to maximize wax absorption and minimize residue during the burn-out process while creating an accurate part.

Direct Casting Material can be used to create sand casting molds for non-ferrous metals. This casting material is a blend of foundry sand, plaster and other additives that have been combined to provide strong molds with good surface finish. It is designed to withstand the heat required to cast non-ferrous metals.

Casting Material

Z Corporation has a casting material for a wide variety of casting and rapid prototyping applications:

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