Manufacturing Process Animations

Investment Casting Animation

Investment casting includes the following steps:

• Parts are first molded in wax
• The runner is moved and multiple parts are attached to a wax runner
• The wax parts are dipped in a wet ceramic slurry. The “mold” become thicker and thicker
• After drying, the wax is removed leaving the ceramic mold
• The ceramic mold is then heated to a temperature of around 1,000 C
• Molten metal is then poured into the hot ceramic mold
• Wait until the mold cools
• The ceramic mold is then broken by vibration
• Individual parts are cut from the runner
• Now we have accurate parts

Please click the video to watch investment casting animation (for stainless steel casting, titanium casting, carbon steel casting & low alloy steel casting) or you can visit at youtube.com to watch.

High Pressure Die Casting Animation

High pressure die casting includes the following steps:

• Die casting tools placed on machine
• Die casting mold is closed
• Molten metal (aluminum, zinc etc.) flows into injection barrel
• Molten metal forced from barrel into mold
• Molten metal cools in mold
• Mold opens
• Pins eject molded parts from mold
• Ejected sprue is removed from the two cavities
• Two cavities completed

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Permanent Mold Low Pressure Die Casting Animation

Permanent mold low pressure die casting includes the following steps:

• Mold to close
• Molten metal poured into cubicle
• Pressuring gas push molten metal into mold
• Mold open, get the part
• Remove parts from mold

Please click the video to watch permanent mold low pressure die casting animation or you can visit at youtube.com to watch.

Permanent Mold Gravity Casting Animation

Permanent mold gravity casting includes the following steps:

• Open steel core tool
• Steel core tool closed
• Resin sand mixture is poured into core tool
• Steel core tool is heated to fuse the resin sand
• Fused resin sand core is removed from tool
• Fused cores are placed in cavities in steel gravity cast tool
• Steel gravity cast tools is closed
• Molten metal is poured into gravity casting tool
• Metal solidifies
• Gravity cast tool opens
• Parts are removed
• Resin core is removed by vibration
• Finished gravity cast parts

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Cold Forging Animation

Cold forging includes the following steps:

• Bar stock is cut
• Cut bar sent to die
• Forge the shape in first die
• Second die to further shape the part
• Part is full shaped

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Hot Forging Animation

Hot forging includes the following steps:

• Heat up the material
• Put in mold, edger operation
• Put in mold
• Mold close
• Mold open
• Remove the part from the mold
• Finished part

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Sand Casting Animation

Sand casting includes the following steps:

• Patterns are made for the top and bottom halves. Feeds and risers are added to one of the patterns
• Metal or wooden sand boxes are placed on the patterns
• Casting sand is poured into the sand boxes
• The sand is compacted
• The sand boxes are turned upside down
• The patterns are removed
• The feed side box is placed on top of the bottom box
• Molten metal is poured into feed hole
• The metal solidifies and cools
• The top sand box is removed
• The part with the feed is removed
• The feeds are cut off
• Finished cast part

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