Posted to News on 6th Feb 2007, 19:12
Investment castings and rapid prototyping on show
Metal parts with complex shapes usually mean high costs, but not so with investment castings. The more complex the shape, the more economic the process becomes in comparison to other manufacturing techniques.
As a specialist manufacturer of investment castings and rapid prototypes, PI Castings Ltd has a lot to offer designers, production engineers and procurement managers who are looking for design flexibility and economic production of metal parts.
Investment casting offers complex-shaped parts with close tolerances, fine detail and a smooth surface, saving production costs by reducing machining to the minimum. Castings are made in sizes from 5-600 mm in a very wide range of metals including aluminium, low-alloy steels, stainless and tool steels, brass and bronze.
The highest quality standards are achieved, as castings are used for aerospace and defence requirements, medical applications and general engineering industries. PI Castings claims to be the first independent investment casting company in the UK to be approved to NADCAP standards for non-destructive testing. This is a very prestigious approval and underlines the company's philosophy to be one of the best-equipped and most competent investment casting companies in the UK.
Investment castings and metal rapid prototypes will be displayed on the PI Castings Stand No M55 at the Southern Manufacturing Exhibition 2007.
