Tag: Patternless Casting

The mold-making operation itself: pattern allowances by alloy, sand and binder targets, ramming and mold hardness, gating and riser design, vents, closing, pouring temperatures and shakeout – plus when a printed sand mold removes the pattern entirely.

The sand casting process from pattern to finished part: six steps, five molding methods compared, sand and binder selection, gating and riser design, and pattern options.

Case study: 3DPTEK’s Tongling foundry scaled bronze art casting to 500 tons a year with sand 3D printing — faster delivery and repeatable quality.

Case study: a heavy machinery OEM cut casting cost and lead time with patternless digital molds — no tooling bill for one-off parts.

Case study: a shipbuilder’s complex impeller went from a 12-week pattern wait to a 2-week digital mold — with better accuracy and yield.

Training mold makers for digital casting: the CAD workflow, printing process, QC loop, and a practical 12-week plan to upskill your team.

3D printed molds for bronze art casting and sculpture: go from CAD to bronze faster, with unlimited design freedom and no traditional pattern tooling.

Rapid casting for pump and valve makers: go from CAD to cast part in days with digital sand molds — no patterns, no pattern storage, faster delivery.

How to choose a sand casting service provider: five practical criteria on capability, lead time, quality systems, and pricing — plus the questions to ask.

Sand binder jetting vs traditional pattern tooling: the full cost and lead-time math, with a worked example and payback analysis for a real casting job.