URETHANE CASTING
Urethane Casting is a process best suited for customers looking for low-medium volume parts that are high quality, precise, and consistent parts – and produced fast. Using Stratasys Direct’s proprietary process for pattern production, 3D Restoration can guarantee consistency and quality in your cast components. This is a multi-step method that applies vacuum, heat and pressure to advanced formula polymers. This results in void-free, strong and stable pre-production and production components.
Cast plastic parts are durable and inexpensive. They consistently render fine surface details and offer high-quality finishes with the look and feel of consumer products. Because they are significantly less expensive than injection molding, silicone and urethane casting are also useful for quickly creating prototypes for molded parts.
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URETHANE CASTING
Urethane and silicone casting are a versatile middle ground between 3D printing and injection molding that can offer the best of both worlds. Modern advances in materials have made silicone and urethane cast parts comparable in quality to injection molded parts. At the same time, these cast parts can be produced in small to medium quantities faster and at less cost than with injection molding.
When compared to 3D printing, silicone and urethane casting materials have a wider range of chemical, thermal and mechanical properties than 3D printed plastics. Because they are not restricted by the size of a printing bed, cast parts also offer better value for medium to large parts. Lastly, cast parts have superior finish and fine detail when compared to 3D printed parts, which means they can accurately create the look and feel of consumer products without any additional finishing.
Common applications for rapid casting include:
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Electronic housings
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Gaskets
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Panels
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Food-safe products
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Medical devices
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Performance parts for transportation and aerospace
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Outdoor products
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Fixtures
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Cosmetic parts
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Displays
URETHANE CASTING – 3D PRINTING
3D printing is used to create the master patterns for silicone and urethane mold-making, so you can have tooling in less time than more traditional methods. Since urethane casting is so effective at rendering fine details, it can easily reproduce custom finishes, saving time and money. If you have a part in need of replication, we can easily reverse engineer existing objects with 3D scanning as well.