Digital casting utilizing 3D printers. Adopted in various industries such as aircraft, ships, automobiles, precision equipment, industrial machinery, medical, and construction!
A contemporary artist created a glass art piece about 10 centimeters tall, which was 3D scanned and then a 3D printed model was made, enlarged to about five times its original size. The extremely complex shape, which was accidentally created like candy art, was reproduced through precision casting. Since the installation location is near water, we used a highly corrosion-resistant duplex stainless steel "SCS11." The final product was buffed to create a mystical sculpture that blends into the space. **What is Digital Casting?** When prototype parts are needed during design changes in development, when there is no stock of parts and urgent replacements are necessary, or when original jigs are needed for on-site work… In such cases, traditional methods like mold production for mass production of parts or casting methods for metal products are not viable options considering cost and delivery time. Therefore, if needed, we offer mold-less casting with the catchphrase "Just make it from one piece!" With no mold required, zero mold costs, a delivery record of as little as one week, and custom casting available from just one piece. Since the original form is a 3D printed item, we can accommodate complex shapes and hollow items that cannot be manufactured with molds. This service is utilized in numerous industries, including aerospace, marine, automotive, precision machinery, industrial equipment, medical, and construction, catering to metal parts production requests from both corporations and individual customers.
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- Supported metal materials... Over 70 steel types - Estimated lead time... Approximately 2 to 4 weeks (as short as 5 days) - Supported sizes... About 500 mm square - Areas of expertise... Simple to complex shapes High flexibility in size and material with single delivery time
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Industrial machinery, semiconductor components, aerospace parts, golf club heads, turbochargers. Prototyping and verification of complex shapes, strength verification of cast products, prototyping verification with material changes, and production of original parts, etc.
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With a posture of "just half a step" without complacency, we have cultivated "lost wax precision casting" over many years. In 1991, we obtained a U.S. patent for "MIM (Metal Injection Molding)." Utilizing 3D printing technology, we offer next-generation precision casting technology called "Digital Cast." We provide optimal proposals through various technologies! We thoroughly support our customers' manufacturing processes! We specialize in complex three-dimensional shapes in small lots of various types and carry out everything from mold making to casting, machining, and simple assembly in-house. We supply products to various industries, including medical devices, semiconductors, machine tools, and aerospace. "Just make it, from one piece." We can propose a wide range of manufacturing methods from prototype production of one piece to mass production. We enable time savings in searching for various suppliers and considering consultation destinations, becoming a true total cost reduction partner by proposing reductions in management costs associated with consideration time and product costs. More than half a century ago, Castem's casting began with handmade machine tools. Today, we have become a company with the top domestic share in the manufacturing of general industrial parts using lost wax and are also engaged in the production of micro lenses and micro needles using the world's highest precision 3D light shaping technology.
