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Shell Build

A ceramic mold is created by dipping or “investing” the assembled patterns into a liquid slurry and then coating it with dry “stucco” sand. After drying, the dipping process is repeated several times until a specified shell thickness is obtained. The result is a ceramic shell that can range in thickness from 3/16” to ½” depending on the size of the component being produced.

Signicast has invested in robotics for the shell build operation as well as a proprietary shell drying technology that reduces the total time to build a shell. Signicast’s advanced technology has cut the shell build process from one-week to just one day.

". . . Signicast’s advanced shell build technology has cut the shell build process from one-week to just one day . . ."

*Signicast only uses stable, economical, and environmentally safe water-based slurries.