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Investment casting is particularly well-suited for producing complex components with intricate details, undercuts, or thin-walled sections.

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Investment casting offers precision and accuracy. For example, precisely cast engine parts can enhance fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.

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Investment casting often results in long-term cost savings. The smooth surface finish and reduced need for post-processing can significantly reduce manufacturing time and costs.

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Products that are safety-critical or subject to rigorous performance standards rely on investment casting to produce high-quality parts.

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<h1>Introducing SOPHIA®: Aluminum Investment Castings for Aerospace, Defense and Special Applications</h1><p>Signicast has been a North American leader in investment casting for decades, but our reach is global. CIREX Foundry, our European counterpart, has multiple locations across Europe, specializing in aerospace, defense, and unique investment castings for special projects.</p><p>CIREX Germany is one of only four facilities worldwide with SOPHIA® technology. We invite you to an exclusive webinar showcasing this groundbreaking aluminum investment casting process poised to reshape industries needing specialized parts.</p><p>SOPHIA® combines cutting-edge technology, precision engineering, and innovative materials. This method offers enhanced mechanical properties, reduced production times, and ultimately, superior part performance.</p><p>Join CIREX's expert engineers as they delve into the intricacies of the SOPHIA® process and its manufacturing benefits. Register now to secure your spot!</p><p><strong>Webinar Title:</strong>&nbsp;Introducing SOPHIA®: Aluminum Investment Castings for Aerospace, Defense, and Special Applications</p><p><strong>Presenters:</strong>&nbsp;Rémi Adisson and Ulrich Schneider</p>

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Aluminum Casting Applications | Signicast Webinar

This webinar introduces SOPHIA®, a cutting-edge aluminum investment casting process from CIREX, offering enhanced mechanical properties and reduced production times for aerospace, defense, and special applications. 

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<h1>Using Soluble Cores in Investment Casting</h1><h2>Do your metal components require complex inner cavities?</h2><p>Investment casting is ideal for parts that require tight tolerances, repeatability, and complex design characteristics. For parts that require particularly complex inner cavity configurations, our design engineers can incorporate a soluble core into the investment casting process. The use of soluble cores allows for more intricate cavity patterns to be included in the casting, reducing or eliminating the need for additional machining.</p><h2>Designing for soluble core</h2><p>Incorporating a soluble core into the investment casting process is achieved through strategic design and a few additional steps to our advanced investment casting process.</p><p>During the standard investment casting process, the pattern wax is injected into the mold cavity, cooled, ejected, and then attached to the sprue before continuing on for the remainder of the casting process. If the part does not require a particularly intricate core, this process is automated with our state-of-the-art technology. If the part does require an inner channel, the soluble core process is best-achieved by one of our specialized operators.</p><p>First, a soluble wax is injected into a mold to form the geometry of the core. The core is then ejected from the mold and cooled.</p><p>An operator will mount the soluble core in a precise position within the cavity of the mold for the entire component. The position of the soluble core within the mold is held by points of support that are incorporated into the mold during the design process. The added support ensures that the core stays in place when the pattern wax is injected and helps to facilitate the removal of the wax from the mold. The mold is then closed and the pattern wax is injected into the cavity around the soluble core. In the mold, the soluble core creates the inner baffles, channels, and ports that will be included in the final casting.</p><p>Once the pattern wax is cooled, the whole part is ejected from the mold. The part is then inserted into a bath of mild muriatic acid, and the soluble core is dissolved out, leaving behind a geometrically complex core that could not be otherwise achieved with standard investment casting.</p><p>The remaining pattern wax is then attached to the sprue and continues through the remainder of the investment casting process as normal. The end product is a repeatable, intricate part that delivers high performance without demanding costly secondary operations.</p><h2>So why soluble cores?</h2><p>Utilizing soluble cores provides many benefits, but the biggest benefit is the ability to design components with more complexity in the core of the part without costly secondary operations.</p><p>Without the need for additional machining, engineers enjoy greater design freedom. Additionally, the elimination of secondary operations mean that you’ll save time in the manufacturing process, and therefore, save on manufacturing costs.</p>

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Soluble cores in investment casting allow for the creation of complex internal cavities within metal components, eliminating the need for secondary machining and offering greater design freedom while reducing manufacturing costs.

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<h1>Investment Casting and Ceramic 3D Printing</h1><p>In recent years, Signicast has been expanding its prototyping services to meet the ever-evolving needs of its growing customer base—from rapid in-house tooling to PMMA and SLA patterns for strength and design validation. Signicast understands that when seeking a fully functional prototype that will streamline the transition to mass production, clients don't want to compromise on quality for the sake of time or cost.</p><p>In recent years, Signicast has been expanding its prototyping services to meet the ever-evolving needs of its growing customer base—from rapid in-house tooling to PMMA and SLA patterns for strength and design validation. Signicast understands that when seeking a fully functional prototype that will streamline the transition to mass production, clients don't want to compromise on quality for the sake of time or cost.</p><p>With a new partnership comes access to new technologies and exciting possibilities. DDM's LAMP™ (Large Area Maskless Photopolymerization) ceramic 3D printing technology introduces advanced capabilities—including topology optimization and generative designs—for achieving the complex components clients have come to expect from Signicast, but with the convenience and shorter lead times of 3D printing.</p><p>In this webinar, Signicast's Vice President of Sales, Pete Lorenz, joins DDM founder and Chief Technology Officer, Suman Das, to discuss how this new technology can best serve customers. The webinar will cover:</p><ul><li>Investment casting and ceramic 3D printing process foundations</li><li>Metal quality and options with ceramic printing</li><li>Pros and cons of ceramic 3D printing versus 3D metal printing</li><li>Case studies</li><li>And more!</li></ul><p>Meet the speakers!</p><p>Fill out the form below to download the free on-demand webinar.</p><p>Unable to attend the webinar live? No problem!</p>

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Explore the partnership between Signicast and DDM, focusing on how DDM's LAMP™ ceramic 3D printing technology enhances Signicast's prototyping and investment casting capabilities, offering customers faster access to high-quality, complex components. 

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