EFFECTIVENESS OF PRIMECAST® AND PMMA ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES TO PRODUCE PATTERNS FOR INVESTMENT CASTING

Nkhasi, N.P.; van der Walt, J.G.; du Preez, W.B.

dc.contributor.author	Nkhasi, N.P.
dc.contributor.author	du Preez, W.B.
dc.contributor.author	van der Walt, J.G.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-10-24T08:56:21Z
dc.date.available	2018-10-24T08:56:21Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11462/1717
dc.description	Conference Proceedings	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Investment casting produces parts that need little or no secondary machining operations. Wax patterns used for investment casting are typically produced through an injection moulding process with the accompanying tooling. However, cost and lead time to produce tooling can be high and complexity is limited by conventional machining ability. Additive manufacturing provides an alternative method for producing investment casting patterns that can provide dramatic time and cost savings. This paper reports on a study to determine the advantages and limitations of using PrimeCast® and PMMA patterns produced for investment casting by two different additive manufacturing technologies.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	19th Annual International RAPDASA Conference	en_US
dc.title	EFFECTIVENESS OF PRIMECAST® AND PMMA ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES TO PRODUCE PATTERNS FOR INVESTMENT CASTING	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US