Digital Cast: Mold-Free Casting Technology
Digital Cast is an innovative casting technology offered by Castem, leveraging 3D printing to revolutionize the manufacturing process. Unlike traditional casting methods that require molds, this technology creates casting molds directly from CAD data, making it ideal for small-lot production and prototypes. It also supports the production of complex shapes and custom parts, enabling rapid product development.
■ Key Features
No molds required: Eliminates the traditional mold-making process, significantly reducing lead time and costs.
Small-lot production: The absence of molds allows for flexible production, even for single units.
High precision and complex shapes: 3D-printed molds enable precise replication of intricate designs and complex geometries.
Flexible design changes: Modifications to CAD data are directly reflected in the casting mold, ensuring quick responses to design changes.
Material versatility: Compatible with various metals, including steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and copper alloys.
■ Capabilities
Dimensional range: Accommodates the production of small to medium-sized components with high precision and intricate details.
Manufacturing lead time: From CAD data preparation to casting completion, the process is completed in a short time.
Material options: Supports a wide range of metals, including steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and copper alloys, allowing for material selection tailored to specific applications.
Replication accuracy: Achieves a precision of ±0.1mm, faithfully reproducing intricate details and geometric designs.
■ Materials
Carbon steel - S25C, S45C
Chromium molybdenum steel - SCM415, SCM435, SCM440
Nickel chromium steel - SNC415, SNC815
Nickel chromium-molybdenum steel - SNCM220, SNCM439, SNCM616
Tool steel - SK105, SKS3, SKD11, SK85, SKD61
High-speed steel - SKH51, SKH57
Austenitic stainless steel - SCS13 (SUS304), SCS14 (SUS316), SUS303, SCS19 (SUS304L), SCS16 (SUS316L), SCS18 (SUS310S), SUSXM15J1
Martensitic stainless steel - SCS1 (SUS410), SCS2 (SUS420J1), SCS2A (SUS420J2), SUS440C
Precipitation hardening stainless steel - SCS24（SUS630）
Ferritic stainless steel - SUS430
Duplex stainless steel - SCS11（SUS329J1）
Heat-resistant steel - SCH13, SCH21, SCH22
Special steel - SUJ2, SUP10, SUM23
Cast iron - FC200, FCD500
Aluminum alloy - AC4C, AC7A
Copper alloy - CAC102 (pure copper), CAC302 (HBsC2), CAC403 (BC3), CAC703 (ALBC3), CAC802 (SzBC2), CAC502A (PBC2), CAC203 (YBs C3), CrCu (chromium copper）
Cobalt alloy - Stellite 12
■ Case Studies
Prototype production: Used for creating prototypes during product development, enabling early-stage evaluations and improvements.
Custom part manufacturing: Ideal for high-design, complex custom parts and low-volume production.
Precision equipment components: Widely adopted in the precision equipment industry, where complex geometries and high accuracy are essential.
■ Applications
Digital Cast is widely used for manufacturing precision parts, prototypes, and low-volume products in industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical, and electronics. It is particularly suitable for products requiring unique shapes or frequent design changes during development.
This casting technology offers a groundbreaking manufacturing solution, enabling fast and flexible product development while meeting a diverse range of customer needs.
CASTEM (SIAM) CO., LTD. is located in Chonburi Province, Thailand, and provides services nationwide.
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