Image Gallery: Ceramic Shells for Direct Metal Casting of Metal Parts

Core for airfoil casting.

Slip casting mold.

Shell for atificial knee implant.

Automotive manifold casting from a 3DP mold (Soligen Corp.).


Mold created by Alpha machine for a part to be used in the machine itself.

Part created from the mold to the left. The part was actually inserted into the machine.

Surface texture.

Surface texture.


Tin-lead "velcro" macro-texture, casting.


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