Grey cast iron parts
Prototypes
Medium and high volume production of aluminum castings
Tool body blanks
Aluminum casting
Tool design
Molding materials
For cast iron
Mainly bentonite sand mixture, or if higher size accuracy needed, K-4 type sand with furan resin.
For cast aluminium
Sand with oil (sometimes silk sand), or the above mentioned furan resin with K-5 type sand.
For cores
In both cases sand with furan resin, or hotbox technology.