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Animation - Assembly of Large Parts

Assembly of V8 Intake Manifold

Large casting patterns can be made up of many smaller pieces.

The maximum print size of our rapid prototyping machines doesn't limit our ability to make large parts. CAD data is first divided into pieces that will fit the printer. The resulting models are printed individually and cleaned to remove the support structure. The pieces are then glued while held in custom fixtures to precisely match the CAD dimensions plus metal shrinkage allowance.

This method does not compromise part strength in any way as the whole pattern will be replaced with metal in the casting process resulting in a single metal part with complete structural integrity.

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