Unbeatable performance
Close cooperation between casting consumers, foundries and rapid prototyping service providers was a key success factor while manufacturing the prototype for the cylinder block 122.853.446.001. Through the use of the latest CAD technology by all involved parties and use of foundry expertise on the one hand and molding material and milling technology on the other, procurement of the prototype took three months less than it would have taken using conventional mold preparation by using patterns and core boxes.
Günter Jacobs
(Burckhardt Compression Winterthur CH)
Erfahrungsbericht Direkt Form GmbH >>>
Achieving the finished product sooner and and ready for market more quickly – rapid prototyping methods are manufacturing methods which make direct use of existing CAD data to produce workpieces. Without manual work, without a pattern, the mold is built directly from the PC using a stereolithographic process, or as shown here, a molding material mill.
No costs for models
High precision
Reduced costs
Mores cope for design
More rapid manufacturing
Are some of the advantages of using a rapid prototyping approach for individual pieces and small series lots.
Example: The process of creating a mold for a cylinder block 
