In general,chances are that you will hit the minimum with whatever order you place,whatever for prototypes or production.
That depends on the part,design,and approximately the number of parts cast per mold.
An average order is generally between 250 and 500 pieces parts,although we process orders for as many as 50000 pieces or more per year.
We pour the most requested alloys: 17-4PH,CF8,CF8M,304 and 316 as well as aluminum.We also pour more than 200 other different materials.
Yes,we have more than 20 sets of 3/4/5 axis machines and provide CNC machining,milling,turning,drilling,tapping,boring and grinding.
Our as-cast dimension tolerance is a linear tolerance of ±0.005 in/in which is a standard for investment castings.For example,if a 1 ft component were cast.It likely would have a tolerance of ±0.006 in.This can vary slightly depending on the parts size and complexity.
We generally cast a minimum thickness of 0.060″ to 0.080″.But we can cast as thin as 0.030″-0.040″ depends on the material and size of the area.A small area,such as square inch may be appropriate for the thinner wall.
Yes,we can offer a combination of domestic and offshore investment casting to meet your specific needs.
Yes,we build our own tooling and utilize approved outside tooling resources as needed.
This is depend on the part and most of our tool are less than 3000USD