China Silica Sol Investment Casting - Quality Products from Reliable Suppliers and Factory
Why Choose Us
Production Range
Our Production Range Include Investment Casting, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Cnc Machining and Welding, Hot Deep Galvanized, Zinc Plate, Powder Coating Process.
System Certification
Qingdao Lier Sheet Metal Products Co., Ltd. Has Passed Iso2000 System Certification. En15085, ts16949.
Export Countries
We Export Our High Quality Products to United Stated, Canada,australia,denmark,korea and Others Since 1995years.
Design & Development
The Company Has a Professional Design and Development Team, a Number of Senior Designers with More Than 20 Years of Design Experience.
Special Shapes and Sizes
Silica sol casting offers great versatility and is well suited to producing pipe fittings with complex shapes and multiple sizes, which is often impossible using traditional casting processes. Furthermore, this method lends itself to meeting specific engineering needs by producing customized pipe fittings tailored specifically to individual customers.
Complex Geometric Structure
Silica sol casting provides engineers with an effective way of realizing complex geometric designs for pipe fittings such as multi-angle elbows, special-shaped tees and asymmetric reducing pipes that better fulfill project requirements. This gives engineers more freedom in developing systems tailored specifically to project needs.
Multi-size Options
Pipe fittings can be customized according to specific engineering specifications; from small diameter precision pipes up to large diameter trunk pipes, silica sol casting can accommodate them all.
Customized Production
When it comes to special applications such as high pressure, high temperature or corrosive environments, silica sol casting can be customized to produce pipe fittings of special materials and shapes according to specific material specifications and design needs in order to ensure both safety and efficiency within a pipe system.
Types of Silica Sol Investment Casting
Gravity Casting
Molten metal is injected into the mold under the action of the earth's gravity, including sand mold casting, metal mold casting, investment casting, etc.
Pressure Casting
The process of injecting molten metal into the mold under the action of other external forces (excluding gravity), including pressure casting, vacuum casting, low-pressure casting, centrifugal casting, etc.
Special Casting
Including centrifugal casting, investment casting (precision casting), die-casting (high-pressure casting), low-pressure casting, metal mold casting (including metal mold sanding), lost foam casting, V method casting, continuous casting, squeeze casting, differential pressure casting, etc.
How Do I Choose the Right Investment Casting Company for My Project
Define your project requirements
Clearly outline your project's specifications, including the type of material, dimensions, tolerances, and any specific features or complexities. This will help you assess whether a casting company can meet your specific needs.
Research potential casting companies
Look for investment casting companies that have experience and a good reputation in the industry. Search online, check industry directories, and ask for recommendations from colleagues or professionals in your field. Heda castings started exporting precision casting parts since 2004 and have built long-term business relationships with clients from all over the world.
Quality and certifications
Check if the company has appropriate certifications, such as ISO 9001 or other industry-specific quality standards. These certifications indicate that the company follows established processes and maintains high-quality standards. Our foundry is a ISO9001-2015 certificated factory.
Request samples and references
Ask the casting companies for samples of their previous work to evaluate the quality of their castings. Additionally, request references from their existing clients and contact them to inquire about their experience working with the company.
Capacity and production capabilities
Determine whether the casting company has the capacity to handle your project. Consider factors such as production volume, lead time, and their ability to scale up production if needed. Our annual production capacity is more than 4,000 tons.
Technical support and collaboration
Assess the level of technical support and collaboration the casting company can provide. A reliable company should be able to offer guidance and expertise throughout the design and manufacturing process, suggesting improvements and optimizations where necessary. Our engineers can offer design and engineering support. We have experienced engineers who can review your designs, provide feedback, and offer suggestions for improving manufacturability and cost-effectiveness.
Pricing and affordability
Obtain quotes from multiple casting companies to compare pricing. However, remember that choosing the lowest-cost option may not always yield the best results. Consider the overall value, including quality, expertise, and reliability, along with the pricing.
Supply chain management
Consider how the casting company manages its supply chain. They should have established relationships with reputable material suppliers to ensure the quality and availability of materials. Efficient supply chain management can also contribute to shorter lead times and reduced costs. Our factory is close to Shanghai port and Ningbo port, we have our own exporting company in Shanghai and we have very reliable partners in inland transportation and international logistics field, in order to ensure our parts can be shipped or air world wide safe and in time.
Visit the facilities (if possible)
If feasible, arrange a visit to the casting company's facilities to see their operations firsthand. This will give you a better understanding of their capabilities, quality control processes, and the overall working environment. We welcome all the clients to pay a visit to our foundry in China.
Factors to Consider When Choosing Silica Sol Investment Casting
Cost of Tooling
When it comes to selecting the tooling options you need for silica sol investment casting, you have to consider your expected usage rates. Silica sol investment castings may become more costly if the quantity requirements are low. If permanent tooling is used, castings that are produced using other cost-effective alternatives are recommended. Another factor you need to consider is the tooling amortization. In case you're not aware, the investment cast tool consists of multiple components that are fitted together in order to come up with the complex geometry of most silica sol investment castings. While you can easily overlook the front-end cost, the cost of further machining and fabrication doesn't come cheap.
Size Limitations
Silica sol investment castings can be created in a range of sizes. However, it's important to note that compared to the other shaped technologies such as the sand-casting technique, the upper limitations of silica sol investment castings on that range is lesser.
Very Small Internal Shapes
If you're using silica sol investment casting for applications that are thin-walled, you're making the right choice. However, if you're trying to produce structures that make use of cores, this method can present you with processing challenges. In case you're not aware, it's not possible for holes to be much deeper than 1.5x diameter or much smaller than about 1.6mm or 1/16.
Timing
Did you know that the silica sol investment casting process involves a series of steps? This means that compared to other castings processes, it takes longer to complete. However, since castings typically don't require additional machining, the entire process time to produce a finished component can still be shorter than its alternatives.
