What is the difference beetween Investment Casting and Lost Wax Casting?

Sometimes Investment Casting is also called “Lost Wax Casting”. So what is the difference between Investment Casting and Lost Wax Casting? They may be similar, but there is a very thin line of difference between Investment Casting and Lostwax Casting. We can differ them with their process, if the investment casting is done by using wax pattern mold, then it is called lost wax casting.

  • In Lost Wax Casting, the wax patterns were made manually for each piece. While in Investment Casting the metal was formed to produce high-quality casting components.
  • Investment Casting is mainly used to manufacture critical and complex parts, while Lost Wax Casting is mostly used for small parts such as jewelry casting and fashion accessories.
  • In Lost Wax Casting only one pattern can be used to make numerous patterns even though the pattern is melted and lost. But on the other hand, investment casting can produce exact replica of the desired casting.
  • Lost Wax Casting manufacturer focuses on precise wax or mold design, while Investment Casting focuses on metal alloys like nickel alloy, copper alloy, cobalt-based, or superalloy.

Advantage Of Using Investment Casting

  • Flexible Design
  • Less Waste, Strong Manufacturing Cost
  • Tighter Tolerance (More Precise)
  • Excellent and smooth surface finish
  • Reduce the need for secondary machining.
  •  Wide selection of cast metals and alloys

 

Why Should You Choose Zenith?

 

  • Engineering, With 20 years of experience in Lostwax Casting, we are experts in casting any kind of products and materialsUpdating knowledge is a must as part of our Engineering team’s daily workload.
  • Quality Focus, Our focus is Zero defects at the customer site.With ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, CE Marking and PED 2014/68/EU Annex. I,4.3 & AD 2000-W0 certified, we have a system to control every production step to get the required quality that customer needs,
  • High Capacity, Our capacity a month can cover 120 tons with available induction furnaces range from 100kg, 150kg, and 250 kg.We also have 1 dedicated line for medical products (zenmed+)
  • IT Utilize System, With every process is managed using a cloud system, the information flow is very quick and accessible everywhere & anytime.We also enable Extranet for customers to check their PO progress and related information and documents.
  • Lean Manufacturing, By applying Lean Manufacturing, every process steps is Visual Controlled and Every Waste is identified and controlled using Continuous Improvement/Kaizen.
  • Health, Safety, & CRS, By having certified for ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001:2015, We are committed to concern with our People Health, Safety & Environment. We are also a permanent donator for Indonesia Cancer Foundation and supporting Orphans nearby the Factory.

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