While the technology itself has long been established, the real challenge today lies in its industrial implementation. This is exactly where innoMold GmbH positions itself as a specialized production partner for foundries.
3D Sand Printing - From Prototype to Series Production
Additive manufacturing has been used in casting applications for more than two decades. The team at innoMold brings over 20 years of hands-on experience with additive technologies for castings - from early printed models to today’s industrial binder jetting systems.
innoMold has actively supported the development and industrialization of binder jetting technology. Today, this expertise is applied with a clear objective: stable, repeatable and cost-optimized series production of sand cores.
The company’s technological competence is further strengthened through international partnerships, including cooperation with Humtown, one of North America’s leading specialists in industrial sand printing.
Production Focus Instead of Machine Sales
Machine manufacturers also offer printed sand cores as a service.
However, their core business remains the sale of equipment.
For innoMold, core production is the core business.
This fundamental difference shapes the entire organization.
innoMold is neither a demo center nor a machine showroom. The company operates as a dedicated production partner with clearly defined industrial processes.
Key focus areas include:
- repeatable quality
- stable series supply
- defined production processes
- continuous cost optimization
By deliberately operating without a machine sales agenda, innoMold acts as a neutral partner without conflicts of interest. The company’s success is directly linked to the success of its customers.
Reducing Technological Risk for Foundries
Operating industrial 3D printing systems requires:
- high capital investment
- specialized personnel
- additional space requirements in production
- maintenance effort
- deep process know-how
innoMold takes over this complexity entirely.
Customers benefit from:
- immediately available production capacity
- guaranteed quality and delivery reliability
- reduced technological risk
- no capital investment required
This allows foundries to focus on their core competence: casting.
Measurable Advantages in Production
Compared to conventional coremaking, 3D-printed sand cores offer clear industrial advantages:
- tool-free production - no core boxes required
- high design freedom - undercuts and complex internal geometries
- part consolidation - multiple cores can be combined into one core assembly
- printing of complete, casting-ready molds
- partial integration of cores into mold halves - eliminating separate cores
- higher dimensional accuracy
- reduced assembly effort
- lower scrap rates
- reduced grinding and finishing effort
Application Spectrum
innoMold supports foundries that:
- do not operate their own 3D printers
- use innoMold as a backup capacity even when operating in-house printers
- require rapid prototypes
- need to absorb peak loads
- produce short and medium series
- manufacture complex geometries
- face bottlenecks in their own core production
Strategic Location
innoMold is based in Langenfeld, Germany, strategically located between Cologne and Düsseldorf - in one of Europe’s most important industrial regions. This enables short logistics routes, fast response times and close customer support throughout Central Europe.
Conclusion
3D sand printing is today a production-ready technology. However, the decisive success factor is not the printer - but the industrial implementation of the process.
innoMold does not sell machines.
We deliver production results.
