At REMET they understand that it is important to respect and look after the environment, which is why they have introduced products that are designed to help you to reduce your foundry’s impact on the environment. A good quality wax is a key component of the final casting and can reduce rework. This article we will look at some of the waxes that REMET offer to help achieve these process improvements and…

One of the most time-consuming aspects of the foundry process is the shell construction. The longer an assembly takes to complete the shelling process the higher those parts production costs are. But what is the solution to reducing the time parts spend in the shell room? The answers are obvious: 1. Expand – One way of increasing throughput in your shell production is to increase your capacity, by expanding…

Slurries can be a headache for artists, schools, and small foundries, for many reasons: • Shell room infrastructure – Shell room equipment is a high cost investment • Health and safety risks – There are many risks involved in the investment casting process • Stock management – 5 – 10 different materials are required for a traditional slurry • Hard to use – Slurries are often difficult keep in their optimum…

This insight will highlight some common slurry testing mistakes that I’ve seen over the years. Avoiding these common mistakes could help keep your process running smoothly. Viscosity Viscosity testing, although at first glance appearing simple, can be a little bit more complicated. One of the standard ways to check viscosity is to use a dip cup of some sort, and depending on the required viscosity of the…

One of the services that Remet offers is a fully equipped wax room, manned by highly skilled and experienced staff. This wax room offers a number of benefits to customers: Extra Capacity Remet's wax room is available to meet your demands when your own capacity has been reached. This flexibility allows you to better react to fluctuations in workload of your wax room resources without having to make capital…

Remet prides itself on being a technology lead company that continually strives to push the boundaries of the materials that we offer. Our expanding product range offers the caster a wide range of choice when choosing the most appropriate materials for their process. Our dedicated Research and Development team are constantly working on new and innovative approaches to making the materials used for Precision…

The financial burden of work in progress is always an issue in any foundry. One of the major causes of the length of time required to dry each shell coat, in some cases it is only possible to perform one dip per day. Adbond® Quikset™ from Remet offers a solution to this problem. Quikset is a concentrated binder additive that allows for faster dip cycle times. The rapid drying action is particularly…

In October 2016 Gavin Dooley joined Remet UK as the new Director of Technical Operations, responsible for quality control, technical support, NPD and R&D. He started his career researching the fundamentals of wax and shell materials before moving on to the overall process, focussing on quality, scrap and consumables. Gavin has co-authored a number of technical presentations for ICI and WCIC conferences,…

The modern Precision Investment Casting foundry is a very much changed place from the organisations that existed even ten years ago. Large industrial organisations with surplus capacity for research and research into alternative materials, technologies development are not unusual, but they are increasingly rare. PIC foundries now lean to production facilities heavily geared for manufacture with little spare…

Following another successful ICI show, you can now find Dr. Grant Bradley’s paper – Investigating the Behavior of Casting Wax During the Autoclave Process. Previously we have reported on REMET’s investigations into a casting waxes behavior during injection and subsequent cooling when pattern making in an investment casting foundry. This investigation pioneered the use of controlled stress rheometry…