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We hear a lot in the news about 3-D printing technologies in manufacturing. How does this apply to the metalcasting industry?
The American Foundry Society’s first full technical conference on additive manufacturing (AM) and 3-D printing. The conference will focus on how these new emerging technologies are being utilized in the foundry to produce cast components, and will cover the all aspects AM and 3-D printing for metalcasting industry, such as printing of sand molds, printing of investment casting waxes, equipment, materials, practical case studies of foundry application and actual castings. The conference will include plant tours of AM facilities.
Tentative Program
Keynote Presentations: Learn from the early adopters and hear metalcasting industry leaders discuss how they have incorporated this new technology and made it work in the foundry.
Component Design for AM: There is much more design freedom and few constraints for AM produced castings. Component design and engineering is very different than other casting processes.
Mold Design and Modeling: What does a sand mold look like made without patterns or tooling? How does this effect gating and risering? This session will discuss computer modeling and the molding process specific to AM.
Equipment: A review of available AM equipment and a preview of new technologies and coming innovations.
Materials: Although the actual materials (sand, binders etc) are not substantially different than other casting processes, they must be specifically tailored to AM applications. This session will discuss sand, binders, refractory mold coatings, sand additives and specialty and synthetic sands
Investment Casting: Overview of current technologies relating to use of 3-D printing in investment casting, including case studies from foundries, customers and early adopters.
Foundry Application Case Studies: Case studies and actual components produced by AM technologies. Learn how pattern shops and foundries have used this new technology. Presentations will include the economics of AM and different types of components that are being manufactured, and how foundries have incorporated this new technology into their facilities
Plant Tours
Several plant tours are planned. Attendees will be able to see the equipment in operation, printed sand molds and cores and investment casting operations.
Information and Registration:
For more information contact Steve Robison, srobison@afsinc.org / 847-824-0181 x 227, Laura Kasch at lkasch@afsinc.org / 847-824-0181 x 246, or AFS Customer Service at 800-537-4237.