Rapid prototyping has utilized urethane casting for many years to make high-quality, cost-effective products. Urethane casting is utilized to make prototypes for injection-molded components. Many clients of urethane casting are unaware that the procedure is also an excellent way to manufacture production parts. Using a cast or mold master design, the urethane casting services make a completed product by injecting the material into the mold. This process consists mostly of combining two liquid substances that chemically react and solidify into a solid form. Here is everything you must know about urethane casting.
Lower Initial Investment in Tooling: Urethane casting cost is significantly less than injection-molded parts. An injection mold for this customer's component would cost at least $80,000, whereas the tooling to cast this component from urethane costs only $1,500.
Ease of Making Changes: The urethane casting technique and the relatively affordable tools needed make it simple and cost-effective to perform the majority of necessary modifications.
Quicker Turnaround: Cast urethane components may be made rapidly, allowing for delivery within one to two weeks. In contrast, injection-molded parts have an average turnaround time of eight to 10 weeks.
Good Looks that Last: Cast urethane components made by urethane casting companies can be custom-colored, textured, and painted, just like injection-molded components. This means that cast urethane components will retain their attractive appearance despite becoming scratched or otherwise destroyed.
It is essential to realize that a cast urethane mold has a substantially shorter expected lifespan than an injection mold. Depending on the material and design of the item, a cast urethane mold can manufacture a limited number of parts. Still, an injection mold can generate hundreds of thousands of parts. Nevertheless, for products that require only a few components each month, the return on investment from transitioning to injection molding would take a long time to be realized. Cast urethane components are more expensive per unit than injection-molded components due in part to the labor-intensive nature of the casting process. Despite the increased unit cost, this customer saved money by avoiding injection molding's higher upfront tooling expenditures. As a result, Urethane casting services have been able to utilize better the funds they saved elsewhere.
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