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When you think of a British investment casing foundry one envisages masses of molten metals being poured from crucibles into furnaces that look like they've grown organically from the ground and been in use since medieval blacksmithing times. The reality is that the Great British foundry industry [...]

Sylatech integrates 3D printing to produce sample metal prototype parts for its customers, allowing them to test their designs without having to invest in tooling ahead of investment casting. This yields significant time and cost savings as fewer tooling modifications are necessary.Ultimaker have created a fantastic article documenting [...]

Design Challenge Product engineers focused on component weight reduction often utilize composites in preference to metal for the manufacture of components or assemblies. In many circumstances, composite materials alone cannot provide the required strength properties to fulfill the function of the part. Composite parts therefore often require additional tensile and elongation [...]

Deciding on the most appropriate process for component manufacture is critical for designers and engineers. Through integration with additive manufacturing techniques, designers are often surprised by the capability of the lost wax investment casting process, to deliver a solution that often exceeds their expectations. Why Use The [...]

Continuing its close collaboration with Ultimaker, Sylatech has taken delivery of the latest Ultimaker 3 rapid prototyping machine. In celebration of this, up until 14th April, Sylatech is offering an opportunity for manufacturing businesses to have a sample pre-production part prototyped and cast through its investment casting process. [...]

Model Airplane Engine Casting Our customer required to produce a product in a highly competitive market where weight and design aesthetics are key influencing factors affecting the eventual sales volume of the product. Why Sylatech? Before discovering Sylatech, our customer researched a number of manufacturing techniques including [...]

When Pyser-SGI approached Sylatech for support in the production of their Francis Barker range of Liquid Prismatic Compasses, it was clear that quality was paramount. Ranking among the world’s finest compasses, and with a long history of active use in armed forces globally, Liquid Prismatic Compasses remain a [...]

Sylatech’s superior investment casting capability was key in Advanced Innovative Engineering‘s choice of manufacturing partner on its world-class 40S Wankel engine. With this model being the smallest in their product range, minimizing weight in order to maximize the power-to-weight ratio was key to AIE. Sylatech’s unique lost-wax investment casting process [...]

Reducing cost without compromising on quality was the firm requirement when Bilsom Sentry approached Sylatech with this breathing apparatus component. In collaboration with Bilsom’s engineers, Sylatech redesigned the part which resulted in removing the need for expensive brazing and machining operations. By utilising specialist casting capabilities and employing soluble [...]

We're proud to share this great testimonial from a recent client. Neue Schule partnered with Sylatech to produce a highly innovative and complex horse bit product in a cost-effective manner. Working alongside our designers and through the inventiveness of the Sylatech technical team, a unique manufacturing and assembly [...]