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Category: Vacuumcasting


20.02.2004 – MCP Vacuum Casting: World wide the most widely used package process for producing plastic and wax prototype castings from Rapid Prototypes in as little as 12 hours! Produce prototypes from 1 gramm up to 15 kg.

The many routes to achieving success with rapid prototyping technologies

by Ronald Simmonds on 03/201908/2020

Having the job of producing an indefinite number of metal castings is not easy, but the requirements of the product can usually help determine which manufacturing process needs to be… [Continue Reading]

Prototype parts in 24 hours

by Ronald Simmonds on 03/200508/2020

A new material for polypropylene simulation MCP-HEK has introduced a new vacuum resin, 8040, for vacuum casting, worldwide, the most commonly used process for producing quick, multiple prototypes from generatively… [Continue Reading]

One Step Ahead

by Ronald Simmonds on 06/200308/2020
Rapid Manufacturing Process 1

A new Rapid Manufacturing Process for producing protototypes and production parts in Nylon – PA6. All the advantages of MCP Vacuum Casting Technology – only much quicker. Utilise all the time and cost… [Continue Reading]

MCP Supply Materialise in Leuven, Belgium

by Ronald Simmonds on 10/200208/2020

MCP supplies Materialise in Leuven, Belgium with one of the largest vacuum casting machines ever built. The machine will produce plastic and wax prototypes up to 13 kg in weight… [Continue Reading]

Further Publications from Ron Simmonds

by Ronald Simmonds on 02/200208/2020

Casting for Rapid Prototyping Sucess

by Ronald Simmonds on 10/200108/2020

Create prototypes in plastic and metal within hours with MCP Vacuum Casting Technologies. Elemente long delivery times for prototypes Reduce development costs Improve quality and output Original published in 2001

Image Gallery Vacuumcasting (Exemplary flow)

by Ronald Simmonds on 09/199908/2020

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Casting for success

by Ronald Simmonds on 10/199708/2020

HEK GmbH is a member company of the 60 year old MCP Group, one of the oldest producers of low melting alloys worldwide. Low melting alloys were traditionally used in… [Continue Reading]

HEK makes inroads with vacuum casting

by Ronald Simmonds on 01/199708/2020

Firms and educational organisations in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia are all catching on to German company HEK’s MCP-Vacuum Casting System for making highly accurate and durable prototype products. Original published… [Continue Reading]

Rapid prototype component production at Porsche

by Ronald Simmonds on 02/199608/2020

How Weissach engineers save 90 percent in costs and 95 percent in time. Original published in: Christopherus Porsche Magazin 2/96

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