VARIETY FROM ONE CASTING

Vacuum Casting

3D printing reaches its limits when it comes to special requirements such as high-gloss finishes or components with large surface areas or volumes. Vacuum cast parts are a popular alternative because their production is fast, inexpensive and simple. Vacuum casting allows the production of various surface roughnesses and structures and can be finished in different colours, transparency levels and degrees of hardness. The method is therefore suitable for multi-component castings, surfaces in series quality and the recasting of inserts.

Reaction Injection Moulding (RIM)

This process has to do with the production of plastic castings, typically out of polyurethane, and is also known as low-pressure injection moulding. It is considered a more economical alternative to other processes and is especially attractive for medium quantities, since the production requires little lead time. The material properties of RIM parts fall within those of unfilled plastics and are consistently characterised by good temperature resistance from around -40 °C to more than 100 °C.

Silicone Casting

One of our specialities is casting silicone parts from a silicone mould. The advantages of silicones over rubber and other elastomers are their high chemical resistance and the high temperature range in which they can be used, of up to 200 °C and more. In addition, we can produce silicone parts in hardnesses from around 20° Shore A to approximately 50° Shore A, coloured or in natural colour. The applications are diverse: from use as seals, for fixtures, in prototype equipment for food processing or for potting electronic components.

Polyamide Casting

Close-to-production prototypes and small batches in polyamide casting. If initial prototypes with high strength properties are required, this is a case for polyamide casting. Hardly any other prototype material comes as close to the properties of an injection moulded part. PA casting can also be done with glass fibre for greater strength.

Additionally, we offer PA castings with fire resistance. Even a gas flame at temperatures above 1,000 °C cannot ignite this PA casting. Glowing particles extinguish immediately without any significant smoke development.

Another special case is brightly coloured plastic parts in polyamide castings. For a long time it was believed that PA castings could only be produced in natural colour or black. At HENNgineered, you can get your PA castings dyed even in the colour of your choice.