Process Recommendation
Shelmet Precision Casting experts save customers much time and money by recommending casting process suggestions.
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Shelmet Precision Casting Co. Inc
Investment castings with the lost wax casting process. More than 100 alloys. Short run prototyping specialists.
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Shelmet provides highly detailed investment castings worldwide while incorporating designs other firms cannot. Precision investment castings eliminate most, if not all, secondary machine operations by the customer to yield cost savings through lower waste and faster delivery times.
We push process limits to incorporate many designs which are not obtainable in traditional machining or other processes. A no obligation investment casting process recommendation saves many customers unexpected production issues to get your parts to market fast.
At Shelmet, we pour over 100 alloys and create custom alloys designed to meet your project specifics. Our emphasis is stainless steel, cobalt and nickel bases.
With more than 50 years of casting experience Shelmet’s certified Six Sigma trained staff and ISO certified facility provides consistent quality from one casting to thousands; at the same time meeting the tight budgetary guidelines our clients expect.
Investment Casting Process
Add-on services finish your castings with specialized treatments, protective coatings, machinings, and non-destructive product testing. The most popular investment casting processes are listed below. Your Shelmet Precision Casting metal expert, one of the most well-known investment casting company in America can suggest how an add-on may or may not benefit your parts.
Add-on services finish your castings with specialized treatments, protective coatings, machinings, and non-destructive product testing. The most popular processes are listed below. Your Shelmet Precision Casting metal expert can suggest how an add-on may or may not benefit your parts.
POLISHING
Hand-Polishing and Electro-Polishing generate smooth surfaces combined with Shelmet quality control to give you the finest finish in the casting industry.
COATINGS
The most popular Shelmet casting coatings are Powder Coat. Each adds specific properties to offer a more professional casting to your customer.
Plating adds a finished appearance often expected by your customer. Select from Yellow Dichromate, Clear Zinc, Black Zinc, Black Oxide, Clear Chromate, Chrome & Nickel.
Anodizing is an electrolytic process that protects the substrate from the elements. Some anodizing is applied for esthetics, but it increases the thickness of the oxide layer.
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (NDT)
Non-destructive investment casting testing verifies product quality without harming the castings.
RAPID PROTOTYPING
Get proof-to-market with Shelmet’s Rapid Prototyping options in a matter of days. For fastest service call immediately and a Shelmet Metal Expert will have your project ready to go.
HEAT TREATING
Heat treating alters the molecular structure of a material, creating a homogeneous grain structure.
Heat treatment techniques include annealing, case hardening, precipitation strengthening, tempering, normalizing and quenching. Each serves a particular purpose to adjust the hardness and casting strength.
MACHINING
Shelmet precision machining provides part-by-part decisive accuracy for crucial use castings such as gauges, highly intricate designs, optical equipment and products requiring more controlled integrity.
Hardware and accessories provide a completed assembly for immediate use by your customers. These project specific add-ons planned from initial casting setup gets you finished parts delivered on-time.
Shelmet offers etching processes specific to your design, your alloy and to the use of your project parts.
Investment Casting Process Recommendation
As a precision casting supplier since 1960 we continually work to update services to provide the most flawless and highest quality metal and alloy castings. Current manufacturer materials and investment casting process opportunities keep Shelmet on the cutting edge of manufacturing industry standards.
Industry Recognized Service Quality
Tolerances to ±.005/in.
or better depending on design
ISO 9001:2015 Certified
KAN-BAN Just-In-Time Lean Manufacturing Control Service
