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Choose Investment Casting and MIM


Investment Casting (Lost Wax Casting)  for more details

  • Investment Casting more variey of material such as stainless steel, alloy steel, aluminum, brass
  • Economical Mould / Tooling Costs
  • Be used in a wide range of applications and industries.
  • The normal diension tolerance of investment casting is +/-1%. However it's able to be negotiated in accordance with customer's drawing request


Matel Injection Molding (MIM)  for more details

  • Better Tolerance
  • High Volume, Shoter leadtime
  • Complexity of structure
  • Small Parts
  • The normal diension tolerance of investment casting is +/- 0.3%.
  • The price level in MIM mostly depends on  the lighter part is, the lower price you spend.


Lead Time 

T1 Sample Time:From opening a new mould to T1 samples
 
Mass production:
 

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Investment Casting MIM Machining
Density
100% 95% ~ 99% 100%
Complexity
High Very High Very High
Production Quantity
Small to Large
100 pcs~ 1,000 pcs↑
Large to vary Large
3,000 pcs~ 10,000 pcs↑
Large to vary Large
1,000 pcs~ 10,000 pcs↑
Tooling Cost
Medium High N/A
Tolerance
High Very High Very High