Wisconsin Investcast

Wisconsin Investcast: Investment Casting for High-Compliance Markets

Wisconsin Investcast is an integrated and highly-automated investment casting foundry and metal additive manufacturer that produces critical metal components for a range of demanding industries. Our investment castings range from just ounces to some of the largest in the world, with cast weights exceeding 2,000 lbs. (907 kg) and ship weights up to 1,000 lbs. (454 kg). Wisconsin Investcast also offers additive metal components with dimensions up to 12.4 in. (315 mm) diameter and 15.75 in. (400 mm) height. Every component we manufacture has fine detail and tight tolerances to exact customer specifications.

Our integrated alloy and manufacturing process expertise provides favorable lead times and consistent quality for customers in high-compliance markets such as aerospace, defense, energy, and food processing. A range of certifications including ISO 9001:2015, MIL-I-45208, and Nadcap demonstrate Wisconsin Investcast's ability to meet the unique demands of all the markets that we serve. Investments in technologies such as additive manufacturing and vacuum investment casting ensure that we will continue to push the limits of what is possible for the world's most demanding applications.

Investment Casting Sizes

Part size envelope: max 60 in. diameter x 50 in. length (1525 mm x 1270 mm)
Air melt: air melt induction furnaces offer capacities over 2,000 lbs. (907 kg) pour weight, with ship weight up to 1,000 lbs. (454 kg)
Vacuum melt: vacuum melting capacity up to 300 lbs. (136 kg), with ship weight up to 150 lbs. (68 kg)

Additive Manufacturing Sizes

Part size envelope: laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing up to 12.4 in. x 15.75 in. (315 mm x 400 mm)

Materials

Wisconsin Investcast routinely pours over 100 diverse alloys, suitable for a range of applications.

300 series stainless steel
400 series stainless steel
Precipitation hardened (PH) grade stainless steels
Nickel-base alloys
Cobalt-base alloys
Heat-resistant alloys
Carbon and low alloy steels

In addition to standard alloys, we work with customers on modified grades to deliver the performance needed for a particular application or environment.

For more information on our alloy capabilities, visit MetalTek's alloy guide.

Investment Casting Expertise

Investment casting produces parts with superior surface finish and fine details such as thin walls and internal passageways. These features often result in significant cost savings compared to other metal casting processes.

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Other Capabilities

Design for manufacturing (DFM)
Rapid prototyping: additive manufactured/3D printed patterns and cores using processes such as stereolithography (SLA) and fused filament fabrication (FFF)/fused deposition modeling (FDM)
Heat treatment
Hot isostatic pressing (HIP)
Machining
Fabricated assemblies
Special surface finishing: pickling, passivation, painting, and plating
Non-destructive testing (NDT) including digital x-ray, ultrasonic, magnetic particle inspection (MPI), and fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI)

Wisconsin Investcast: Target Markets

Wisconsin Investcast is a leading supplier of critical metal components for a range of high-heat, high-wear, and high-corrosion applications in the world's most demanding industries. Don't see your market? Please contact us to determine if Wisconsin Investcast's capabilities are a good fit for your application.