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Investment casting (Strengths (Excellent detail, Low cost, Variety of…
Investment casting
Strengths
Excellent detail
Low cost
Variety of metals
Fast shipping
Customer service
Competing manufacturing
Additive
Advantages
Faster for prototyping
Complex parts that cannot be moulded
Parts produced on demand
Material extrusion
Material jetting
Binder jetting
Powder bed fusion
Direct energy depostion
Sheet lamination
Vat photopolymerisation
Casting
Sand
Plaster
Permanent
Centrifugal
Lost foam
Die
Machining
Better tolerances
Superior surface finish
Weaknesses
Cannot compete with Chinese prices
Cannot produce large volume parts
Higher failure rate than China partner