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Sand mould printing: how sand, resin and hardener choices set cost and quality

A Chinese sand mould printing supplier has published a materials guide that works backwards from the casting metal to the sand, binder and hardener. It covers four sands, three binder systems, seasonal hardener settings and recycling, and warns that every figure is a starting point to be checked on the user's own casting and workshop.

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Seven parts drive wear cost and uptime in sand mould 3D printers

A Chinese sand-mould printer maker has published a maintenance-based checklist of seven components that decide cycle time, wear-part cost and mould consistency. It argues that quotes for similar machines differ mainly because of these parts. Wear parts are put at 4 to 8 percent of machine price per year.

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