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- 2D drawings (eg. DWG, DXF, PDF, TIFF)
- 3D models (eg. ACIS, IGES, SAT, SLDPRT, STEP, STL)
- starch or wax investment patterns
- customer supplied tooling
- obsolete parts for reverse engineering
The designs are methodised to determine the most suitable method of manufacture. This initially involves a 3D CAD model which is used to analyse the part and carry out solidification simulations. At this stage we can decide whether our customers requirements will be best served by our sand casting or ceramic processes.
The main advantage of 3D CAD is that the same model is used throughout the development cycle of the part. The model that is received from a customer or generated internally at Brafe, will also be used by our CAM systems to produce patterns and coreboxes, wax tooling or prototype patterns. If the best option is to manufacture parts from solid billets, we can handle that too.
We can also offer prototyping services for single parts or small batch production. This allows castings to be produced without the need to manufacture tooling and provides the opportunity to check a design before committing to the full cost of pattern equipment. These services have been successfully applied many times to the reverse engineering of obsolete parts and the manufacture of special one-off components.
If you would like more information about our tooling department or associated capabilities, please contact us direct or use our online response form.
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Engineering for the future