2017
Safety Tips for Metal Casting
You’ve heard it once and you’ll hear it again: “Safety first!” When it comes to just about anything, safety should always come first. As you can probably imagine, there are a great number of safety precautions to take into consideration when it comes to metal casting. After all, metal casting is an inherently dangerous activity […]
2017
The Significance of a Machine Shop and Metal Casting
When it comes to metal casting, Prototype Casting is proud to deliver high-quality, efficient metal prototyping and casting services. We’re always excited to talk about our production methods and other aspects of our prototyping and casting service. However, we’ve never really touched on the importance of a machine shop itself: our home, our physical environment […]
2017
Machine Shop, CNC and Metal Casting Myths
Though the metal casting and machine shop processes might initially come across as rather straightforward and cut and dry, there is a surprising amount of misinformation surrounding the metal casting industry. At Prototype Casting, we believe in using the best, safest and most efficient practices in the machine shop and metal casting industry to assure […]
2017
Why We Stay Involved From Beginning to End
When you work with the metal casting team at Prototype Casting, Inc., you’ll be working with experienced engineers and metal casting professionals who have been working with metal for years. They have an extensive knowledge about the properties of the different metals we use in our casting process as well as knowledge about the seven […]
2017
How Aluminum Heat Treating Can Help Your Project
Our aluminum foundry offers aluminum heat treating for your project. This process is used to harden and strengthen parts made in our aluminum casting process in our foundry. Heat treating can result in a stronger, more durable end product for our customers. Heat treating aluminum requires a very specific process that must be followed exactly […]
2017
Our Metal Foundry Engineers Can Help Reverse Engineer Your Part
One of the things our metal foundry is very good at is reverse engineering. This means you have a piece that you need to recreate but aren’t sure how it was made. We employ experienced, knowledgeable engineers who love to work on a puzzle like this. They will take your piece apart, figure out how […]
2017
How Metal Casting Can Renew Your Old Parts
Nothing lasts forever, not even the finest crafted metal piece. The parts and pieces that you use on your machines every day are going to experience wear and tear, and eventually, that wear and tear are going to result in a part that no longer does its job. While you could buy a whole new […]
2017
Can You DIY Your Metal Casting Project?
Metal casting has gained popularity as a home hobby in recent years due in part to the emerging maker culture and people eager to learn how to do traditional trades themselves. It’s a fun hobby and can be an incredibly useful one. However, if you need to have a prototype made, you will be better […]
2017
Three Steps to the Perfect Prototype
We’ve worked with hundreds of companies and individuals on their prototyping needs. Our experience has helped us refine the process for creating a prototype so we can be confident that we’re giving you the best possible finished product based on your designs. Here is the three-step process that we go through with our clients in […]