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Urethane casting services
Create high quality cast urethane parts on demand with precision and speed.
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Manufacture a spectrum of cast urethane parts with high levels of geometric complexity and detail and without costly tooling requirements. During the urethane casting process, resin is poured into a silicone mold which is then left to cure in a vacuum chamber to form a solid part. The speed of urethane casting tooling production makes the process ideal for low to medium volume production runs and for the rapid manufacture of prototype parts.
Get your urethane casting project started today. Upload your CAD file to our Cloud Manufacturing Platform™ to receive a quote, work with our engineers to optimize your design, and move to production when you’re ready. You can specify the post-processing and finishing options you need for your parts, along with any inspection requirements. When your order is ready, we’ll package and ship the finished parts to you.
Urethane casting applications
Urethane parts are used in an array of industrial applications, including:
Consumer testing
Cast urethane prototypes are used widely for consumer testing purposes, enabling manufacturers to explore varieties of size, strength, material, and color quickly and cost-effectively.
Bridge tooling
The flexibility of the urethane casting process makes it ideal for bridge tooling, enabling parts production at a lower volume while production tooling scales up.
Joints casting
Urethane casting is ideal for manufacturing strong, durable mechanical joints with overlapping features.
Logos
The precision and consistency of urethane casting makes it particularly effective in the production of 3D logos and letters.
Urethane casting materials
Manufacture cast urethane parts in a range of high quality industrial-grade materials.
Shore D materials
| Standard | High performance | FDA | Clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABS-like (80D) | Nylon-Delrin like (84D) | ABS-like (80A) | Optical Clear (80D, water clear) |
| PE-like (65D) | ABS-High Impact (78D) | ABS-High Strength (85A) | PC-like (84D, haze/pale yellow) |
| PC-like (84D) | High Impact FR (UL-94V0) (85D) | Hi Impact Class VI (85D) | |
| PP-like (70D) | Hi Temp (84D) | ||
| 12 Sec burn (78D) |
Shore A materials
| Elastomers | Clear Elastomers | Silicones | Medical silicones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard elastomers (15A-94A) | Clear elastomer (45A, water clear) | 15A | 38A |
| High performance elastomers (15A-90A) | Clear elastomer (65A, water clear) | 25A | |
| Clear elastomer (70A, water clear) | 35A | ||
| Clear elastomer (90A, water clear) | 40A | ||
| 42A | |||
| 50A | |||
| 53A | |||
| 60A | |||
| 75A |
Urethane casting general process information
| Maximum part size | 914.4 x 914.4 x 1828.8 mm 36.0 x 36.0 x 72.0 in Note: Ability to break parts up into multiple segments to create an even larger assembly |
| Minimum feature size | 0.635 mm for features 0.025 in for features 1.016 mm wall thickness 0.040 in wall thickness |
| Best achievable tolerance | 0.005 in (0.127 mm) for first inch, followed by 0.003 in (0.0762 mm) per lineal inch cumulatively |
| Lead time | As low as 7 days for first articles (FA) After FA approval, as low as 2 weeks for remaining parts |
Urethane casting case studies
Our urethane casting services solve manufacturing challenges across the industrial landscape. Learn more about the ways that our work creates an impact.
Making cosmetically designed robots possible
Cobalt Robotics needed to create approachable security robots with thoughtfully manufactured cosmetic components. Fast Radius helped Cobalt save 60% on urethane casting production.
Why choose Fast Radius for urethane casting?
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The Fast Radius Cloud Manufacturing Platform™ combines digital design technology with cutting-edge expertise to make your projects possible.
Trusted by engineers across the globe
URETHANE CASTING
Fast Radius reduced our cost to manufacture urethane parts by 62%, painting and finishing by 90% and 3D printing by 33%.
URETHANE CASTING
As a growing start-up, we need to be able to manufacture our products with the quality and economics of high-volume production while staying agile and building in small batches. With Fast Radius, we’ve dialed in the low-cost, high-quality manufacturing we need to make that happen.
Get a quote for your cast urethane parts
Quoting is simple with Fast Radius. Learn more about our quoting process here.
Learn more about our urethane casting capabilities
Prototyping
Urethane casting is useful for testing the size, strength, material, and color of your parts, quickly and cost effectively.
Parts production
Our urethane casting service is quick and reliable. Create strong and durable parts with lead times as low as 7 days for first articles, and 2 weeks for remaining parts.
Post-processing and finishing
Customize your cast urethane parts with surface texturing and finishing options, including a range of Mold-tech soft and rough textures.
Quality
Manufacture your cast urethane parts to precise specifications. Add inspection services to suit your project.
Urethane casting news and industry updates
Find industry news, resources, insight into the urethane casting process and more, in the Fast Radius blog:
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