Description

Investment Casting (Lost Wax Process)
Premium grade investment casting process (also known as lost wax casting) allows the production of components with high accuracy, repeatability, versatility and cast integrity in a wide variety of metals and high-performance alloys. It can produce complicated shapes that would be difficult or impossible to produce using other methods and often requires little surface finishing and only minor machining.
One of the oldest casting processes dating back nearly 5,000 years to the production of ornaments and jewellery using natural beeswax, nowadays investment casting is used in many commercial and industrial applications that require complex metal parts.
Investment casting at Dean Group:
Up to 30 kg UK casting capacity Up to 100 kg China casting capacity Small to large volume runs Short lead times and stocking facilities Casting simulation to ensure quality first time General cast tolerances to ISO 8062-3:2007 ISO 9001, ISO 9002, TS16949 approvals Baseefa and Atex and other critical application parts Rapid prototyping prior to production Wide range of finish options Option to switch between UK and China supply anytime


Full List of Production Processes
Investment casting (premium grade) Investment casting (commercial grade) Die casting (pressure) Die casting (gravity) Metal injection moulding (MIM) Forging Heat Treatment Machining Assembly Surface finish (painting, plating, anodizing, e-coating, electro polish, mechanical polish, mirror polish, satin polish, grit blast, vibro rumble, tumble shot blast etc)

UK Manufacturing
Our Manchester foundry has been running for over 40 years, encompassing the latest manufacturing techniques including automated cells and robotics. Ongoing investments raise the efficiency levels and we continue to modernise the facility to meet increasing demands. The foundry is capable of producing low to medium sized batches of investment castings and technically demanding or specialist work.
Investment casting production Robotics in the investment area ISO 9001 approved Up to 30 kg casting capacity Wide variety of material options Small to medium volume runs Infrequent order patterns Short lead time Rapid prototype production Domestically made product

Low Cost China Production
We have worked with our partners in China for more than 10 years, all parts produced via this route are fully engineered and quality assured by us and are supplied with UK certification, offering a low cost option for higher volume requirements.
Investment casting (premium grade
& commercial grade) Die casting (pressure & gravity) Metal injection moulding (MIM) Forging Quality assurance controls in China and UK Fully risk managed supply Stocking facilities in Manchester to assist fluctuating demand ISO 9002 and TS16949 approvals Up to 120 kg casting capacity Wide variety of material options Medium to high volume runs Producing Baseefa and Atex parts

Contact Details
Dean Group International Ltd, Brinell drive, Northbank Ind Park, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5BL
t: 0161 775 1633
f: 0161 777 9221
e info@deangroup-int.co.uk
Call us today on 0161 775 1633 to talk about your casting requirements.