Urethane Casting

Critical Design Guidelines for Urethane Casting

As a production method, urethane casting sits in stark contrast to the hard tooling of injection molding. Whereas injection molding requires expensive, laborious tooling,…

3 months ago

Urethane Casting vs. Injection Molding — A DFM Guide

Originally published on fastradius.com on January 10, 2022 Design for manufacturability (DFM) involves optimizing part design so manufacturers can fabricate…

2 years ago

Urethane Casting in the Robotics Industry

Originally published on fastradius.com on May 12, 2021 If you look closely at the innovations coming out of the top…

3 years ago

A Breakdown of Common Urethane Casting Materials: Silicones, Elastomers, and Rigid Urethanes

Originally published on fastradius.com on May 5, 2021 Urethane casting is a rapid and cost-effective method for producing end-use plastic…

3 years ago

Five Design Tips for Urethane Casting

Originally published on fastradius.com on April 29, 2021 Urethane casting is a versatile traditional manufacturing process that uses a 3D-printed master…

3 years ago

Five Surprising Benefits of Urethane Casting

Originally published on fastradius.com on March 22, 2021 Urethane casting is a useful manufacturing method that involves creating a silicone mold…

3 years ago

An Overview of Cast Urethane Materials

Originally published on fastradius.com on December 10, 2020 Cast urethane is a manufacturing method that allows designers and engineers to consistently…

3 years ago

Choosing the Right Manufacturing Method for Your Low-Volume Production Run

Originally published on fastradius.com on June 22, 2020 Historically, manufacturing in low volumes was a prohibitively expensive undertaking. Tooling the…

4 years ago

A Designer’s Guide to Prototyping

Previously published on fastradius.com on June 1, 2020 Superior designs aren’t made overnight — they are the product of rounds…

4 years ago