Beauty comes with pains; this saying is true to a great extent when it comes to producing beautiful and unique items. From cutlery sets to iron pots, all require great work and craftsmanship on the part of the producer. And the same goes for the sand casting companies who work towards making many items and tools of almost every and any material using a sand mold. As easy the word casting is pronounced, the more difficult it is in practice. There are many complexities which need to be taken care of when designing various items and tools using this methodology.
Here is a process which describes the method which many sand casting companies use in order to make their product: the first step of forming complex castings with sand mold is to make the mold. The mold is the base on which the other steps will be carried out. The sand is placed at both halves of the mold and the shape is formed of which the item needs to be made. The time required to set this mold will depend upon the level of complexity of the product. Along with shaping and preparing the mold, a lubricant is also applied to it for smooth flow of the metal to the center of the mold and also easy removal of the items from the mold after the casting process is over. Next step is clamping, wherein the mold s closed and tightened, and now the mold is ready to pour the molten metal in it. The molten part of the metal is then poured and left to cool down. Again the time required for cooling with depending upon the thickness of the wall of the mold, and also the design of the item. If there is some interior part of the item which would not be produced by this process, it would be produced separately and then attached to the other part of the item. Once the whole set up has cooled down, now the part comes wherein the metal is removed from the mold, and trimmed to give a finishing.
Sand casting companies need to hire a professional craftsman to do this work, and also take care of all the security measures which need to be followed when dealing with molten metal. As this could be life-threatening for the workers all safety gears need to be worn when working with the hot metal.
Later on, the packaging is done of the complex castings are dispatched to their respective clients by the sand casting company.
