As the economic climate continues to fluctuate, Precision Investment Casting (PIC) foundries continue to look for ways to increase their bottom line. Improvements in process efficiencies along with reducing material usage, has become a focus throughout the investment casting industry. Given the complexity of the typical investment casting foundry, there are a significant number of processes that can be looked at to achieve reductions in costs and improve productivity.

This paper will explore the issues that face investment foundries including their needs to reduce costs and to improve the overall efficiencies of their operations with specific focus on their shell rooms. An analysis of the process and economic benefits obtained by using new generation technology along with application expertise will be examined.