3D Systems推出QuickCast Air软件，用于优化熔模铸造

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3D Systemshas推出了一款新的软件工具，旨在优化3D打印技术支持的熔模铸造应用。

3D Systemshas introduced a new software tool designed to optimise investment casting applications enabled by 3D printing.

这家增材制造公司将于下周在芝加哥的IMTS上展示QuickCast Air，在那里它将展示该软件插件如何最大限度地从铸件内部去除材料，以实现更清洁的烧坏、更高效的排水、更低的成本和更快的制造时间。3D系统公司表示，其航空航天行业的一些客户报告称，从他们的铸造图案中去除材料消耗量减少了50%，同时建造时间缩短了几个小时。

The additive manufacturing company will present QuickCast Air atIMTSin Chicago next week, where it will show how the software add-on can maximise material removal from the interior of casting patterns for cleaner burnout, more efficient draining, lower costs and faster build times. 3D Systemssayssome of its customers in the aerospace industry are reporting up to 50% reductions in material consumption removal from their casting patterns alongside build time reductions of several hours.

QuickCast Air可通过3D Systems的3D Sprint软件进行年度订阅，据说它允许用户在自立墙内设计结构较少的铸造图案。用户可以调整零件的外壳厚度，并在任何表面上添加通风口和排水口，从而简化零件设置，无论构建方向如何。

QuickCast Air is available as an annual subscription via 3D Systems’ 3D Sprint software and is said to allow users to design casting patterns with fewer structures within the self-supporting walls. Users can adjust a part’s shell thickness and add vents and drains on any surface, simplifying part set-up regardless of build orientation.

“自20多年前3D Systems推出QuickCast以来，我们一直在不断发展这种独特的工具及其提供的功能，”3D Systems高级应用副总裁Patrick Dunne说。“我们以客户为中心的创新方法通过与他们独特的挑战紧密结合来推动这一转型。与我们的许多产品一样，QuickCast Air是根据特定客户的应用需求而诞生的。我很高兴我们现在能够将这种先进的工具推向市场，从而改进熔模铸造图案的设计和生产。我期待着QuickCast Air的采用将如何继续释放设计自由并加快生产进度。”

“Since 3D Systems introduced QuickCast more than two decades ago, we have continued to evolve this unique tool and the capabilities it provides,” said Patrick Dunne, VP, advanced applications, 3D Systems. “Our customer-centric approach to innovation fuels this transformation by closely aligning with their unique challenges. As with many of our products, QuickCast Air was born from a specific customer’s application requirements. I’m pleased that we are now able to bring this advanced tool to market thus refining the design and production of investment casting patterns. I’m looking forward to seeing how the adoption of QuickCast Air will continue to unlock design freedom and accelerate production timelines.”

增材制造技术可用于制造复杂的铸造图案。3D Systems在20世纪90年代推出了QuickCast，作为传统牺牲铸造方法的更快替代品。使用其聚合物立体光刻（SLA）或多喷墨打印（MJP），该工艺允许用户生产轻质空心零件，最终可用于生产最终用途的金属部件。

Additive manufacturing technologies can be used to manufacture complex casting patterns. 3D Systems introduced its QuickCast in the 1990s as a faster alternative to traditional sacrificial casting methods. Using its polymer Stereolithography (SLA) or MultiJet Printing (MJP), the process allows users to produce lightweight, hollow parts’ that ultimately can be used to produce end-use metal components.

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