Formula proposes a comprehensive range of products for artistic foundries, with products suited to casting copper alloys, brass, bronze, crystal and precious metals for statues, jewellery and ornamental pieces.
Formula’s Industrial Casting range was developed for casting aluminium or magnesium using the block mould process, for aeronautics, automotive, mechanical engineering, military and prototyping applications.
Saint-Gobain Formula also supplies a range of refractory grogs for precision shell casting.
Formula contributes to improved mould performance by:
- Guiding the customer in the selection of the most appropriate product:
- Guaranteeing product quality through rigorous controls in all of our plants including the use of standard procedures.
- Promoting best practice at the customer’s plant.
Formula is equipped with a pilot line and dedicated testing to ensure personalised technical support for customers.
Formula’s Laboratory and Test centre enables small scale analysis and measurement, of the intrinsic characteristics of both raw materials and block and shell moulds under industrial conditions.
In investment casting techniques quality of the moulds is key. Formula products are developed to ensure:
- Dimensional Accuracy.
- Precision
- Excellent surface Details
- Minimal reworking.
Formula products may be used to cast a wide range of alloys
- Steel alloys,
- Super–alloys,
- Aluminium alloys,
- Magnesium alloys,
- Copper alloys,
- Precious alloys (Silver, Gold, Platinum)
- Crystal.