3D Print High Detail Jewelry with New Castable Wax Resin

Papilio ring pictured above designed by LACE by Jenny Wu.

Formlabs is pleased to announce that Castable Wax Resin, the newest addition to our library of Jewelry Resins for 3D printing, is now shipping!

This wax-filled material is designed for reliable direct investment casting with zero ash content and clean burnout. 3D printed wax patterns are suitable for both custom try-ons and final production.

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Castable Wax Resin is can also be used for casting and pressing crowns, bridges, and removable partial dentures (RPDs) using 3D printed wax patterns. Learn more about dental indications using Castable Wax Resin.

The Digital Jewelry Industry

The way jewelers work is changing, and castable photopolymer resins are leading the way. From independent designers concepting and prototyping in their studios, to casting houses increasing capacity and diversifying their offerings, additive manufacturing techniques are increasingly key to growing a successful jewelry business.

Capable 3D printing materials like Castable Wax Resin are helping jewelry designers and manufacturers scale their production in-house.

Highly capable equipment and materials help designers and manufacturers free up time that would be spent making or preparing pieces by hand.

While traditional wax 3D printers are expensive and hard to maintain, high-quality resin 3D printing is increasingly accessible and scalable for jewelers at all levels thanks to affordable desktop 3D printing options from Formlabs.

Ornate Geometries, Accurate Prints

Highly detailed and challenging jewelry is complicated to produce by hand, and in a world driven by high demand and fast fashion, it can be difficult for hand-crafted pieces to keep pace.

Castable Wax Resin was formulated to set the standard for print quality on an affordable desktop 3D printer, combining the smooth surface finish that stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing technology is known for with increased part strength and precise print settings to capture astonishingly sharp detail. Now you can create 3D printed wax-like patterns that accurately capture fine features, like raised text, delicate filigree wires and meshes, and detailed pavé, with no visible layer lines.

Now you can create 3D printed wax-like patterns that accurately capture fine features, like raised text, delicate filigree wires and meshes, and detailed pavé, with no visible layer lines.

Asia Pacific is the largest global market for jewelry in terms of retail value, producing in huge volumes. The Formlabs product development team worked closely with jewelry manufacturing partners in China, Japan, and India to ensure that Castable Wax Resin could reliably print challenging ornate pavé pieces and large filigree bracelets, which are particularly popular in those regions.

By focusing on the most challenging geometries during product development, we were able to create a material capable of accurately printing designs of all kinds. Castable Wax is our best all-around material for investment casting or lost wax casting, and is strong enough to be used for initial test fittings or prototyping designs.

Same Day Castings: Fast Burnout, No Post-Cure

Castable Wax Resin is 20% wax-filled for clean, easy casting with fast, reliable burnout. This material is suitable for a standard burnout schedule or a short 8-hour burnout schedule using strong investments like R&R’s Ultravest Maxx, developed specifically to withstand faster heating for photopolymer casting.

This resin does not require post-curing, making part preparation fast and foolproof–no wondering if a part is fully cured and ready to cast. After a quick wash in isopropyl alcohol, parts are clean and ready to handle, with no residual tackiness.

Castable Wax is our best all-around material for investment casting or lost wax casting, and is strong enough to be used for initial test fittings or prototyping designs.

The Standard Burnout Schedule is recommended for overnight cycles and for larger flasks and heavier geometries.

The Standard Burnout schedule is designed to provide the maximum possible investment strength and complete burnout of the finest details using R&R Plasticast or similar investment materials.

Grow Your Jewelry Business With Castable Wax Resin

There's no need to buy an expensive wax 3D printer anymore. Advanced materials and affordable in-house 3D printers, like the Form 3 jewelry 3D printer, are changing the way jewelry manufacturers and designers work, bringing industrial quality to the desktop and making it easier to produce and fit complicated geometries that once required hours of meticulous labor.

Start working with new Castable Wax Resin now, or request a free sample three stone ring.

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Webinar: How to Print and Cast Jewelry With Castable Wax Resin

Watch this recording to learn how an Austrian goldsmith incorporated Formlabs 3D printers and Castable Wax Resin into his 3D printing workflow.

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