Becker Metal Works - provides stainless steel investment castings for the Medical industry,Energy, Machine Tool, Food Processing, Chemical and Defense Industries

Process	Metal Options	Design Freedom	Volume Capability	Tolerance Control	Size Range	Surface Finish	Wall Minimum	Normal Delivery	Draft Required	Tooling Cost	Unit Cost
Investment Cast	Most	Most	All	Average	Average	Average	Average	Average	No	Average	High*
Die Cast	Few	Least	High	Average	Average	Best	Average	Long	Yes	High	Low
Forging	Average	Least	High	Poor	Average	Poor	Large	Long	Yes	High	Average
Permanent Mold	Average	Average	All	Average	Average	Average	Large	Average	Yes	Average	Average
Plaster Mold	Few	Average	Low	Average	Average	Average	Large	Short	Yes	Low	High
Powder Metal	Average	Least	High	Best	Small	Best	Smallest	Average	No	Average	Low
Resin Shell Mold	Average	Average	All	Average	Average	Poor	Large	Average	Yes	Average	Average
Sand Cast	Most	Average	All	Poor	Large	Poor	Large	Short	Yes	low	Average

* While initial costs can be higher, a lower overall cost can be achieved

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Becker Metal Works, Inc.
800 Fred Moore Highway • St. Clair, MI 48079
Toll Free: 800-531-9266 • Ph: 810-329-9310 • Fax: 810-329-9489

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