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As part of its growing portfolio of specially designed products for foundry, casting and heat treatment, IPS Ceramics is now supplying ceramic casting plugs in a range of sizes, shapes and materials. The investment casting technique - also known as the lost wax or precision casting process - offers excellent tolerances and surface finish alongside great design flexibility for complex geometries. It is widely used across the advanced engineering scene and is particularly important in supplying a number of industries, including aerospace, defence, power generation, automotive, oil and gas, space exploration, medical/orthopaedics, and jewellery. Stability, as well as high temperature resistance, is an important element of the investment casting process and IPS casting plugs ensure that pattern assembly vent holes are effectively covered. They are also used as a mechanical means of closing core supports within the assembly. …