Abstract
The ability to produce production quality tooling, directly from CAD data, through additive
manufacturing (AM) processes has obvious advantages with regards to the reduced lead time
and labour costs. This, together with the ability to simulate the metal casting process, opens
new doors for researchers in the field of metal casting. This paper reviews the suitability of
tooling produced in PA 2200 polyamide material, for use in a research environment, where
the failure of greensand, a mixture of silica sand, bentonite (clay) and water, is to be
replicated as it would occur in an industrial setting.