{"id":3165,"date":"2025-09-29T09:43:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T09:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prototypes.it\/materials\/sand-prototypes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:22:36","slug":"3d-printed-sands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.prototypes.it\/en\/materials\/3d-printed-sands\/","title":{"rendered":"3D printed sands"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3165\" class=\"elementor elementor-3165 elementor-1234\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fc152 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45fc152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c23c6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c23c6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e9c9c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8e9c9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Characteristics of 3D printed sands<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb21c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aeb21c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prototypes.it\/en\/contacts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce25b98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce25b98\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d063c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2d063c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"bulleted\"><p><strong>Material<\/strong>: natural silica sand or Cerabeads (synthetic material)<\/p><\/li><li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"bulleted\"><p><strong>Technology<\/strong>: resin-bonded plotting 3D printing<\/p><\/li><li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"bulleted\"><p><strong>Layer thickness<\/strong>: 280 micron<\/p><\/li><li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"bulleted\"><p><strong>Particle size<\/strong>: extremely regular (high permeability)<\/p><\/li><li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"bulleted\"><p><strong>Typical applications<\/strong>: casting cores, patterns for Quick Sand Casting, complex geometries for molten metal forming<\/p><\/li><li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"bulleted\"><p><strong>Flexibility<\/strong>: fast and accurate implementation from CAD files<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16bfe02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16bfe02\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d1fc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The 3D printing process employs a <strong>fine sand powder<\/strong> bound by resin, which is processed layer by layer until complex geometries are formed directly from the 3D file provided by the customer. The result is a figure defined as <strong>2.5D<\/strong>, in which the accuracy in X and Y is full, while the Z is generated from a finite number of layers (fixed thickness), with a resolution that still does not allow for infinitesimal vertical growth. <\/p><p>For more specific requirements-such as in <strong>hydraulics<\/strong> or <strong>hydraulics-core<\/strong> cores can be subjected to surface treatments with <strong>technical coatings<\/strong> (zirconium, graphite, aluminosilicate) that improve casting quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db676d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9db676d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prototypes.it\/en\/contacts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07101b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07101b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297da4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"297da4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a386b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a386b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"uavc-list\"><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-9490\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><span class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#list-icon-wrap-9490 .uavc-list-desc\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}\">Grids<\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-8616\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Caps<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-3417\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Knobs<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-9374\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Burners<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-1608\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Wok Supports<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-4315\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Tanks<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4351\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4351\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Hydraulic Applications <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" ti-arrow-top-left\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" ti-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4351\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3100de8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3100de8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99946eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99946eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"uavc-list\"><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-9283\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><span class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#list-icon-wrap-9283 .uavc-list-desc\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}\">Distributors<\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-5134\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Shut-off valves<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-9268\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Control valves<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4352\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4352\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Pump Construction <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" ti-arrow-top-left\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" ti-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4352\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c48fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43c48fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292c77e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"292c77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"uavc-list\"><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-2981\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><span class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#list-icon-wrap-2981 .uavc-list-desc\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}\">Pump body<\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-1409\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Motor lantern<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-5152\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Nozzles<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-4209\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Valves<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-2662\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Shredders<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-2126\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Open Impellers<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-1021\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Closed Impellers<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-5393\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Single-channel Impellers<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-1277\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Diffusers<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-7873\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Circulators<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-8062\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Supports<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4353\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4353\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Electronics <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" ti-arrow-top-left\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\" ti-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4353\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ce401 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64ce401\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4c32b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4c32b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"uavc-list\"><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-5561\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><span class=\"uavc-list-desc ult-responsive\" data-ultimate-target=\"#list-icon-wrap-5561 .uavc-list-desc\" data-responsive-json-new=\"{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}\">Motor shields<\/span><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-7348\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Inverter boxes<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-8937\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Casings<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"list-icon-wrap-1555\" class=\"uavc-list-content\"><div class=\"uavc-list-icon \" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper \"><div class=\"align-icon\"><div class=\"aio-icon none \">Finned masses<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div 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