paramelt products
High performance pattern waxes.
Pattern waxes
Paramelt offers a comprehensive range of virgin and reclaimed pattern waxes to meet the needs of all segments of the investment casting market under the Cerita®, KC™, Paracast® and Parafree® brands.
Non-filled pattern waxes
Our pattern waxes are carefully designed and highly controlled to deliver consistent thermal, mechanical and rheological performance while ensuring low ash residues on burnout and excellent dewax characteristics.
Filled pattern waxes
We have a broad and innovative range of filler technologies to offer tighter dimensional control, less cavitation and faster cycle times. All while ensuring reliable dewax characteristics.
Reclaimed pattern waxes
With our high-tech reclaiming facilities, we are able to carefully control the properties of recycled waxes to provide cost effective pattern waxes while maintaining consistent performance and price stability.
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John Machielse
Business Development Manager Casting EMEA
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We're here when you need us, every step of the way.
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Conrad Holek
Sales Director
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Raúl Jaramillo
Technical Sales Mexico, Central & South America
Paramelt’s reclaim and system pattern waxes offer significant input cost advantages to the foundry. Using our Tech-Clean™ process to scrub recycled wax of metallic residue along with our state-of-the-art filtration system, the wax can be used similar to virgin pattern wax.
The experience Paramelt has in the reconstitution of waxes over the last 30 years, means we can provide a near virgin wax performance with our high quality system waxes. We have the ability to make virtually any pattern wax as a system wax by working with the individual foundry to utilize their scrap wax as a component of the system wax.
We use the same high-quality raw materials as our virgin pattern waxes to reconstitute the reclaimed wax to the highly repeatable performance needed in a pattern wax. Our line of reclaim pattern waxes are designed for foundries that have extremely cost sensitive finished products and where tolerances do not have to be quite as tight as with virgin waxes.
The reclaim and system pattern waxes have advantages where:
- material costs are more critical
- reducing disposal costs at the foundry is important
- disposal of spent wax is not an option
- companies want to reduce their environmental impact
Paramelt has a wide selection of non-filled pattern waxes for nearly every application. The latest non-filled pattern waxes have been developed to mimic filled wax performance in many applications.
Non-filled waxes are especially useful in situations that:
- require the highest injected pattern surface quality
- where the injection equipment available lacks proper mixing capability
- when the injection pressure available is very low
- situations where reclamation service is problematic due to geography or very low consumption
Paramelt has numerous filled pattern wax options each designed to maximize key properties for a range of applications. Utilizing multiple fillers such as terephalic acid (TA), cross-linked polystyrene (XLPS), bisphenol-A (BPA) and our new Organic Filler, our filled pattern waxes are designed to work in liquid, paste and even billet injection processes. Filled pattern waxes can be used in nearly every application and are especially critical for their advantages in producing large, complex and ceramic-cored castings.
Some of the key advantages of using filled pattern waxes are:
- superior dimensional control
- minimal shrinkage and cavitation
- fast injection cycles
- low thermal expansion
- elimination of chills
Consistent patterns
Paramelt’s Pattern Waxes have long been the preferred choice of demanding investment casting foundries worldwide. Renowned for batch-to-batch quality and consistency, our brands Cerita®, KC™, Paracast™ and Parafree® provide technically superior performance.
Consistent patterns
Paramelt’s Pattern Waxes have long been the preferred choice of demanding investment casting foundries worldwide. Renowned for batch-to-batch quality and consistency, our brands Cerita®, KC™, Paracast™ and Parafree provide technically superior performance.
Our pattern waxes are produced in the industry’s most advanced manufacturing facilities, utilizing custom designed blending equipment with the highest quality raw materials and most sophisticated laboratory testing equipment. All of our pattern waxes are carefully designed and highly controlled to ensure that the shrinkage properties, rheology, hardness, melting points and low residual ash contents are repeatable batch-to-batch and redundant from facility-to-facility.
The right choice of pattern wax is critical for the casting process. It maximizes production efficiency, meets strict tolerances and is the foundation for high quality castings. You can’t produce a good casting if you don’t start with a good wax pattern!
Paramelt has a wide range of commercially available products, and our technical team has the experience and ability to custom-design a wax to meet your specific needs if necessary. Let our staff work with you to select or custom-blend a wax formulation to improve your capabilities and process.
Contact us today to solve your wax-related challenges once and for all!
Global market leader
Paramelt is the world’s largest manufacturer of investment casting waxes. The company has a long-standing proven track record in the investment casting industry further enhanced with the heritage of Argüeso and Kindt Collins acquisitions.
We are truly global
Paramelt is the world’s largest manufacturer of investment casting waxes. The company has a long-standing proven track record in the investment casting industry further enhanced with the heritage of Argüeso and Kindt Collins acquisitions. The investment casting industry is a core business for Paramelt, and the company continues to invest in capacity expansions, process controls to enhance batch-to-batch consistency, supply chain security and innovative new products.
We offer a complete line of technologically advanced wax products for the industry, along with technical expertise to support the process needs of the entire foundry, not just the wax room. With experienced and knowledgeable people at all levels of our organization, our customers get the highest level of support in the industry with every interaction.
With a strong vision towards the future and a long history of partnership, Paramelt is positioned as the largest and most diverse wax supplier to address future growth in key market sectors like Aerospace, Industrial Gas Turbines, Automotive, Medical, and Commercial.
Supply security
With six casting wax manufacturing sites in the US, Europe and China, customers can expect to receive the same level of supply excellence and product consistency at all manufacturing sites. With these manufacturing sites, each with similar processing, control and quality capabilities, Paramelt is well positioned to provide for a real contingency in case of availability disruptions to secure supply of consistent high quality waxes.
With a commitment to constant improvement, evidenced by our continuous global investments, we are constantly seeking to address tomorrow’s concerns today and move the investment casting industry forward as a partner in our customer’s success. These global investments add new capacity, improved control systems, industry leading product consistency and technological enhancement of our products.
Customized processing equipment along with the industry’s highest process controls means the highest level of repeatability and quality of any casting wax manufacturer in the world. Our global sourcing teams work together and have close relationships with our suppliers to ensure the most secure supply chain in the industry. We seek partnerships with our suppliers to identify and address supply chain issues before they occur. Paramelt participates in many key industry trade groups throughout the world to promote best practices, technology advancement and environmental and regulatory understanding.
How we can assist you
See how our experienced technical staff can help your process with a detailed audit geared to help identify areas of opportunity for improvement throughout the foundry process, not just the wax room. Contact us today to see how we can improve your process yields, throughput and quality.
Consistent patterns
Paramelt’s Pattern Waxes have long been the preferred choice of demanding investment casting foundries worldwide. Renowned for batch-to-batch quality and consistency, our brands Cerita®, KC™, Paracast™ and Parafree® provide technically superior performance.
Consistent patterns
Paramelt’s Pattern Waxes have long been the preferred choice of demanding investment casting foundries worldwide. Renowned for batch-to-batch quality and consistency, our brands Cerita®, KC™, Paracast™ and Parafree provide technically superior performance.
Our pattern waxes are produced in the industry’s most advanced manufacturing facilities, utilizing custom designed blending equipment with the highest quality raw materials and most sophisticated laboratory testing equipment. All of our pattern waxes are carefully designed and highly controlled to ensure that the shrinkage properties, rheology, hardness, melting points and low residual ash contents are repeatable batch-to-batch and redundant from facility-to-facility.
The right choice of pattern wax is critical for the casting process. It maximizes production efficiency, meets strict tolerances and is the foundation for high quality castings. You can’t produce a good casting if you don’t start with a good wax pattern!
Paramelt has a wide range of commercially available products, and our technical team has the experience and ability to custom-design a wax to meet your specific needs if necessary. Let our staff work with you to select or custom-blend a wax formulation to improve your capabilities and process.
Contact us today to solve your wax-related challenges once and for all!
Global market leader
Paramelt is the world’s largest manufacturer of investment casting waxes. The company has a long-standing proven track record in the investment casting industry further enhanced with the heritage of Argüeso and Kindt Collins acquisitions.
We are truly global
Paramelt is the world’s largest manufacturer of investment casting waxes. The company has a long-standing proven track record in the investment casting industry further enhanced with the heritage of Argüeso and Kindt Collins acquisitions. The investment casting industry is a core business for Paramelt, and the company continues to invest in capacity expansions, process controls to enhance batch-to-batch consistency, supply chain security and innovative new products.
We offer a complete line of technologically advanced wax products for the industry, along with technical expertise to support the process needs of the entire foundry, not just the wax room. With experienced and knowledgeable people at all levels of our organization, our customers get the highest level of support in the industry with every interaction.
With a strong vision towards the future and a long history of partnership, Paramelt is positioned as the largest and most diverse wax supplier to address future growth in key market sectors like Aerospace, Industrial Gas Turbines, Automotive, Medical, and Commercial.
Supply security
With six casting wax manufacturing sites in the US, Europe and China, customers can expect to receive the same level of supply excellence and product consistency at all manufacturing sites. With these manufacturing sites, each with similar processing, control and quality capabilities, Paramelt is well positioned to provide for a real contingency in case of availability disruptions to secure supply of consistent high quality waxes.
With a commitment to constant improvement, evidenced by our continuous global investments, we are constantly seeking to address tomorrow’s concerns today and move the investment casting industry forward as a partner in our customer’s success. These global investments add new capacity, improved control systems, industry leading product consistency and technological enhancement of our products.
Customized processing equipment along with the industry’s highest process controls means the highest level of repeatability and quality of any casting wax manufacturer in the world. Our global sourcing teams work together and have close relationships with our suppliers to ensure the most secure supply chain in the industry. We seek partnerships with our suppliers to identify and address supply chain issues before they occur. Paramelt participates in many key industry trade groups throughout the world to promote best practices, technology advancement and environmental and regulatory understanding.
How we can assist you
See how our experienced technical staff can help your process with a detailed audit geared to help identify areas of opportunity for improvement throughout the foundry process, not just the wax room. Contact us today to see how we can improve your process yields, throughput and quality.
Consistent patterns
Paramelt’s Pattern Waxes have long been the preferred choice of demanding investment casting foundries worldwide. Renowned for batch-to-batch quality and consistency, our brands Cerita®, KC™, Paracast™ and Parafree® provide technically superior performance.
Consistent patterns
Paramelt’s Pattern Waxes have long been the preferred choice of demanding investment casting foundries worldwide. Renowned for batch-to-batch quality and consistency, our brands Cerita®, KC™, Paracast™ and Parafree provide technically superior performance.
Our pattern waxes are produced in the industry’s most advanced manufacturing facilities, utilizing custom designed blending equipment with the highest quality raw materials and most sophisticated laboratory testing equipment. All of our pattern waxes are carefully designed and highly controlled to ensure that the shrinkage properties, rheology, hardness, melting points and low residual ash contents are repeatable batch-to-batch and redundant from facility-to-facility.
The right choice of pattern wax is critical for the casting process. It maximizes production efficiency, meets strict tolerances and is the foundation for high quality castings. You can’t produce a good casting if you don’t start with a good wax pattern!
Paramelt has a wide range of commercially available products, and our technical team has the experience and ability to custom-design a wax to meet your specific needs if necessary. Let our staff work with you to select or custom-blend a wax formulation to improve your capabilities and process.
Contact us today to solve your wax-related challenges once and for all!
Global market leader
Paramelt is the world’s largest manufacturer of investment casting waxes. The company has a long-standing proven track record in the investment casting industry further enhanced with the heritage of Argüeso and Kindt Collins acquisitions.
We are truly global
Paramelt is the world’s largest manufacturer of investment casting waxes. The company has a long-standing proven track record in the investment casting industry further enhanced with the heritage of Argüeso and Kindt Collins acquisitions. The investment casting industry is a core business for Paramelt, and the company continues to invest in capacity expansions, process controls to enhance batch-to-batch consistency, supply chain security and innovative new products.
We offer a complete line of technologically advanced wax products for the industry, along with technical expertise to support the process needs of the entire foundry, not just the wax room. With experienced and knowledgeable people at all levels of our organization, our customers get the highest level of support in the industry with every interaction.
With a strong vision towards the future and a long history of partnership, Paramelt is positioned as the largest and most diverse wax supplier to address future growth in key market sectors like Aerospace, Industrial Gas Turbines, Automotive, Medical, and Commercial.
Supply security
With six casting wax manufacturing sites in the US, Europe and China, customers can expect to receive the same level of supply excellence and product consistency at all manufacturing sites. With these manufacturing sites, each with similar processing, control and quality capabilities, Paramelt is well positioned to provide for a real contingency in case of availability disruptions to secure supply of consistent high quality waxes.
With a commitment to constant improvement, evidenced by our continuous global investments, we are constantly seeking to address tomorrow’s concerns today and move the investment casting industry forward as a partner in our customer’s success. These global investments add new capacity, improved control systems, industry leading product consistency and technological enhancement of our products.
Customized processing equipment along with the industry’s highest process controls means the highest level of repeatability and quality of any casting wax manufacturer in the world. Our global sourcing teams work together and have close relationships with our suppliers to ensure the most secure supply chain in the industry. We seek partnerships with our suppliers to identify and address supply chain issues before they occur. Paramelt participates in many key industry trade groups throughout the world to promote best practices, technology advancement and environmental and regulatory understanding.
How we can assist you
See how our experienced technical staff can help your process with a detailed audit geared to help identify areas of opportunity for improvement throughout the foundry process, not just the wax room. Contact us today to see how we can improve your process yields, throughput and quality.
markets we serve
A quick glance at the markets we excel in:
Aerospace
We have many products designed specifically for both cored and non-cored components while maintaining the utmost important factor of dimensional consistency. All of our Aerospace products are formulated with the most stable and long-term available ingredients to ensure that we can produce the same high-quality product for decades to come.
We offer a wide range of casting waxes that suit your individual foundry needs, from excellent surface finish to superior mechanical and flow properties and extremely low ash contents suitable for structural components, directionally solidified (DS) or single crystal (SC or SX) blades and vanes.
Industrial gas turbines
The IGT industry demands certain strength characteristics, minimal deflection and superior surface finish which you will find in each of our waxes that have been designed specifically for this industry.
As the demand for industrial gas turbines continually increases and the blades become larger and larger, you can count on us to continually develop the right waxes that maintain dimensional stability while improving the dewax and mechanical properties.
Medical prosthetics
We also have several products to choose from with extremely low ash contents, excellent surface finish and unprecedented dimensional consistency from batch-to-batch. The orthopedic and prosthetic casting markets demand a high level of quality assurance and fixed processing, which fits perfect within Paramelt.
As the world’s population ages rapidly, we have continually developed new and improved products suited precisely for the knee and hip replacement segment of the medical industry.
Automotive
We offer numerous different virgin and reclaim wax products designed specifically for the high volume demands of this market. We understand the technical and commercial requirements for the automotive investment casting segment and can recommend a product that works in your existing tooling, with high productivity and minimal batch-to-batch variance, while being cost-effective.
With the move to ever-increasing fuel standards, demands for turbo charger wheels continues to increase. Other automotive components continue to see high demand as well.
Commercial
These products are designed for the wide range of components, oil and gas drilling, pumps and valves, housings, marine components, etc. We understand the demands each foundry has of reducing the number of variables in their specific process, so we design our waxes to be the most consistent product that you work with over time.
We offer many different virgin and reclaim wax formulations designed specifically to have the versatility of working well with various sizes and shapes of castings.
Contact a Specialist
We're here when you need us, every step of the way.
Contact a Specialist
John Machielse
Business Development Manager Casting EMEA
Contact a Specialist
We're here when you need us, every step of the way.
Contact a Specialist
Conrad Holek
Sales Director
Contact a Specialist
We're here when you need us, every step of the way.
Contact a Specialist
Raúl Jaramillo
Technical Sales Mexico, Central & South America
investment casting is in our dna
Paramelt is the leading global supplier of waxes for investment casting. Together with our strategic acquisitions, we offer the broadest industry formulating and application knowledge and have more than 125 years of experience.
we are Paramelt
casting share
30% of our business
heritage
Argüeso, Kindt-Collins,
Koster, Taylor, Valan
As well as a complete range of standard products, at Paramelt we thrive on developing custom-made products to solve unique needs. Through our extensive casting knowledge, we can offer solutions and support both within and beyond the wax room.
wax specialists (niche player)
# casting waxes
1050 formulas
customized products
1 Ton – 1000 Tons
Paramelt has actively invested in the industry, combining the strength of some of the best casting wax producers and continues to seek opportunities to expand its role. Our independence allows us to be flexible in investment and respond quickly.
with an entrepreneurial attitude
# acquisitions
5 since 2009
capacity expansion
> 10000 Tons
In a constantly evolving industry, we invest strongly in new developments such as novel fillers, quick set wax, low temperature injection and enhanced strength runners and we seek to anticipate and drive change instead of simply reacting.
driven by technology & innovation
# laboratory projects
~300 last year
# new products
~25 last year
revenue growth casting
15% over last 5 years
Continuous investment in process technology & control brings the highest consistency of any wax producer. Global sourcing and close links to our suppliers ensures supply chain security and allows us to anticipate problems before they occur.
delivering security & consistency
on-time delivery
> 98%
top 3 recommendations
casting customers
Consistent quality
Reliable supplier
Value for money
ISO 9001:2015
USA, EU and CN
Our 6 casting wax production sites can provide equivalent products globally with local sourcing and application support to respond to specific market needs. Our knowledgeable technical teams and distributors ensure effective local service.
with a global reach & local service
# casting wax
manufacturing sites
NL (1), UK (1)
CN (1), USA (3)
customers in
> 35 countries
applicationg labs
USA, CN, NL
Our performance stems from a knowledgeable team with 200+ years of experience, we’ve seen the past, shape the present and anticipate tomorrow’s needs. We invest long-term, partnering with over 85% of our top 50 casting customers for >20 years.
building on people & partnership
Average employee retention
>12 years
Paramelt = ‘knowledge & experience’
recognized by > 85% customers
(customer survey Europe & USA)
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With 8 production facilities delivering in more than 80 countries, we have truly global perspective and local service.