From the course: SOLIDWORKS: Mold Design
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History
- [Instructor] The comprehensive history of making things via molding is almost as long as the history of the people who were making them. For now I'll zoom in on some key technological advances relevant to this course in particular. Some of the oldest evidence of moldmaking and casting is found from the Mesopotamian civilization wherein bronze bowls were made using sand casting. As the technology developed artisans would hand carve wax into the master shape and cast it. These ancient examples were often small pieces of jewelry or religious artifacts. Other methods of moldmaking and casting made use of biological resins like animal horns and tree gums to make master forms from. Due to limitations in materials and available technology these were usually small scale goods made by master craftsmen custom to order. Prior to the industrial revolution the craftsmanship era was defined by cottage industry, i.e., artisanal goods made at home. Made objects, especially the ones using moldmaking…
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