Red Wax for Jewelry Casting: 60% Higher Yield & 32% Lower Cost
The New Red Wax + White Wax Printing Solution
In modern jewelry manufacturing, efficiency and precision are everything. Flashforge’s WaxJet 510 and WJ530 now support a new red wax material, designed to redefine productivity in jewelry casting workflows.
With the red wax + white wax dual-material printing solution, jewelers can now achieve smoother models, higher yield rates, and lower production costs — all without sacrificing accuracy or surface detail.
Below are the key advantages of red wax in jewelry production.
Dimensional Accuracy Meets Stability
Red wax has been engineered for precision and dimensional stability, ensuring every printed mold translates perfectly into the final metal cast.
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Low shrinkage rate: 1.1%
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Dimensional accuracy: ±0.04 mm
This means wax models hold their shape during lost wax casting, preventing deformation and improving surface quality in every jewelry piece.
When paired with Flashforge’s white wax support material, which is easy to remove after printing, jewelers can achieve consistent, clean results — even for micro-scale designs such as pavé settings or fine prong work.
More Yield, Less Waste: How Red Wax Cuts Costs
Compared to traditional purple casting wax, the new red wax material increases yield up to 60% and reduces material cost by 32%, making it a game-changer for professional jewelry workshops and casting houses.
Stable Dimensions, Higher Casting Success Rate
Dimensional stability plays a vital role in lost wax casting. Even slight shrinkage during burnout can alter the geometry of the gemstone seats or fine edges.
The red casting wax maintains its precise geometry throughout burnout and metal casting, ensuring accurate fit and flawless alignment between wax models and final metal jewelry.
This high dimensional stability directly leads to:
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Better fit for gemstone settings (especially channel and bezel types)
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Higher casting success rates
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Reduced rework and polishing time
By improving the geometry retention of every model, red wax enables jewelry manufacturers to scale production with confidence and consistency.
Toughness for Wax Setting Applications
Beyond precision and cost savings, the red wax material also delivers superior mechanical toughness, allowing jewelers to embed gemstones directly into wax molds — a process known as wax setting.
According to GB/T 4985-2010, the red wax shows a penetration value of 9, meaning it combines excellent toughness and moderate softness, ideal for manual wax setting operations such as:
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Channel setting
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Bezel setting
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Cluster or wax-inlay jewelry
This makes it easier for craftsmen to handle delicate gemstone placement without breaking or deforming the wax — a critical feature for high-precision jewelry casting.
Designed for the Future of Jewelry Casting
The Flashforge Red Wax isn’t just a new material — it represents the next step in data-driven jewelry manufacturing.
By combining:
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Low shrinkage and high accuracy,
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Strong mechanical resilience, and
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High yield-to-cost efficiency,
It enables jewelry manufacturers to move beyond trial-and-error workflows toward predictable, scalable, and sustainable production.
When paired with Flashforge WaxJet 3D printers, the red wax printing system delivers consistent output, reduced post-processing, and exceptional casting success rates, empowering jewelers to focus more on creativity — not rework.
Conclusion
The era of high-waste, low-yield casting wax is over. With Flashforge’s Red Wax and White Wax dual-system, jewelry makers can now enjoy a 60% yield rate, 32% cost reduction, and superior stability across every model.
Whether you specialize in lost wax casting, wax setting, or fine jewelry production, the red wax material offers a smarter, more efficient path to achieving perfection.
