Modular precision-cast polyurethane moulds created in South Africa
Over the years, I’ve developed ways of making polyurathane moulds so durable that they produce daily for as long as ten years.
I’ve been making moulds for the wet-cast concrete industry for more than 25 years. Products cast from these moulds feature in some of the most prestigious building developments in South Africa. Over the years, I’ve developed ways of making polyurathane moulds so durable that they produce daily for as long as ten years.
Although we strongly advise against such mistreatment, these moulds lasted more than a decade and were in regular use by the manufacturer.
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