Research Casting International Ltd.

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We have had experience handling many types of fossil from the very hard Jurassic fossils to the softer Cretaceous fossils and the incredibly fragile Sauropod fossils from Malawi. Discussions with the conservators at the Museum determine which types of consolidants and adhesives are to be used on a specimen. In the past, Research Casting has worked with many museums mounting and conserving fossils and the material preferences of the museum's conservators have always been followed. We are also able to offer suggestions regarding materials and processes from our past experiences.

RCI, founded in 1987 by Peter May and celebrating its 24th year of operation, has been commissioned to perform work for museums around the world. In that time RCI has provided hundreds of cast dinosaur, mammal and reptile skeletons.

RCI, founded in 1987 by Peter May and celebrating its 20th year of operation, has been commissioned to perform work for museums around the world. RCI operates out of a new 45,000 square foot, state of the art facility that can accommodate dinosaur restoration, casting and mounting commissions and other museum exhibit projects of any size and complexity.

Scanning for research purposes can be performed at our production facility or on-site at a museum. At the museum, our staff will set up a temporary laboratory for scanning fossils in order to collect raw digital data from the laser scanning process. The raw data is then processed at Research Casting's head office to produce a complete and highly accurate digital record of the specimen. This digital record can be explored for scientific and educational purposes in a user-friendly format.

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