Tooling Manufacture & 3D Design

Tooling Manufacture & 3D Design

Our in-house pattern manufacturing facility works concurrently with our engineering team, producing patterns to an extremely high standard. Utilisation of CADCAM alongside traditional techniques allow us to adapt our production technique to ensure timely delivery of patterns to the sand foundry. Investment casting is a key part of our foundry strategy and therefore so is injection tooling. Injection tooling design and manufacture is supported through sub-contract partners and internal manufacture.

We also appreciate that patterns and tooling aren’t for everyone! Our integrated 3D technologies through our partnered suppliers, such as Voxeljet, allow us to support rapid prototyping, pre-tooling development and small run production without the need for fixed tooling or patterns.

3D printing technologies are available both for investment and sand casting through the use of Wax & Plastic for Investment casting and 3D printed sand. 3D Printed sand utilising compatible binder technology allows for us to manufacture parts without tooling but also without the restrictions of traditional moulding methods.