Bondo Is Not a Production Strategy If your foundry is repairing the same pattern with Bondo between pulls, that pattern is not
Stop Patching Worn Foundry Patterns Between Pulls Every foundry has seen it. A pattern is old. The edges are soft. The fillets
Six Foundry Lessons Learned: Where 3D Printing Could Have Saved Time, Money, and Rework 1. The Match Plate Built Too Soon A
Prototype Casting Patterns: How to Validate a Design Before Production Tooling Production tooling is expensive. Before committing to machined tooling, match plates,
How Foundries Can Reduce Pattern Storage Problems With Digital Tooling Pattern storage is a real problem for many foundries. Physical patterns take
When to Use a Loose Pattern Instead of a Match Plate Not every casting job needs a match plate. For some projects,
