The Fixture Couldn’t Be the Static Problem The manufacturer needed tooling for an electronics workflow. Not big tooling.Not complicated tooling.But important tooling.
From Part to Pattern: Creating Digital Foundry Tooling from an Existing Part Sometimes the pattern is gone. Sometimes the drawing is outdated.Sometimes
A mid-sized foundry had a pattern room full of legacy wood patterns. Some were active jobs. Some were old customer tooling. Some
Stop Patching Worn Foundry Patterns Between Pulls Every foundry has seen it. A pattern is old. The edges are soft. The fillets
Prototype Casting Patterns: How to Validate a Design Before Production Tooling Production tooling is expensive. Before committing to machined tooling, match plates,
When to Use a Loose Pattern Instead of a Match Plate Not every casting job needs a match plate. For some projects,
