Production & Prototype Tooling

With 15 CNC machining centers running two shifts a day, American Pattern is equipped to handle any of your production or prototype foundry tooling needs. With four full time designers and 17 journeyman pattern makers / machinists, we are capable of delivering high quality products in a lead time that is unmatched, at a price that is fair to every customer.

Prototype Castings

American Pattern and CNC works utilizes both no-bake sand molding and 3-D printing to produce rapid prototype castings. With three Tinker Omega stations, American Pattern can make castings up to 1200 lbs with max mold dimensions of 87 x 62 x 32. Casting materials include gray and ductile iron, aluminum, steel, and bronze. This is a full vertically integrated service producing fully machine complete parts.

3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing

Since 2023 American Pattern has offered 3D printing capabilities for prototype and production molding. By eliminating the need for tooling costs and reducing lead times, our two ExOne SuperMax printers are a great option for intricate cores and molds.

Custom Fabrication & Lifting Devices

Since 2009 American Pattern has become an industry leader in custom fabrication, providing high-quality Below the Hook Lifting Devices, Core Handling Devices, Chains and Slings, and Custom Fixturing to meet your manufacturing needs. With four AWS certified welders and two design engineers, all safety devices are designed and built to meet the latest ASME standards, with a lead time that is unmatched.

Waterjet Machining

American Pattern utilizes two Flow Mach Waterjet Machines to cut various materials up to 10” thick. From steel to wood, the high-pressure sand and water mixture can pierce majority of materials, leaving a clean and precise finish holding a tolerance of .003.

  • Flow Mach 500 has a cutting footprint up to 60”x120”, with 5-Axis cutting
  • Flow Mach 100 has a cutting footprint up to 48”48”

3D Geometrical Scanning

American Pattern offers 3D geometrical scanning capabilities, utilizing both Creaform and Keyence softwares.