Engineering and Simulation

Mold half with both castings in place

Engineered on screen before we cut metal

Every pattern, core box, mold and fixture we build starts as a digital design. Our engineers work from your part models and prints to design tooling that fills, cools and releases the way it should, and we check the design with simulation before any metal is cut. Finding a problem on screen is faster and far less costly than finding it on the shop floor.

What our engineering team does

  • Designs tooling from your 3D models or prints
  • Reviews parts for manufacturability and suggests changes that reduce cost and lead time
  • Simulates how metal flows and solidifies, so problems show up before the tooling is built
  • Prepares programs for our CNC machining centers
  • Checks finished tooling against the design

From casting to mold

One part, designed on screen from casting to complete tool, in Siemens NX.

3D model of a casting shown in Siemens NX, first view
The casting, modeled in 3D
3D model of the same casting from a second angle
The same casting from a second angle
Casting highlighted inside the mold design
The casting, highlighted in the mold
Mold half with both castings in place
One mold half with both castings
Full tool assembly in 3D
The full tool assembly

See the simulation

Pre-production process simulation

Smart engineering: red plastic gating systems

The software behind our engineering

Our engineers and programmers work in industry-standard design, programming, simulation and inspection software.

CAD and design

  • Siemens NX
  • SOLIDWORKS
  • Geomagic Design X (reverse engineering)

CAM and CNC programming

  • WORKNC
  • Mastercam

Simulation and verification

  • EKK casting simulation software
  • MAGMASOFT (core blowing)
  • Vericut machine verification

Inspection

  • PC-DMIS
  • Metrolog

Have a part you want us to look at?

Send us your model or print and our engineers will tell you what they see. Request a quote to get started.