Saguenay Foundry machines foam patterns and cores on its own CNC equipment to produce intricate interior shapes.
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investment was a proactive move to protect against a trend of skilled pattern shops and patternmakers closing and retiring without replacements. In the mind of Marc Savard, president and CEO, the leap was completely necessary, but he is candid about the somewhat rough start. “It was tough. We have taken some bumps as we
started the new pattern shop. We had some quality and delivery issues,” he said. “But I would say 95% of those problems are behind us, and now we are more than ready and we are going to get better and better.” Saguenay Foundry is an iron casting facility that pro- duces large heavy duty parts weighing from 200-16,000 lbs. It’s a traditional metalcasting facility that strives for technical innovation, which is reflected in its growing niche in rapid prototyping. When Saguenay Foundry went for it in patternmaking, it not only incorporated a traditional wood shop, it also invested in CNC technol- ogy to machine foam patterns, ideal for one- to five-part orders. Combined with its proprietary Nopatech tech- nology, in which a robot machines sand molds in place of using a pattern, these new in-house patternmaking capabilities puts the iron casting facility in a position to meet the future needs of the industry. “Because of new technology, the engineer can just open
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术技й力ਚ，ਫ工造铸ङ统Ѯ用采՛Ҹ。ў铸型םङ磅 Դ造铸ש格萨。֫١型成速快ङ֣Օӯ有يՇљ，新ӫ ङ模ӀӲ造，Љюю采用Ѯ统ङ木工车间，还投资д数 控车床，љ加工ग模，是一ЗਙмЗ零ў订单ङ理想选 ї并，型砂工加ы֘机，术技ӯЋNIKZGVU4合ৈ。择 替҅用模Ӏ，这п新ङӄ部模ӀӲ造ਈ力҅得铸铁Դਈ 。求需来未ङЏ੧足满ל 思开۸לਈюЉ٤३工，术技新О֜Ȕ：પ 9G\GXJ આд要想٤३工ङך更。ઋગङך更੧进לਈЌ৲，维
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