Common Questions, Expert Answers


Top industry experts in tooling and patternmaking discuss common concerns related to the metalcasting industry and casting end-users. NICHOLAS LEIDER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR


certain topics seem to pop up time and again. Today, as hot subjects like addi- tive manufacturing and decreased lead times aren’t far from the mouths of patternmakers, Modern Casting talked to three of the industry’s pattern and tooling experts about common concerns for metalcasting facilities and casting buyers. Here’s what we heard from John McIntyre, president,


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early infinite patterns and tooling have been produced for metalcast- ers over the years, yet


Anderson Global, Muskegon, Mich.; Brandon Lamoncha, sales manager, Humtown Products, Columbiana, Ohio; and Steve Murray, sales director, Hoosier Pattern, Decatur, Ind.


What should be a customer’s first step


in locating a new source for tooling and patterns?


Lamoncha, Humtown Products:


First of all, the customer needs to understand their needs. Are they making counterweights for the back


of a forklift or highly engineered, complex cylinder heads that have geometrical tolerances down to a few thousandths? As the customer, you need to understand your needs first. McIntyre, Anderson Global:


Tey should look for expertise in the specific segment of castings they need. Te toolmaker needs to have an extensive background in that particu- lar type of casting, in that particular type of process, so they understand the processes that go into a quality casting. Tat way, they can design


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