Manufacturing capabilities
Patternmaking & tooling
Patternmaking has been part of Danko Arlington since our founding in 1920. The craft now brings together traditional skills, CAD, CNC and additive manufacturing.
A connected process
Understand
Review the casting geometry and tooling requirements.
Make
Combine traditional patternmaking with digital methods.
Maintain
Catalog, store and maintain customer patterns.
A craft carried forward
Our patternmakers combine skills passed down through apprenticeships with digital tools. Patterns and core boxes can be manufactured using FDM thermoplastics, including ABS and polycarbonate.
Tooling that stays connected to production
Customer patterns are stored in clean, dry warehouse space with computer-cataloged locations for retrieval. Existing tooling and worn patterns can also be measured to support new digital models.
Technical overview
| Tooling | Patterns, core sticks and core boxes |
|---|---|
| Methods | Traditional patternmaking, CAD/CAM and FDM printing |
| Printed tooling materials | ABS and polycarbonate |
| Model development | CAD models from drawings, existing parts or worn patterns |
| Storage | Cataloged customer-pattern storage |
Equipment capacities describe the published system configuration; usable part size and achievable tolerance depend on the component and process.