Composite master patterns and mould tools
We machine master patterns and direct mould tools from epoxy board, polyurethane board and foam, up to 3.6 metres, held to 0.2 mm and finished to 2 µm Ra.
Every part off the tool carries whatever the pattern got wrong, so this is work that has to be right first time. Every job is programmed in CATIA, simulated in VERICUT, and inspected against your CAD on a Creaform MetraSCAN before it ships.
Where we fit
Most of our customers are composite manufacturers who lay up and cure in-house but do not want to carry 5-axis pattern capacity of their own. We cover the machining end of that process and we are used to working to someone else's programme dates.
What we make
- Master patterns and styling bucks.
- Splash tools and direct mould tools.
- Jigs, fixtures and check fixtures on the same datums as the tool.
- Matched pattern, tool and core sets from one supplier.
Sectors
Motorsport and Formula 1, aerospace, defence, automotive, marine and energy.
Common questions
Straightforward parts usually come back the same day. Allow up to a week where the geometry or the fixturing needs more thought.
Yes. Pattern, mould tool and machined core can all come from us, cut on the same datums and inspected on the same system.
Yes. We can supply a colour deviation map from the Creaform scan against your CAD.