Grant Award View - GA5364

Advanced pattern manufacturing by way of CNC technology will enable the company to expand its sales through reducing the lead time and cost of producing pattern equipment required for sand moulding in the foundry. Availability of pattern equipment is a significant limitation to the company s growth as new patterns currently have to be produced by conventional pattern making means. The demand for these new patterns is high because the company is growing its customer base, and products being produced. The previous operators of this foundry did not have this demand because production was mainly for Caterpillar Underground Mining (CUGM) using existing pattern equipment that had been in existence for a number of years.