Ward Pattern Engineering
PATTERN SHOP
WPE has both a wood and a metal division in addition to a CAD department. From a hand sketch to solid modeling, pattern tooling is constructed from wood, plastic, or metal.
Metal Shop:
- Mazak Nexus 510C-II Vertical CNC mill 41" x 20" x 20" Travel, 21" x 52" Table
- Milltronics RH30 Vertical CNC mill 60" x 30" x 28" Travel, 24" x 67" Table
- Fryer VB-100 Vertical CNC mill 100" x 35" x 32" Travel, 30" x 112" Table
- Haas VF6 Vertical CNC mill 64" x 32" x 30" Travel, 28" x 64" Table
- Rambaudi 600 2-Spindle with Fidia CNC control. 49½” x 23½” Travel, 20" x 114" Table
- 6-Bridgeport Mills
- 2-Greaves-Cincinnati Model 4 Horizontal Mills 36" x 12" x 18" Travel
- South Bend SB1058F 18" x 80" Turnado Lathe
- Jet GH-1640ZX 16" Large bore lathe
- LeBlond 18" Lathe
- Northtech 28" Vertical bandsaw 26½” Throat
- Powermatic 20" Vertical Bandsaw 19¼” Throat
- Wells horizontal bandsaw
- Brown + Sharp #2 Grinder
- 6-Pedestal Grinders + Polishes
- 20 Ton Hydraulic Press
- Greenerd #3 Arbor Press
- Milwaukee Chop Saw
- Milwaukee Mag drill
- Master 24" disc Sander
- Miller Dynasty 300DX Tig Welder
Wood Shop:
- American 36? Vertical bandsaw 26¾” Throat
- Delta 14? Vertical bandsaw 13½” Throat
- Master 24? Disc Sander
- Walker Turner radial drill press
- Yates American thickness planer
- Oliver Jointer planer
- Master Spindle sander
- FZ Zimmerman belt sander
- FZ Zimmerman FZ-0 + FZ-1 Routers
- South Bend 16? Lathe
- South Bend 14½” Lathe
- Craftsman 100 Table saw
CAD DEPARTMENT
The CAD department has the ability to import 3D customer models or translate a blueprint or sketch into a 3D model. Using Pro/Engineer and Mastercam, they can use these models to quickly build accurate tooling with any of the 4 CNC mills connected to the shop network or provide the wood or metal shop with the information required to build tooling.
Software & Equipment:
- FTP server for large CAD file transfers.
- HP Designjet 500PS Plotter for full-sized blueprints and photos
- 10/100kbps ethernet network spanning the entire shop and all CNC machines
- Pro/Engineer, 4 seats
- Mastercam, 8 seats
- Windows 7 Pro CAD/CAM workstation (5)
- Windows Server for file backup and storage
- Faro Quantum S 3D Scanning Arm
- Altair Inspire Cast – Casting Solidification Software