Since 1986, XL Pattern Shop has cultivated a small-shop atmosphere where experienced pattern makers train younger staff while tackling complex tooling for foundries. The Orrville company serves aerospace and firefighting customers and brings a combined 250 years of pattern-making and machining experience to its work.
Lorain Modern Pattern, IncFor more than three decades, Lorain Modern Pattern, Inc. has built custom patterns, prototypes, models and production masters in Elyria, blending traditional journeyman patternmaking with CNC machining and modern CAD/CAM tools. Its work ranges from foundry and molding tooling to low-volume parts and reverse-engineered replacements, including simulation models made for NASA’s John Glenn Space Research Center. The company says its craftsmanship and customer relationships have earned it a strong reputation across two generations.ELYRIA, OH
Cascade PatternCascade Pattern is an Elyria, Ohio foundry-tooling maker with 48 years of experience and a workforce spanning several generations. From its 65,000-square-foot facility, the company builds custom patterns and core boxes to fit customers’ molding lines and production needs.ELYRIA, OH
Maumee Pattern CompanyFounded in 1915 and acquired by the Neuman family in 1968, Toledo’s Maumee Pattern Company designs and manufactures foundry tooling for complex castings. The company combines more than a century of patternmaking experience with modern CAD/CAM design, CNC machining, and reverse-engineering capabilities, and supports customers with nationwide tooling service. Maumee Pattern is ITAR certified and aligns its cybersecurity program with CMMC Level 2 requirements for defense-related and other sensitive work.TOLEDO, OH
Air Power DynamicsAir Power Dynamics grew from Beech Tool and Pattern, which began serving the investment-casting industry in 1994. President Boya Belasic helped open the original company with four employees and two customers, later taking the helm after building more than 40 years of aerospace-industry experience. Today, the company supplies tooling and pattern assemblies for aerospace, aviation, and industrial customers, with AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certification.MENTOR, OH