Local Students Pour Castings Using 3D Printed Molds
Recently, the Area 18 Precision Machining class at South Adams High School poured their own castings from 3D printed molds printed with HPI’s sand printers. The South Adams / Area 18…
Happy Retirement, Steve Murray!
After 41 years in the industry and 4 years at Hoosier Pattern, Steve Murray is retiring at the end of this year. Steve has played a vital role in the sand printing portion of our business…
HPI Adds 2 New Machining Centers to End 2017
This morning was a busy morning as HPI welcomed TWO new machining centers to add to the list of equiptment we have in our facility: Mazak Veriaxis 730-5X ii * 5 axis machining…
PRI 2017
December 7-9 the 30th annual Performance Racing Industry show took place in the heart of downtown Indianapolis at the Indiana Convention Center. Attendees at this show discover the latest…
HPI Celebrates 20 Years In Business!!
In November of 1997, Hoosier Pattern consisted of 3 employees in a 4600 sq. foot area with 4 machines: 1 vertical CNC machine, 1 manual bridg port, 1 manual lathe and 1 welder.
Over the last 20 years Hoosier Pattern has gained recognition as one of the region's premier pattern shops as well as a becoming a leader within the industry. In 2013, Hoosier purchased a 3D sand printer and at the time it was the largest 3D printer in the United States. With the addition of the 3D sand printer in HPI's toolbox, Hoosier was elevated to a new level of manufacturing. Not only could the HPI team build you a tool for high volume production, but they could also help out with low volume production or even prototypes.
Present day, Hoosier currently employs 42 people in a 80,000 square foot facility. Hoosier houses over 20 machining centers including: vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, 2 CNC lathes, 2 EDM's a manual CMM, and a laser scanner. They also house 2 ExOne S-Max™ Sand Printers within their walls as well. Hoosier offers an apprentice program that is registered with the United States department of labor and offers internships and job shadowing for current students interested in the trade. Congratulations on everyone at Hoosier Pattern for celebrating this milestone anniversary!
HPI’s Newest Journeyman Patternmaker
As of July, Hoosier officially has a new Journeyman Patternmaker to add to our already impressive list of skilled employees. Phillip Bauman completed his 10,000 work hours and classes at Ivy…
When To Use 3D Printed Sand
In the metal casting industry, two basic pieces are needed: a mold of some sort and a foundry to pour the mold. A traditional pattern shop supplies the pattern while a foundry packs sand…
Happy Retirement, Dwight!
Today, we started saying "See you later" to one of HPI's best, Dwight Haines as he starts a new journey: RETIREMENT! Dwight is a Journeyman Patternmaker and acquired his certificate for…
Gearing Up For Casting Congress 2017
Next week, AFS 121st Metalcasting Congress kicks off in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Hoosier Pattern will be showcasing on the sold out exhibit hall floor. The AFS Metalcasting Congress is the…
Bellmont Trade Classes visit HPI
Thursday March 23rd, Bellmont students from Jason Egly's various trades classes came to HPI to gain insight on the character traits of a desirable employee. The students were also able to…