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Pattern Management — Casting Foundry ERP

Track pattern inventory, maintenance, life and location so the right pattern is ready when the job is.

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Find the pattern, know its condition

Patterns are a foundry’s tooling asset — and often its worst-kept records. When a job arrives, the pattern has to be found, its condition known, and its remaining life understood. Lose track and you delay jobs hunting for tooling or pour with a worn pattern.

This module keeps patterns under control: a proper inventory with location, maintenance history and life tracking — so the right pattern is located quickly, in good condition, and refurbished before it fails.

It connects directly to the rest of your Casting Foundry ERP, and can be extended with AI or mobile apps for field teams.

What the module handles

Tooling asset control

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Pattern inventory
Catalogue patterns, core boxes and tooling with specs.
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Location tracking
Know exactly where each pattern is stored.
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Maintenance history
Log repairs, refurbishment and condition.
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Life & usage tracking
Track shots and remaining life per pattern.
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Customer-owned patterns
Manage customer tooling separately with ownership.
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Ready-status
Flag patterns fit, due for maintenance, or unfit.
Our Process

How it works

From receipt to a job-ready pattern.

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Register pattern
Catalogue tooling and owner.
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Store & locate
Assign and track location.
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Use on jobs
Record shots per production run.
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Maintain
Log repairs and refurbishment.
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Track life
Watch remaining life.
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Ready check
Confirm fit before the next job.

What it changes for your business

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Find patterns fast
Location tracking ends the hunt when a job hits the floor.
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Pour with good tooling
Condition and ready-status stop worn patterns causing rejections.
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Refurbish before failure
Life tracking triggers maintenance before a pattern fails mid-run.
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Protect customer tooling
Customer-owned patterns are tracked separately and accounted for.

Who it is for

Foundries managing tooling as an asset:

Job-order foundriesHigh-mix casting shopsInvestment casting unitsFoundries holding customer tooling

Pattern Management — frequently asked questions

Can it tell me where a pattern is stored?

Yes. Every pattern and core box has a tracked location, so tooling is located quickly instead of being hunted for when a job arrives.

Does it track pattern life?

It can. Shots and usage are recorded per pattern, so remaining life is known and maintenance is triggered before the pattern fails in a run.

How does it handle customer-owned patterns?

Customer tooling is managed separately with ownership recorded, so you can account for it, protect it, and report on it distinctly from your own patterns.

Does it show whether a pattern is fit to use?

Yes. A ready-status flags each pattern as fit, due for maintenance, or unfit, so you never pour with tooling that should be refurbished first.

See Pattern Management in your Casting Foundry ERP

See Pattern Management keep your tooling ready and traceable — book a demo with your pattern library in mind.

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