A.G. Anderson Ltd. began as a one man jobbing wood pattern shop in 1948. During the 1950's the company established a reputation for building very large patterns for hydroelectric, steel mills, and resource processing equipment. During the 1960's the demand for metal patterns increased, so the pattern shop expanded into metal tooling. We were making patterns in aluminum, steel, iron and nicrosil, an alloy developed for Boeing Aircraft for the production of hot sizing dies. Nicrosil has excellent thermal stability at 1400°F and good wear resistant qualities.
During the 1970's we were tooling the large jobbing foundries as well as the high production foundries, making tooling for Disa's, Hunter's, Piper's, and Herman's-shell as well as stamping dies and permantent molds. In 1980 we became the first Pattern Shop in North America to utilize CAD/CAM for the design and manufacture of tooling. We have maintained a steadfast commitment to the CAD/CAM technology. Today we can make your tooling in wood, metal, plastic and styrofoam, using either CNC or conventional methods. We also supply jigs, fixtures, models and templates.
