Hitech Shapes & Designs Specializes in Foundry Tooling & The Design, Simulation & Building of Patterns, Molds & Core Boxes
HITECH Shapes and Designs, a division of Seilkop Industries, Inc., offers high production to prototype and foundry tooling and fabrication services. In-house prototyping capabilities extend beyond simple SLA printing to offer a more realistic representation of the production casting, including the required draft. Designers and engineers are experienced in all modern modeling CAD systems including Pro-E and SolidWorks to accommodate the customers’ design work into our system. QuickCAST is our proprietary simulation software that can model the entire casting process and pinpoint any expected issues in the part or tooling prior to manufacturing. This extensive prototyping and analysis saves time and money during the tooling fabrication and preproduction verification phases.
We have a full in-house pattern shop capable of designing and fabricating patterns and cores for virtually all casting systems including vertical and horizontal DISA, Sinto, and Hunter patterns. Patterns can be fabricated for sand casting, permanent mold, or shell mold applications. Core equipment includes Redford, Harrison, Laempe, and Hottinger core machines for both hot and cold core box manufacturing. All tooling is CNC machined to precision tolerances from cast iron, steel, aluminum, urethane, hardwood, or plastic. Turning centers are equipped with live tooling and capable of turning material up to 12” in diameter. Milling centers have a cutting diameter of 20” and can machine parts up to 54" x 30" x 26". We are an ISO 9001:2015 certified company and have been an industry leader in the production of foundry tooling since 1946. Our customers include the automotive, compressor, marine, and pump component industries. For more information about our prototype sand casting and mold manufacturing capability, see the table below, or contact us directly.
Prototype Tooling & Mold Manufacturing Project Showcase

HITECH Shapes and Designs
ISO 9001:2015 Certification
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Associations

American Foundry
Society Association

NTMA - National Tooling
and Manufacturing
Association

Ohio Cast
Metals Association
Prototype Tooling & Mold Manufacturing Capabilities
- General Capabilities
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- In-House Prototyping
In-House Solidification Simulation
Complex Cored - Castings
CAD Design
- In-House Prototyping
- Fully CNC Machined Tooling
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- Automatic Molding Machines
DISA Vertical Patterns
DISA Horizontal Patterns
Sinto Patterns
Hunter Patterns - Shell Mold Tooling
Cope & Drag Match plates
Core Boxes Cold & Hot Box (Laempe, Hottinger, Harrison, Redford)
Permanent Molds
- Automatic Molding Machines
- Equipment
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- CNC Vertical Machining Centers
CNC Turning Centers with Live Tooling
Manual Machinery
Grinding - Band Saw
Drill Press
Lathe
- CNC Vertical Machining Centers
- Materials
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- Cast Iron
D-2 Steel
4140 Steel
Aluminum - Urethane Tooling Board
Hardwood
Plastic
- Cast Iron
- CNC Turning Centers 18M and 28M
- x 12”
- Cutting Diameter
- x 20”
- CNC Machine Centers
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- X 54”
Y 30” - Z 26”
- X 54”
Additional Information
- Industries Served
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- Automotive
Compressor
Heavy Truck
Aftermarket Automotive
Marine - Fueling Components
Bulk Handling
Pump Components
Air Movement
- Automotive
- Intended Application
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- Foundry Industry
Sand Moldings - Permanent Moldings
Shell Moldings
- Foundry Industry
- Industry Standards Met
- ISO 9001:2008 Certified
- File Formats Accepted
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- Pro/ENGINEER (Pro-E) / Creo
SolidWorks
DELCAM Power Mill - Surfcam
AutoCAD
QuickCAST
- Pro/ENGINEER (Pro-E) / Creo