Tooling

Proprietary Putty Patterns

• Strong wooden substructure, foam, fiberglass and in-house engineered putty
• Machined to specific tolerances
• Extremely accurate and very fast turn-around at an economical cost
• Easy-to-sand surface can be finished to 80 grit or given a machined primer surface and sanded to a finer finish.
• Male or female shapes are available depending on the application and geometry provided.
• Designed for room temperature applications, but can be modified to withstand temperatures up to 180ºF
• Primer surface option available
• Laser tracking and vacuum integrity options are available

Block Foam Patterns & Wood Patterns

• Machined pattern fabricated out of block foam, MDF or modeling board
• Block foam allows for the maintenance of higher tolerances and can reach higher curing temperatures than the JI proprietary putty patterns
• Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) wood is stable at higher temperatures than putty, however, the surface finish may be rougher
• MDF is also a suitable material for casting patterns
• Foam patterns can also be provided with a primer finish
• A wide variety of foam materials and densities are available depending on your application

Short Run Molds

Using Janicki’s putty material system, we make short-run molds for one-off or short-production production runs. By shipping in segments and assembling onto a steel frame, there is virtually no limit to the size of the part.

Gel Coat Tooling

Janicki’s Gel Coat tooling is designed with hard, durable, high-gloss surfaces required to produce superior-grade products for marine, transportation and architectural industries. Our Gel Coat molds have a mirror-like finish, that is scratch and craze resistant for producing products with a high-quality finish.
Janicki Gel Coat molds are made of fiber-reinforced composites with low-shrink performance polyester resins using infusion or open-molded processing in a typical thickness of 0.625 inches.

• Fiberglass Facesheet
• 200°F Temp Tooling
• 200+ Part Cycles
• Trussed Steel Frame
• 400 Grit and higher finish
• Resistance to ultraviolet degradation and hydrolysis
• Produce aesthetically appealing parts
• Long-lasting maintenance-free performance
• Protective barrier that increases the life and cycles of the mold

Fiber Reinforced Plastic Tools

Molded from machined patterns; built to customer specifications. Composite consists of varying thickness fiberglass layers, a rigid balsa or foam core, and a durable tooling gel-coat finish. We have engineered FRP mold systems up to 220 feet in length.