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Founded by Joe Cunningham, a journeyman pattern maker and casting engineer,
with a vision of what could be, Cunningham Pattern & Engineering was born in
1965. The business was started as a small, two-man shop specializing in
production pattern equipment. As the company succeeded, a new larger facility,
which became the current headquarters, was built and occupied in 1969. Over the
years Cunningham Pattern & Engineering has evolved into a modern shop with
capability to produce patterns, raw castings and fully machined parts through
three divisions. A combination of excellent people and use of the latest
technologies are the key factors in the continued growth of the company.
The successful management of CAD/CAM technology moved the company into a new
dimension of Rapid Prototyping. The ability to quickly generate proof of concept
tooling for various customers gave the company new exposures to a variety of
industries. Such things as emissions development in the automotive and diesel
engine business provided the need for even more technical resources and for
in-house casting capability. This demand led the company to start its own
prototype foundry capable of producing castings in most ferrous and nonferrous
materials. As growth and demand grew CNC machining was added to the company's
capability, initially a
 small machine shop was purchased and moved into a new
facility adjacent to the current company headquarters. The current machine shop
has full CNC machining capability as well as a CMM inspection station.
As growth continued in the 90's additional casting capacity was required which
led to the purchase of a local foundry operation; now known as CE Systems.
Through the CE Systems division, Cunningham Pattern & Engineering offers the
customer full service in both developmental parts and low volume service and
production castings, supporting these operations with our experienced staff of
operators known for their "can do" attitude. Experience gained over the years,
producing many difficult types of tooling and castings such as cylinder blocks
and cylinder heads, provides our customers the proven benefit of eliminating
potential casting producibility problems before they occur.
As part of Joe's future vision of the company and to lead it well into the
twenty first century, he has developed a management team with the authority,
capability and responsibility to lead the
 company forward. As new customer
requirements are encountered Cunningham Pattern & Engineering's goal is to
continue providing value added services.
We feel we have just scratched the surface of the E in engineering. And, we are
technically ready NOW to develop and produce the castings you will need five
years in the future.
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