Our History

 

n 1947, at the age of 18, Gerald Phillips, Jr. founded Phillips Patterns Inc. as a wooden pattern manufacturer.  In an effort to make use of available resources, he set up shop in an uninhabited 12' x 12' chicken coop located on his father's land off 300 W. in Muncie, Indiana.

For years, Gerald would work throughout the days and nights, a lot of times without sleep, perfecting his trade.  He exemplified hard work, high character, and accountability.  These three qualities were, and still are, the foundation of Phillips Patterns & Castings.In 1947, at the age of 18, Gerald Phillips, Jr. founded Phillips Patterns Inc. as a wooden pattern manufacturer.  In an effort to make use of available resources, he set up shop in an 12' x 12' chicken coop located on his father's land off 300 West in Muncie, Indiana.

For years, Gerald would work throughout the days and nights, a lot of times without sleep, perfecting his trade.  He exemplified hard work, high character, and accountability.  These three qualities were, and still are, the foundation of Phillips Patterns & Castings.

As the years of hard began to pass, the business continued to grow and evolve. In 1960, Phillips Patterns entered the sand casting market, and therefore changed the business name to Phillips Patterns & Castings, Inc.  For the next 30 plus years, the facility continued to expand around the place where the place where it all started, the chicken coop.   located on his father's land off 300 W. in Muncie, Indiana. 

As the years of hard work began to pass, the business continued to grow and evolve.  In 1960, Phillips Patterns entered the sand casting market, and therefore changed the business name to Phillips Patterns & Castings, Inc.  For the next 30 plus years, the facility continued to expand around the place where it all started, the chicken coop. 



 In 1989, the CNC machining division of the business was established to offer customers an in-house, post production/value added service.  

Between 1992 - 1994, in order to provide customers with options regarding casting  properties, dimensional tolerances, surface finishes, etc., our casting capabilities were expanded to include permanent molding and air-set (no-bake) molding.

In 1996, the business was expanded by adding 70,000 + square feet of facilities, four miles Northeast of our original location.  This provided the proper space to move the machine shop and permanent molding equipment, as well as expand the services and capabilities offered even further to include die-casting  and vibratory finishing (Our original location, located off 300 W is still our green sand and air-set molding facility today).

Over the past four years, Phillips Patterns & Castings has invested strongly in state of the art equipment to position itself in a tough global marketplace.  Since 2009, Phillips Patterns & Castings has entered the market for both, rapid prototyping (3-D printing) and Powder coating. 

Since 1947, Phillips Patterns & Castings has prided itself on it's commitment to Quality... Quality patterns, quality castings, and quality customer service.  Over the years, we have continually striven to increase, not only the services we provide, but the quality at which we provide them.  By offering our customers a wide range of in-house services, we aim to minimize the effort of purchasing, narrow the accountability of the completed part to one supplier, and most importantly, improve the quality and turnaround of our customers' products.

Let Phillips Patterns & Castings be your "One-Stop Solution" for all of your aluminum casting and finishing needs!