Muddy Creek Engineering, LLC

Providing Engineering design services for the foundry and molding industries

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About the firm

Muddy Creek Engineering, LLC is a consulting engineering practice located just west of Cincinnati, Ohio, specializing in 3D CAD design and manufacturing engineering for the foundry and molding industries. Founded in 2019 by Dave Miller - a mechanical engineer with 30 years of experience - the practice delivers design solutions for castings, patterns, molds, and industrial tooling for manufacturers and suppliers. Clients have included some of the nation's largest foundries across the automotive, heavy vehicle, industrial, aerospace, defense, and consumer sectors.

Established
2019
Firm type
Aerospace Engineering · Defense Engineering · Mechanical Engineering

People

Dave MillerFounder and President

Capabilities

3D CAD Design

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Produces 3D solid models from incomplete CAD data, scanned data, and 2D drawings. All designs are completed with proper draft, parting lines, and machine stock, supporting direct import of most CAD file formats.

Reverse Engineering

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Recreates physical components as precise digital models from legacy tooling, re-shored products, or physical parts.

  • Legacy And Re-Shored Tooling

    Re-engineering of existing products and tooling to support domestic manufacturing.

  • Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning

    Utilizing advanced scanning resources to capture complex physical geometry.

Design for Manufacturability & Value Engineering

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Optimizes component designs to streamline production processes, minimize material waste, and reduce overall manufacturing costs.

  • Casting Redesign And Optimization

    Analysis of complex castings, cores, and components to improve performance and quality.

  • Additive Manufacturing Evaluation

    Evaluating the economic viability of utilizing 3D printing technologies.

  • Cost Reduction Engineering

    Streamlining designs to lower production costs without compromising structural integrity.

Product Development & Optimization

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Supports the entire engineering lifecycle to elevate the quality and functional performance of new or existing products.

Tooling Design

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Engineers high-performance production and prototype tooling custom-tailored to specific manufacturing methods.

  • Sand Casting Pattern Design

    Vertical and horizontal patterns compatible with Disa, Sinto, Hunter, and Osborne systems.

  • High-Production Core Box Design

    Core box tooling engineered for Laempe, Loramendi, B&P, Redford, and Shalco machinery.

  • Permanent Mold Tooling

    Aluminum permanent molds supporting tilt-pour, reverse-tilt, and static configurations.

  • Composite and Plastic Molding

    Compression and lay-up molds optimized for plastics and advanced composite materials.

  • Complex Draw and Slide Tooling

    Tooling designs incorporating multi-directional draws, cores, slides, and loose pieces.

  • Auxiliary Tooling and Fixtures

    Trim dies, manufacturing fixtures, material handling solutions, and core setters.

Muddy Creek Werkshop - CNC Prototype Tooling

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Provides in-house CNC prototype tooling services using an industrial CNC spindle router. The shop fabricates prototype tooling in wood, plastics, and tooling board, as well as cast and molded prototypes in polyurethane, epoxy, and silicone.

Industries

Automotive · Freight & Logistics · Industrial · Manufacturing · Aerospace · Defense · Consumer Products

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