Today’s manufacturers and design engineers are facing enormous pressure to deliver high-quality components faster amidst a climate of global supply chain uncertainty. With tariffs in flux and international logistics growing less predictable, offshore sourcing now carries risks not only in cost, but also in project scheduling and delivery confidence. Shorter timelines and growing design complexity mean that a single delay or unexpected fee can ripple through an entire program.

At Kimura Foundry America, we believe the path forward starts with domestic manufacturing backed by global innovation. By combining U.S. production with nearly a century of Japanese casting expertise, we help engineers and manufacturers bring new designs to market faster and with greater certainty — without being at the mercy of shifting trade conditions or extended overseas freight cycles.

Since opening our Shelbyville, Indiana facility in 2018, our mission has been to reshape what a modern U.S. foundry can offer. With advanced 3D printers and proprietary sand media developed through decades of innovation, we help customers shorten timelines and unlock greater design flexibility — especially for complex geometries that would be costly and time-consuming with traditional methods. Moving efficiently from CAD to cast part allows teams to validate ideas sooner and reduce iteration bottlenecks before they become production setbacks. 

This year, we’ve taken another important step with the acquisition of VIP Tooling, located just minutes from our foundry. Because many castings require downstream machining, every external handoff traditionally adds cost, uncertainty, and time. By integrating machining and casting within a single local supply chain, we help teams tighten tolerance control, shorten iteration loops, and maintain momentum during critical development windows. In practical terms, this means fewer variables, faster alignment between teams, and a clearer path to a finished component.

What makes this model most effective is not just proximity — it’s collaboration. At KFA, engineers lead the quoting and development process, ensuring manufacturability and machining considerations are addressed early, when changes are fastest and most cost-effective. With foundry and machine shop teams working in parallel rather than in sequence, customers gain a predictable, transparent, and more agile production experience.

As we continue to invest in technology, talent, and innovation, our commitment remains the same: to help engineers and manufacturers build better parts, faster, with greater confidence at every step. For those seeking a casting partner who can move with the speed of modern development, we believe the future of American manufacturing is local, connected, and smarter by design.