The Western Group

Established in 1960, Kendo Inc. specializes in heavy steel plate and sheet metal fabrication. Based in Commerce City, Colo., the company is equipped with plate shears, strippet hole punches, brake presses, bending rolls, CNC (Computerized Numerical Controlled) plasma cutting machines and automatic (robotic) welders. It works with a variety of metals, including the Ford brand steel wear alloys, carbon steel, stainless, and aluminum. The firm s services include on site welding, Auto-CAD (Computer Aided Design) design work, engineering services, on-site job inspections and evaluations, and heavy equipment structural repairs. In addition, it has capabilities to produce heavy plate and sheet metal components in complex configurations.

Prototype Casting was founded in 1995 in a small 2000 sqft shop just north of Denver,Colorado by Mike Kaiser and Kevin Fortan. Prototype Casting Inc., was founded on speed and 3D printing technology. The tooling process that was used to create molds started with SLA's, urethane and silicon tooling was created from the 3D pattern. These tools were used to create plaster molds. Metal was then poured into the plaster mold to create the casting. In 1998 Prototype Casting moved to a larger shop in Northglenn CO. Prototype Casting continued to grow and in 2000 moved to part of its current location in Denver. Mike Kaiser retired in 2011 and sold the business to longtime employee Chad TeBeest. Currently Prototype Casting occupies a total of 24,000 sqft.