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The Challenge of Superalloys: Machining for High-Temperature Aerospace Applications

October 10th, 2024

Superalloys retain their strength at high temperatures. This makes them the preferred choice for hot environments, like those downstream of the combustors in a gas turbine engine, but it also complicates their machining. This blog reviews the challenge of precision

5-Axis Machining: Unleashing the Full Potential of Precision

October 9th, 2024

Engineers have long been told to “design for manufacture”. 5-axis machining frees them from that diktat, at least in terms of producing complex metal components. Today, rather than breaking a part or design into multiple pieces, each of which is machined

Navigating the Skies: Precision Machining for Aircraft Engine Components

September 4th, 2024

Aerospace parts, especially those destined for use in aircraft engines, are some of the most challenging to machine. The combination of hard materials, high precision, and extensive metal removal, (for mass reduction), demands advanced machine tools and deep machining expertise.

Quality Control in Precision Machining: Ensuring Perfection Every Time

September 4th, 2024

If you’re buying precision machined components, you don’t expect problems with assembly or function. Leaks, excessively high or low friction, and fit issues will all be expensive to deal with and could even result in warranty claims. The way to

Tolerances and Tight Fits: The Role of Precision in Modern Engineering

August 15th, 2024

A worker at an assembly station fits shafts into holes drilled in a casting. Some of the shafts fit loosely and can be tipped sideways while others need tapping into place with a hammer. What’s going on? Were some of

Cutting Through the Jargon: A Glossary of Precision Machining Terms

August 1st, 2024

The metal parts used in assemblies and mechanisms, from hydraulic pumps and valves to engines and industrial and agricultural machinery, all go through precision machining. This is the process of cutting away metal from a bar, billet, casting, or forging

Tips for Optimizing Swiss Screw Machining Efficiency

June 20th, 2024

Swiss screw machining is an efficient way of producing cylindrical parts from bar, especially those with large length-to-diameter aspect ratios. Swiss CNC machine tools are precise, and a fast and repeatable means of turning complex parts. But, this high productivity

Trends and Innovations in Tooling for Precision Machining

June 6th, 2024

The latest generation of CNC machine tools feature higher spindle speeds and feed rates, but cutting faster creates more heat at the tool tip and accelerates tool wear. Plus, customers for precision machined components don’t just want the job done

5-Axis Machining for Aerospace Parts

May 10th, 2024

Parts for aerospace applications are designed to maximize strength and minimize weight. That usually results in a lot of machining. Throw in the complex geometries, tight tolerances and exotic alloys specified in the drawings, and you can see why these

Precision Machining in Aerospace: Meeting the Rigorous Demands of the Sky

April 22nd, 2024

The precision machine shops we run are set up with extensive capabilities for complex, tight tolerance work. This includes 4 and 5-axis machining centers and a range of turning, milling, and grinding equipment. This blog showcases our aerospace part machining

Drilling into Precision: Machining for Oil Rig Equipment

March 19th, 2024

The goat head that’s installed on the top of a frac tree undergoes a lot of precision machining during its manufacture. As an essential element of a hydraulic fracturing Christmas tree, it provides the mounting locations for the valves that

An Introduction to Swiss Screw Machining

February 27th, 2024

Swiss screw machining is for turning long, cylindrical parts like rods, pins, and screws. It’s a precision process capable of maintaining tight tolerances over long production runs, and it’s often extremely cost-effective. If you need a source for small turned