Posts by STC Industries

When it comes to Quality with a capital Q, many sales people throw the word around. Few can show when they deliver. We consistently shine when it comes to our annual AS9100 certification audit. We don’t usually brag about it. This year I’ll make an exception. In accordance with AS9100D, Section 10.1, STC Industries/Spiral Tool…

It’s not often we get to see the parts that we build in a real world situation, let alone in a press release. TITANIUM MACHINED GAZINTAS? As one rep for a prime aerospace company once stated: “You guys make gazintas!”. That means a typical part we make gazinta this assembly, which then gazinta that bigger…

We’re so busy here at STC, that we barely have time for congratulating ourselves for our accomplishments before moving on to the next big thing. That most recent accomplishment is our successful upgrade to Revision D of AS9100. As I sit before a vertical mill test-running a new CNC program for a Sikorsky part, I…

Well, December 2016 has come and has almost gone. And I almost forgot that it was in December 1986, 30 years ago, that Fred and I, along with our dad, took over as owners of this company. A big anniversary for us and, I would say it seems almost like yesterday, but that wouldn’t be…

We take security pretty seriously. We respect our customers’ trust in providing us with proprietary information, such as drawings and specs. We understand the importance of keeping such intellectual property secure and away from prying eyes. We take document control very seriously. And we respect our customers’ need for confidentiality when visiting our corporate website. So…

Northrop Grumman has awarded STC Industries Platinum Preferred Supplier Status. This is awarded to suppliers with an exceptional quality record. It means that our quality is so reliable, our products need no customer receiving inspection-they go right from receiving to the plane or inventory, saving the customer substantial overhead. We’re honored to have received this award and…

Rigging in our new Doosan MV3016 vertical milling center, grateful that it wasn’t that cold this morning, only 30 degrees, and that the weather cooperated-last time when we rigged in our Haas lathe, it was in the middle of a blizzard. This new machine will expand our machining capabilities to increase Spindle Speed to 20000…

When is a mill a lathe? When is a lathe a mill? Is it turned? Is it milled? It’s both! Mill/Turn operations have become a major part of our palette of machining capabilities as of late. With the introduction of our 2 inch bar capacity, live-tool turning center early last year, the possibilities of improved…

5 axis Milling can reduce the cost and improve accuracy in machined parts. We’ve always embraced new technology here. NC’s were in our shop in the 60′s-long before most of the industry had even heard of them, let along the average person on the street. Seems it wasn’t that long ago that “CNC-machined parts” caught…