Author: paul
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Reparing and Rebuilding aicraft components
Repairing/Rebuilding aircraft components We support companies in repair work and rebuilding of aircraft assemblies. This 5 inch diameter x 1/4 inch thick heat-treated 17-4PH ring is a detail component of a landing gear assembly. All finish machining was done after heat treating to Rc40 hardness. All dimensions, concentricity and flatness are kept within .001″ All…
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New year, new machine
New year is always a time for reflection; achievements of the the past year and commitments and goals for the new one. Maybe we didn’t see as much work as we’d like to (what business ever does?). But what we did do, we did right. Our AS9100 certification requires us to look a the past…
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STC Receives Northrop Grumman Supplier Excellence Award
Only the top 5% of suppliers for Northrop Grumman receive this award. We were honored to receive this award last month. We take quality seriously and we take pride in the way we address the quality of our products. Talk’s cheap. The real proof is in the results. Matt Bromberg, Corporate VP, Global Systems, Ken…
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STC/Spiral Tool Receives Northrop Grumman Supplier Excellence Award
On March 2 I go to Bethesda, Maryland on behalf of STC/Spiral Tool to accept an award at the Northrop Grumman Supplier Excellence Ceremony for our blue rating quality performance. It means that we’re top of the crop when it come to supplier performance. Our quality rating is 100 out of 100 points. It’s something…
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Summer of steel
These parts start as 37 pound forged blocks and wind up at the end about 2.5 pounds. That a lot of chips. And it pretty much kept our two 5-axis mills busy throughout the summer. And it kept me busy programming.
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Eyes on the prize: Quality Integrity
Recently an email from a customer was brought to my attention. “Please keep bidding on contracts too. We need good suppliers like you that make us look good!!!!”
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A little bit of history…
I’ve been NC machining for a while now. 50+ Years My dad let me run my first NC when I was 10 years old. A few years later I was running NC’s as a summer job when in high school. I grew up as NC and CNC machining industry grew up. When I started I…
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CNC Machining for the Aerospace & Defense Industry
At STC Industries, we are committed to providing our American aerospace industry and military with the highest quality parts possible. We recently created three new parts utilizing CNC machining…
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How do we make this part?
That’s the question that starts the manufacturing process of every job. Some parts are easy. The layout and methodizing process almost take care of themselves. Surfaces and features align simply on CNC 3 axis mill, Straight and parallel. Little planning needs to go into them. Some parts look easy. Drawing them up in CAD takes…
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HELPING THE PITT RACING TEAM
Let’s build a race car! On a typical day, we wind up milling or turning complex aerospace components. The kind of parts that wind up deep inside the airplane. The kind that no one ever sees again. So it’s exciting when we get to do something out of the ordinary for us. That’s what Mike,…