Tag: Aerospace Machining
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How to maintain .002″ flatness across 30 square inches.
Start with a 50 pound block of 6AL-V4 titanium. Whittle away at it until your left with 0.060 wall thickness, that has to maintain a flatness of .002″. It looks so easy and straightforward, looking at the model in a CAM system. Just do some pocket roughing, some gentle finishing passes, some nice and slow…
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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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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…