A Summary of Metal Finishing Methods Common to Job Shops Metal finishing is a crucial step in manufacturing that enhances metal parts’ appearance, durability, and performance. CNC 5-axis machines offering various finishing methods are employed to achieve specific surface qualities, protect against corrosion, and prepare parts for aerospace and aviation parts, medical equipment, hydraulic manifolds,… Read more »
Multi-Step Processes for Manufacturing Complex Metal Parts If you are afraid of escalators, you should take steps to avoid them. However, manufacturers should never be afraid to incorporate multi-step processing for metal parts. Consider multi-step processing for metal parts under the following conditions: Multi-step processing is ideal when dealing with complex geometries, critical tolerances, challenging… Read more »
Top 8 tips for designing complex metal parts When your social media status for your manufactured products is āItās Complicatedā, you know you need a parts manufacturer who can handle the multiple facets of machining complex metal parts. Engineering highly machined parts requires careful consideration of design, material selection, and manufacturability to ensure optimal performance… Read more »
Accuracy and precision are the cornerstones of a quality firearm. Reliability in a weapon is clear when a pistol or rifle fires true. Firearms must be dependable, durable, and accurate. When a weapon’s finished parts have defects, the entire firearm is defective and unreliable. Though precise machining is essential for any device, craftsmanship or lack… Read more »
There are several reasons why Swiss screw machining is an excellent choice when manufacturing smaller parts. Producing small machined parts requires experienced machining as there are additional considerations to produce accurate pieces. CNC Swiss screw machining, also known as Swiss turning or Swiss-style machining, is a precision machining process particularly well-suited for producing small, intricate,… Read more »
Medical device manufacturers know Swiss machining, a metal cutting process chosen for its accuracy and efficiency, is commonly used for producing high tolerance and demanding medical device parts. Medical device manufacturers know Swiss machining can produce small, complex parts with tight tolerances paramount for their medical applications. The broad list of medical devices that use… Read more »
When is horizontal milling preferred over other forms of machining metal parts? Costs, time, size and materials all play a part in selecting horizontal milling as the primary machining process. Consider the following points before deciding on the best manufacturing process. Multi-Axis Machining: Horizontal milling allows for multiple sides of a workpiece to be… Read more »
As an experienced manufacturer, you work with parts manufacturers and vendors to bring the latest and greatest products to the market. Production manufacturers such as machine shops should take into mind many planning activities before any milling, turning, drilling, routing or other machining happens. Knowing the following considerations to avoid pitfalls will make your next… Read more »
Accuracy is vital when manufacturing manifolds for assembly into automotive engines, hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, medical devices and other fluid and air delivery systems. Machining manifolds requires specialized techniques and equipment to produce precise parts requiring high tolerances. Nolte Precise Manufacturing uses the CNC horizontal machines that revolutionized the manifold machining process and ultimately transformed… Read more »
The last thing manufacturers want to think about when making complex products with many intricate parts is how they will manage the inventory required to build their final assemblies. Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) becomes an essential benefit when producing complex machine assemblies. For decades machine shops have offered managed inventory to simplify the manufacturing and assembly… Read more »