Duval Increases Aerospace and Landing Gear Precision Grinding Capabilities to Meet Customer Demand

CHICOPEE, Mass. - An increasing number of aircraft manufacturers are turning to Duval Precision Grinding for landing gear precision grinding and surface finishing for landing gears. Duval is expanding its capabilities to accommodate this elevated demand, including the addition of new equipment to extend their OD, and jig grinding services. Aerospace OEMs trust Duval because of our longstanding...

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M&S Centerless Grinding Manufacturers Spool/Sleeve Actuators for Boeing Aircraft

Problem: Part match-fit and cylindricity requirements made vendors willing to accept the responsibility of holding print tolerances scarce. Material: 440C HT 58 RC min. Critical Dimensions: Match-fit clearance: hold match fit clearance spool/sleeve to .00005 . The resulting cylindricity on both spool and sleeve necessarily were near .000025 . 4 Ra surface finish.-  Resolution: Match-fit of...

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M&S Redesigns Blood Testing Instrument

Device re-design resulted in issues with the ability to manufacture the key part of the instrument. Existing vendor base would not attempt to manufacture. Material: Tungsten Critical Dimensions: .0070 x .87” long in the middle of the part Hold +.0000/-.0002” tolerance on diameter Hold +/-.001” tolerance on length of .007” 8 Ra surface finish max Resolution: A manufacturing process was...

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M&S Centerless Grinding Manufacturers Missile Wing Pins

A Tier-1 defense contractor rejected parts from their primary vendor for a high-end precision pin used to affix fins onto missiles. The rejection of the pins caused a delay in shipment of missiles to The Persian Gulf, and left them with no source for the pins after the primary vendor lost approved status. The Tier-1 contractor needed to ship missiles within 2 weeks otherwise late delivery...

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Swift Glass to Showcase Chemically Strengthened Glass Parts at Display Week 2016

Swift Glass to Showcase Chemically Strengthened Glass Parts at Display Week 2016

Swift Glass, worldwide leader in the manufacturing of quality glass parts, is set to exhibit at the Society for Information Display’s annual Display Week Exhibition from May 24 to 26, 2016. The exhibition, held in San Francisco, Calif., brings together companies from around the world to discuss and showcase the latest developments in display technology. This year’s Display Week will feature...

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Piezo Ceramic Machining Made Easy with Kadco Ceramics

For most manufacturers, handling Piezo is extremely difficult without precise machining, grinding, and finishing. As such, these procedures often require expert assistance. If you are seeking help with your piezo ceramic machining needs, then consider the team of experts at Kadco Ceramics. This company offers the top silicon machining services in the industry. They are highly experienced to work...

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Customized CNC Upgrade Simplifies Railcar Axle Grinding

Customized CNC Upgrade Simplifies Railcar Axle Grinding

• novel task-oriented HMI simplifies control of plunge grinding operations Naperville, IL,- – A comprehensive upgrade of classic high power centerless grinding machine tools is helping a leading railcar axle manufacturer to greatly simplify precision grinding operations on axle forgings. A key element of the project - which has been managed by APeC Integration Services, Inc - is the retrofit...

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PR Hoffman Custom Builds First Servo RS 6600 Series Double-Sided Grinding and Polishing Machine for Sydor Optics

Sydor Optics (ITAR Registered, ISO 9001:2008 Certified) is excited to announce their new double-sided grinding and polishing capabilities with the addition of the PR Hoffman Servo RS 6600 machine. The 6600 was custom engineered by PR Hoffman based on Sydor's need for a thinner center thickness on large format optics. The older Mark IV double-sided machines were capable of polishing parts up to...

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