Aerospace Form Made-to-spec 
Modern Machine Shop
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Today, the shop primarily works on aerospace and defense parts, especially satellite structures and components. Beryllium stock is about 10 times as expensive as aluminum, McKay says. To avoid scrap, the company makes test parts out of aluminum to prove out machining processes and programs before embarking on a beryllium version.
Fabricating & Metal Work
MAY 2, 2023
Whether you are dealing with difficult materials or being challenged to hold tight tolerances on complex forms, innovations in porting tools have helped to overcome these trials. Dedicated port form tools that are typically brazed on carbide would need to be taken out of the tool holder once the tool is used to life.
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E&T
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Panel arrays on satellites must be folded down into compact forms in order to pack them into a relatively narrow rocket, and only unfurled to form large flat surfaces once the rocket has blasted into outer space. It’s thought that the first origami solar array was packed into a Japanese spacecraft that launched in 1995.
Trimantec
JANUARY 22, 2020
The following industries are all outsourcing jobs: Aerospace, aviation, and defense. A form of outsource manufacturing, contract manufacturers will either produce complete assemblies for a brand name supplier (private label manufacturing) or sub-assemblies. Outsourcing has the potential to save money in many ways.
Control Engineering
MARCH 14, 2023
He’s worked for AMT clients in a variety of industries, including aerospace and automotive. Automation application insights System integrators can play a key role in improving automation applications by providing their expertise from past projects to show different perspectives. Determine if a redesign is needed prior to automating.
Mold Making Technology
AUGUST 24, 2023
A combination of strength, toughness and heat resistance enables machining capabilities from roughing to finishing with extended tool life and predictability, well suited for materials in the aerospace, automotive, die and mold, medical and power generation industries. Photo Credit: Greenleaf Corp.
DO Supply
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
This made them ideal for applications where maintaining a fixed position is critical, such as holding a camera or laser steady during a scanning operation. His centrifugal governor, for example, was an early form of mechanical feedback control, automatically adjusting the flow of steam to stabilize engine speed.
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