State of the Art Facility and Equipment

We own our 8,200 square foot facility located in San Luis Obispo, a Central California location midway between key suppliers and subcontractors in Los Angeles and the San Francisco bay area. We maintain a very clean shop environment which includes some of the finest machine tools manufactured in the world.


Machine Tools:

Wire EDM

X Travel

Y Travel

Z Travel

2007 Sodick AQ300L-MDC (with indexer) 12 8 8
2004 Sodick AQ325L 14 10 8.6

2003 Sodick AQ750L

29.5

19.6

15.7

Aux. table travel (U, V axis) 30.3 x 20.4"

Taper angle ± 30º

Wire Ø .006-.012"

Linear motor drives and glass scales for highest accuracy

Vertical Mills

X Travel

Y Travel

Z Travel

2007 and 2006 OKK VP400 23 16 18
2004 OKK PG8-2APC (pallet changer) accuracy 20 15.75 15.75

2005 Haas VM-3

40

26

25

2005 Haas TM-2

40

16

16

1999 Hitachi Seiki VM40III

22

17.5

17.5

2000 Haas VF-5

50

24

24
2007 Bridgeport (3 axis)

30

12

16

 

Lathes

Swing

Max Turn Dia.

Length

2001 Hitachi Seiki HT20J

 17.7 13.3 15

1996 Hitachi Seiki HT20SIII

18.1

12.5

15

1998 Hitachi Seiki TF25

23.6

16.5

23.6

1997 Whacheon WL-435

18

18

40

1998 Whacheon WL-580

23

23

60

 

Grinding: Cylindrical and Surface

    Specifications

2001 ACER AGS-1020AHD Surface Grinder 10" x 20" 3 Axis automatic - w/digital display, 
±.00005" Accuracy
Tschudin HTG420 Hydraulic Cylindrical Grinder 8” Swing, 18.9” Distance between centers,   ±.00005" Accuracy

Honing

2003 Sunnen MBB1660K Honing Machine ID Range .060"-6.500", Max Length 16"

High Speed EDM Hole Drilling

2004 Sodick K1C 8" x 12" x 12" (X, Y, Z axis), Electrode Ø.010-.120"

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Manufacturing Software:

Epicor Vista Enterprise Management Software
  • Shop floor control and data collection with bar-coded travelers
  • Production Scheduling & Management
  • General Ledger and Accounting
  • Estimating/Quoting
  • Inventory Control
Gibbs CAM 2007
    • Creates programming for 2-1/2 & 3 axis surfacing, contouring, pocketing, drilling, thread milling, face milling, and engraving including 4th axis rotations.
    • Parametric changes to change geometry quickly and easily. All related toolpaths are automatically updated, saving valuable time.
    • Import IGES, DXF, ProEngineer, Parasolids, Microstation, Intergraph, SolidEdge, SolidWorks, STEP, SAT and AutoCAD files directly into Virtual Gibbs CAM system.
PEPS EDM Software
    • PEPS Wire EDM CAM Software, full 4th axis capability
    • Solid model import

PC-DNC Plus CNC Communication Software

    • Management of CNC program files with revision control
    • Remote request to load and unload programs
    • DNC "Drip feed" ability

 

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CAD Software:

  • SolidWorks 2008, 3D Solid Modeling
  • Ashlar Vellum Graphite, Cobalt
  • VectorWorks 12
  • Visio 2003
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File Transfer and Data Communications:
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Inspection Equipment:

All Metrology equipment receives scheduled calibration certified to N.I.S.T. by a certified independent source. Our custom calibration database includes an automatic tool recall date function.


 2004 Brown & Sharpe Global Image CNC Scanning CMM

  • High Speed Scanning and Single Point Probing
  • Measuring Range: (X, Y, Z) 28 x 40 x 24"
  • Accuracy: X, Y, Z axis =0.00010" (0.0025mm)
  • Repeatability: 0.00006" (0.00152mm)
  • Renishaw Probe
  • PC-DMIS measurement software:
    • interactive graphics display, direct link between CMM and CAD data bases
    • reverse engineering capability
    • automatic program generation

2005 Renishaw QC10 ballbar system -checks machine performance before component manufacture - view accuracy sample here

  • Increases machine uptime and productivity
  • Reduces scrap
  • Predictive maintenance programs in place
  • Pinpoints specific machine faults
  • Complies with ISO, ANSI, JIS, QS9000 and ATA standards
Resolution 0.1 µm (4 µin)
Ballbar Sensor Accuracy ± 0.5 µm (at 20 °C) ± 20 µin (at 68 °F)
Maximum Sample Rate 250 values per second
Operating Range 0-40 °C (32-104 °F)

2008 TESA-HITE Magna 400 Height Gage, 16"

  • Digital, Programmable, SPC out
  • .00001" resolution, .0001" repeatability
  • Parallelism and Perpendicularity measurements
  • TESA opto-electronic measuring system

Mitutoyo Digimatic Height Gage, 24" & 12"

  • SPC capable, touch probe capable
  • Interapid indicator, .0001" accuracy
  • Brown & Sharpe indicator, .001" accuracy
Mitutoyo Measuring Tools
  • Digimatic Calipers, 12" and 24" SPC capable
  • Micrometer Set; 0-6", .0001" accuracy
  • Micrometer Set; 7-18", .001" accuracy
  • Dial Bore Gage Set, .7-6", .0001" accuracy
  • Digimatic Micrometers, 0-3", .000050" accuracy
Mahr I.D. Measuring Tools
  • Measuring Pistol; Ø .787-2.950" range, .000050" accuracy
Etalon Measuring Tools
  • Micrometer Set; 0-4", .0001" accuracy
Sunnen Measuring Tools
  • Dial Bore Gage; 2.000-6.000" range, .0001" indicator
  • Precision Hole Gage .375-2.900" range, .000050" graduations, .000010" repeatability

Thread Plug Gages

  • #0-80 through 1 5/8-12; traceable to N.I.S.T

Deltronic Gage Pins

  • 1/16 through 5/8

Granite surface plates; lapped to inspection grade A annually

  • 1 each- 30" x 47" x 8"
  • 1 each- 48" x 48" x 6"
  • 1 each- 24" x 24" x 3"
Mitutoyo Reference gage blocks
  • 34 pc set, rectangular, traceable to N.I.S.T
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Clean Room Assembly Area:
  • Certified Class 10,000 Clean Room

  • Certified Class 1000 Flow Bench

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