Industry
Aerospace & Space
Weight-disciplined structural parts with the paperwork flight programs require.
What slows this industry down
Aerospace machining is the discipline of margins: brackets pocketed to the FEA limit because launch mass is purchased by the kilogram, and titanium fittings where a tool mark is a fatigue initiation site. The paperwork is as load-bearing as the part — mill certs, lot traceability and AS9102-format first article inspection are entry tickets, not extras. Special processes like anodize and chem-film must follow MIL specs your prime will audit. New-space cadence compresses all of this into prototype-speed timelines that traditional aerospace suppliers were never built for.
Typical parts we machine
- Satellite bus brackets and skeletonized panels
- Avionics enclosures and card trays
- Antenna and star-tracker mounts
- Titanium fittings and isolation stand-offs
- Test, GSE and qualification fixtures
Recommended materials
Aluminum 7075-T6
Aircraft-grade aluminum: steel-level strength at a third of the weight.
Aluminum 2024-T351
The aerospace fatigue specialist: damage-tolerant alloy for cyclically loaded structures.
Titanium Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V)
Half the weight of steel at full strength, bio-inert, corrosion-proof — and priced accordingly.
Alloy Steel 4340
The landing-gear steel: maximum strength with toughness for safety-critical rotating parts.
Recommended finishes
Chromate Conversion (Alodine / Chem Film)
Corrosion protection that stays conductive — the EMI-grounding finish for aluminum.
Anodizing Type II (Clear)
The standard aluminum finish: hard, clear oxide that keeps the metallic look.
Hardcoat Anodizing Type III
Wear armor for aluminum: an oxide layer as hard as tool steel.
Passivation
Chemical hygiene for stainless: strips embedded iron so the steel can be as stainless as advertised.
Certifications & standards
- AS9100
- We understand AS9100 supply chains and operate with the configuration control and traceability discipline your quality clauses flow down.
- Nadcap
- We understand special processes (heat treat, surface treatment, NDT) may require Nadcap-accredited processors — flagged and routed accordingly at quoting.
- AS9102 FAI
- We support first article inspection reporting in AS9102 format for new part numbers and revision changes.
- EN 10204 3.1
- We support full material traceability with EN 10204 3.1 certificates linking every part to its mill lot.
We understand and support these requirements; certification and documentation scope is confirmed per order.
Relevant services
5-Axis Machining
Simultaneous 5-axis machining for impellers, freeform surfaces and compound-angle features.
CNC Milling
3- and 4-axis vertical machining for housings, brackets, manifolds and structural parts.
Wire EDM
Electrical discharge wire cutting for hardened steels, sharp internal corners and zero-force profiles.
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