Today I want to talk to you about latkes and the practice of becoming a good machinist. I had promised today’s post was to have been about precision CNC machining and errors but, in favor of a couple of other more timely topics, I’ve decided to postpone it until later this month. During the holidays, […]
Machining Parts: Castings vs. Hog-outs
Much of the manufacturing work Evaero does requires the CNC precision machining of castings made by foundries that pour/inject liquid metal into a mold where it can cool from a liquid (or semi-solid) state to a solid state via a process called “solidification.” Because the molds closely approximate the geometry of the final part, after […]
CNC Precision Machining: Behind The Scenes
The bulk of the manufacturing work that Evaero does involves CNC precision machining of complex metal parts. The aerospace and defense industry has increasingly become commoditized, and I find our buyers and decision-makers, while they know what they need, don’t totally understand what we do. For that reason, I thought it might be worthwhile to […]