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becoming a go-to supplier for defense and aero- space manufacturing. The change in direction for the company was not without its challenges. “De- fense and aerospace part manufacturing requires a different business approach altogether,” said Tim Smith, vice president. “It is specialized work that requires special approvals, log-down processes, and complicated procedures. The complexity is challenging. And it all starts with a different way of thinking, more of an engineering approach than a production approach,” said Smith.
The company needed to build a new business model and the operations to support it for the defense and aerospace machining market which is characterized by small lot counts, generally lower margins, and a very low tolerance for errors. Scrap rates thought to be nominal in the past would now be out of the question. “You can’t make a $6000 part and have a 30% scrap rate or even a 10%
Cycle 800 function within Siemens NX supports the programming of 2 ½ axis and 3D milling throughout the rotation of all X, Y, Z planes while maintaining a zero offset. All machining cycles can be used, and functions include automatic shifting of zero offset, tool length, and radius compensation in rotated planes and compensation of machining geometry.
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