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Friday, May 31, 2019

Custom Black Painted Screws - Stainless Steel #6 X 1/2" Type A Sheet Metal Screws

Custom Black Painted Screws - Stainless Steel #6 X 1/2" Type A Sheet Metal Screws
We supply these custom black painted screws to our architectural element design and build customer in Los Angeles.  They are 18-8 stainless steel type A sheet metal screws measuring #6-18 X 1/2" that are then stripped of any wax to prepare for the painting process.  The black paint is formulated to match our customer's samples and a satin sheen is incorporated to match that of the paneling they will be used on.  We typically run batches of 30,000 pcs of this specific color and screw, with lead time ranging from 3-5 weeks from initial order confirmation.

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Custom Steel T-Bolts With Zinc Clear Finish - 8-32 X 3/4

Custom T-Bolts In Steel Zinc - 8-32 X 3/4
These custom steel T-bolts were manufactured domestically using medium carbon steel material with zinc clear finish.  8-32 thread was incorporated at a length of 3/4" underneath the head.  The head height is set to .04", head width across the flats at .32", and the width across the rounded sides at .438" +/-.015" max.  Lead time for mass production of a similar part is typically 8-10 weeks from order confirmation.

Custom 17-7PH Springs - C Shaped Aerospace Spring Clips

Custom 17-7PH Springs - C Shaped Aerospace Spring Clips

We supply these tricky custom 17-7PH springs to our aerospace customer - unlike the other compression and extension 17-7PH springs we supply the same customer, these are C shaped with two .165" length oval openings. The material thickness was set to .020" and the outside diameter at .550-.555". The angle between the ends was the more challenging part, set at 130 +/-5 degrees. The oval openings incorporated a full radius on both sides and the width was limited to .062" max. A FAIR and material certs were provided with the parts.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Custom Modified Button Socket Screws - 18-8 Stainless Steel Material

Custom Dog Point Screws - 18-8 Stainless Steel Material
These custom modified button socket screws were made using standard off the shelf M3 X 0.5MM button socket cap screws.  The COTS version was modified to an overall length of 7.24MM, inclusive of the head height. The dog point prior to the radius start was set at a length of .015" and diameter of .090".  At the end of that dog point section the radius was machined at R 0.075.  Lead time for a similar modified part is typically 3-4 weeks from the attainment of the COTS version.

Friday, May 17, 2019

Custom Painted Sheet Metal Screws - 18-8 Stainless Steel Material

Custom Painted Sheet Metal Screws - 18-8 Stainless Steel Material
These are 6 X 1/2 custom painted sheet metal screws that we had painted for our architectural design customer to match their custom paneling.  The darker color on the left is mixed to match the RAL 1019 brown while the lighter color on the right is formulated to match RAL 1015.  Both color screws were finished with satin sheen clear coat to create the more matte finish desired by our customer and required by their finish samples provided.  We typically run parts like this in bulk quantities and the lead time for the paint process is 3-4 weeks.

Custom Black Aluminum Spacers - 5.3MM X 80MM In 6061-T6 Aluminum Material

Custom Black Aluminum Spacers - 5.3MM X 80MM In 6061-T6 Aluminum Material
We had these custom black aluminum spacers manufactured for an automotive research facility using 6061-T6 aluminum material with black anodize finish.  The inside diameter measures 5.3MM and the outside diameter 13MM.  The overall length is 80MM and tolerance on all dimensions is +/- .10MM.  Production was done domestically with a relatively quick turnaround time of 4 weeks including the anodizing process.

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Custom Silicon Bronze Slotted Machine Screws - 1/4-20 X 3/4 Slotted Fillister

Custom Silicon Bronze Slotted Machine Screws - 1/4-20 X 3/4 Slotted Fillister
These custom silicon bronze slotted machine screws were manufactured domestically with a fillister head diameter of 0.5".  2,000 pieces in total were produced using C65500 half hard siliconze bronze material.  Head height was set at .110 +/- .005" and the thread length underneath the head was set at .75 +/- .01".  1/4-20 thread was incorporated and the slot width was .055 +/- .01".

Monday, May 6, 2019

Custom Slotted Machine Screws For An Architectural Application

Custom Slotted Machine Screws For An Architectural Application
These custom slotted machine screws were made at a smaller 150 piece quantity for our architectural design customer.  They were made domestically using 18-8 stainless steel material with a relatively fast turnaround time of 2 weeks from order.  We replicated a sample part provided by our customer in the absence of a drawing.  1/4-20 thread pitch was incorporated with the thread length at 1-1/2 inches.  Our internal part number for this part is STS-1524-I.

Friday, April 19, 2019

Custom Electropolished Springs - 17-7PH Stainless Material

Custom Electropolished Springs - 17-7PH Stainless Material
These custom electropolished springs are manufactured domestically for our aerospace customer using 17-7PH material per AMS 5678.  .100" +/- .001" wire diameter is used with an overall free length of 1.355".  Outside diameter is 1.069 +/- .010 and the inside diameter is set at .0869".  Parts had to be heat treated to CH900 per AMS 2759, passivated per AMS 2700 method 1 or method 2, electropolished per PPS 300 Type III, and go through magnetic particle inspection per ASTM E1444.

Friday, April 12, 2019

Custom Grade 5 Hex Cap Screws - 5/16-24 X .875 With Black Oxide Finish

Custom Grade 5 Hex Cap Screws - 5/16-24 X .875 With Black Oxide Finish
We have supplied these custom grade 5 hex cap screws to our customer for well over 10 years.  The parts are manufactured domestically, with production runs typically covering 50,000 pieces at a time.  The shoulder is critical on these parts, set at .312" in diameter +/- .005" and at 1/4" in length.  Head dimensions slightly off the standard for this size and the finish is black oxide and light oil.  Together with a number of other parts we supply these custom hex cap screws through revolving annual blanket purchase orders that split up the annual usage to match our customer's seasonality.