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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.

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Custom V Bolts - 5/8 Diameter In A36 Material With Yellow Zinc Finish

Custom V Bolts - 5/8 Diameter In A36 Material With Yellow Zinc Finish
These are custom V bolts we had manufactured domestically for our robotics customer.  A36 steel material was used with zinc yellow and bake finish process.  5/8-11 thread was incorporated on both legs, at 2 inches in length.  Center to center inside width was set at 4-1/2 inches, with the inside length set at 5.88 inches.  The inside angle at the V was set to 90 degrees.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Custom .250 Wire Compression Springs - 17-7 Stainless Steel Material

Custom .250 Wire Compression Springs - 17-7 Stainless Steel Material
We supplied 100 pieces of these 2.87" free length custom .250 wire compression springs to our aerospace customer with a first article inspection report (FAIR), MIL-STD-6866 dye penetrant inspection report (Type 1, Method A, Sensitivity Level 3), heat treat certs, and a certificate of conformance.  The outside diameter is 1.218 +/- .010" and the inside diameter is .718".  Heat treat was done to condition CH900 per MIL-H-6875.  Production was done domestically with a rush option to help our customer get out of a timing jam.

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Custom Large Square Washers - 3" X 3" In A36 Material

Custom Large Square Washers - 3" X 3" In B633 Material
A washer the size of these custom large square washers is typically destined for construction applications so we were surprised to get a request to get them made by our aerospace customer.  200 pieces were manufactured domestically measuring 3" by 3" by .5" thickness, using A36 steel material with zinc plating per ASTM B633, SC2, Type 1.  The inside opening had to be machined to a diameter of 1.06" +/- .01".  All sharp edges had to be broken to .010-.030".  Certifications for the material characteristics and the zinc plating was provided with the parts.

Monday, April 1, 2019

Custom Large Socket Cap Screws For Aerospace Applications - 1-1/4 -7 X 9 Inches In A574 Material With Black Oxide Finish

Custom Large Socket Cap Screws For Aerospace Applications - 1-1/4 -7 X 9 Inches In A574 Material With Black Oxide Finish

We provided 100 of these custom large socket cap screws to our aerospace customer together with custom oversize washers.  A574 material was used for these parts, with minimum tensile strength of 170,000 psi, minimum yield strength of 154,000 psi, and rockwell hardness between 37 and 45.  1-1/4 -7 class 3A thread was required and the overall length underneath the head was 9 inches.  MIL-DTL-13924 black oxide finish was done to complete the parts.  All certifications requested by our customer were provided with the parts.  Per their request the shank and threads of each socket screw had to be protected during handling and shipping.

Custom Grey Painted Rivets - 1/8 X .375 Stainless Dome Head Rivets Painted Grey

Custom Grey Painted Rivets - 1/8 X .375 Stainless Dome Head Rivets Painted Grey
We supplied these custom grey painted rivets to our customer with 4 other similar grey and brown color.  The customer provided us paint swatches for each color to match and after our initial samples were approved we ran the stainless steel rivets through a strip process prior to painting to eliminate any risk of flaking or cracking of the paint.  The rivets themselves are fully 18-8 stainless steel, measuring 1/8 X .375", with a grip range of .188" to .250".  Lead time for a similar project is typically between 3 and 4 weeks without an expedite request.