To make the blank for later operations we utilized our Swiss Turning department, specifically our Tornos Deco 13. With a 16mm capacity, live axial and radial tooling, and a fully simultaneous counter operations spindle, this was the best choice in our shop. The bulk of the material removal is done in this operation. Using form tooling, a 2000PSI High pressure coolant pump, and live tools along with standard turning tools we are able to produce a high quality blank that will be used in later operations.

Our philosophy is “It is one thing to machine a difficult, precise part. It is an entirely different thing to measure it.” We need to measure these components to sub-micron accuracy. Getting good, consistent results was a big hurdle. We built a temperature controlled QC room, purchased a state of the art CMM, and proceeded to learn how to inspect parts at the sub micron level. Utilizing the Calypso software for our Zeiss O-Inspect we are able to accurately, and consistently measure these parts, record the results, and assign each individual part a serial number.