Housing Assemblies for the Aerospace Industry
Housings for the aerospace industry are precision mechanical parts that play an essential role in the function of aircraft. Assemblies are designed as a protective enclosure or surrounding frame; these expertly machined parts are used to protect the more sensitive or smaller components that are crucial to the function of different systems in a plane, such as bearings, gears, sensors, electrical and electronic parts. Designed to hold up under high and low temperatures, vibration and pressure, housings are used for the engine, landing gear, hydraulics, avionics, and many other parts of an aircraft.
W Machine Works brings a high level of precision to manufacturing aerospace-quality housing assemblies using 5-axis milling and 5-axis machining, as well as unattended manufacturing techniques that leverage decades of combined experience in high-end aerospace precision manufacturing.
5-Axis Machining for Precision
The complexity and degree of precision required in aerospace housings typically involves complex geometries that traditional 3-axis machining operations simply can’t produce cost-effectively. Using 5-axis machining, which uses five simultaneous motions around multiple axes to create a part, W Machine Works is able to consistently meet the aerospace industry’s high standards for accuracy and precision.
Complex housings may involve moving a workpiece around an X, Y, and Z axis while also rotating along two other axes. With 5-axis machining, parts can also be built with tighter tolerances and smoother surface finishes, which is particularly important when it comes to aerospace components that need to be both highly accurate and also have complex passages and interior features. Using palletized mills that are specially configured for 5-axis machining, our team can achieve repeatable precision and produce the most complex designs in the most efficient way possible.
Unattended Manufacturing for Efficiency
Meeting aerospace’s stringent performance specifications for key mechanical components is important, but so is being able to produce parts quickly and cost-effectively. We use the latest in unattended milling and unattended machining technology to reduce the need for manual handling and constant supervision and therefore improve efficiency and speed-to-market for our customers.
Unattended milling is made possible by palletized systems that allow the machinery to load and unload automatically, reducing transition times between components and parts to essentially nothing. Our skilled technicians use our palletized and unattended manufacturing systems to operate multiple advanced machines continuously and without the need for human intervention around the clock.
Producing Complete Sub-Assemblies
Housing assemblies, including brackets and their related fasteners, are often a single but critical component of a mechanical or electromechanical sub-assembly within the larger aircraft. At W Machine Works, our team also has the experience to work on producing full sub-assemblies to ensure high quality control and smooth integration between all the different components. In addition to reducing part count, this also reduces lead time and supply chain complexity for aerospace OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
Quality at Every Step
In addition to 5-axis machining and other CNC processes used to create these parts, all W Machine Works housing assemblies are carefully inspected and quality-verified with state-of-the-art metrology equipment. Our team is constantly striving for continuous improvement not only in our production and quality control methods, but also through sustainable use of resources and minimization of waste. By continually advancing our 5-axis machining capabilities and adopting the latest available technologies, we can meet the aerospace industry’s performance and sustainability goals in the 21st century and beyond.
For precision housings and related components for aerospace manufacturing, the team at W Machine Works has the experience and equipment to meet the aerospace industry’s highest standards, from single parts to fully integrated mechanical and electromechanical sub-assemblies.
Are you looking for a reliable, experienced and precise Aerospace Part manufacturer in California? Contact us today.