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13 Machined Part Case Studies
Automotive Housing CNC Machining — Aluminum A380, 5-Axis Milled
An automotive housing is a load-bearing enclosure that protects rotating assemblies, seals lubricants, and provides mounting points for sensors, conne
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Connecting Rod Machining — Aluminum 7075, Turned & Ground
A connecting rod is the load path between piston and crankshaft in every reciprocating engine, and in motorsport applications it operates at continuou
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Copper Connector Machining — Brass, 5-Axis Milled
Connector bodies are the interface between a cable, a PCB or a device housing — and they have to do three things perfectly: align pins or contacts at
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EDM Electrode Machining — Copper Tungsten, 5-Axis Milled & Turned
EDM electrodes are the tools that sink or burn geometry into hardened mold steel, carbide and other difficult-to-machine workpieces. The electrode its
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Friction Disc Machining — Stainless Steel 304, Turned & Milled
A friction disc is a torque-transmission component found in clutches, brakes and coupling assemblies. Two flat faces are pressed together under load;
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Hydraulic Housing Machining — Stainless Steel 316, 5-Axis Milled
A hydraulic housing is the body of a valve, manifold or cylinder that contains pressurized fluid. In hydraulic valve body machining, every internal pa
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CNC Machined Impeller — Aluminum 7075, 5-Axis Milled & Turned
Impellers sit at the heart of pumps, compressors and turbomachinery — and they are one of the hardest parts to machine well. Each blade is a thin, fre
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CNC Mounting Plate — Aluminum 6061, 5-Axis Milled
A mounting plate is the unsung backbone of every assembled machine. It carries bolted loads, aligns components that must sit exactly where the drawing
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Precision Bushing Machining — Stainless Steel 304, Turned & Milled
A precision bushing is a simple-looking part that is unforgiving of small errors. It is a hollow sleeve — a bore, an OD, and a length — yet every feat
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Vacuum Chamber Machining — Aluminum 6061, 5-Axis Milled & Turned
A vacuum chamber body is the pressure vessel that holds an evacuated volume. In semiconductor vacuum parts machining, these chambers house wafer stage
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Vacuum Equipment Base Machining — Aluminum 6061, 5-Axis Milled
The base plate of a vacuum system is the structural foundation that every chamber, pump and instrument bolts onto. In semiconductor equipment machinin
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Vacuum Flange Machining — Aluminum 6061, Turned & Milled
A vacuum flange is the connection point where two sections of a vacuum system meet — and it is the place where leaks most often start. In KF flange cn
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Robotics Reducer Components: How Early DFM Review Turned a 29-Part RFQ Into a Fast Quote
A robotics OEM asked us to quote 29 aluminum parts for a new cycloidal drive family — with 3D models only and no finished 2D drawings. Here is how STE
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