A small selection of custom cutting tools Solid Machine skillfully leverages in the manufacture of hardware in composite alloys.

Experience matters!  Solid Machine has manufactured over 3,000 parts in composite alloys every month for many years to serve the aero-engine market.

Machining components in composite alloys actually flips the process upside down as the machinist’s attention shifts to different parts of the process. An aircraft part machined out of metal might involve a high-RPM machine tool that relies on commodity tooling and simple clamps to secure the work. By contrast, milling and drilling of composites can generally be done with a much lighter-duty machine, but high-end cutting tools as well as custom-built work holding are likely to be required to closely support the part throughout the machining process to prevent the thin, rigid walls from vibrating and fraying. As a matter of fact, the fixtures designed to support these parts can often be small feats of engineering in and of themselves.

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