Robotics and automation have revolutionized the machining industry, providing unprecedented levels of efficiency and precision. With advancements in technology, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning...
Rapid prototyping is relatively new technology - it basically refers to the expeditious creation of a prototype using computer aided design...
The precision manufacture of spheres, aspheres, hyperbolas, parabolas, sub-miniature parts, optics and other precision components with mirror-like surfaces requires Super Precision (or Ultra Precision) machining...
One of the very simple yet most dangerous issues is burrs on a finished product - should a part with a hanging burr get assembled, catastrophic accidents may occur so, all machining processes must be designed where the deburring process is processed either inside the machining operation or by manual deburring...
High Speed Machining (HSM) is a machining technology that focuses on high spindle RPM’s with light and low pressure cuts, which results to faster material removal rates. HSM was first incorporated by Lockheed in the eighties and adopted by others in aerospace manufacturing. It’s now an industry standard for almost all machine shops...
Abrasive machining is a process of material removal using abrasives such as aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, resin bond and many other abrasives either natural or synthetic...
There are many different types of grinding methods some of which are Cylindrical grinding, Centerless grinding, Internal Grinding, Surface Grinding...
While it is a goal of Slabe Machine to machine parts complete in one workholding or inside one work cell, it is often times more efficient or simply necessary for a manufacturing process to involve multiple steps. We outsource only processes such as heat treating and proprietary coatings and prefer to control all secondary manufacturing processes – so finishing processes such as honing, marking, robotic and manual polishing and burring, roll threading / tapping, cold working, tumbling, blasting (sand and glass), etc. are all done – in house...
All manufactured components used in all industries, aerospace, automotive, medical, etc. go through product design and development towards the end of designing a final product. During this process there is a necessity having high-quality functional prototypes is enormously helpful, and if these prototypes can be made in-house using prototyping technology and concept models, it makes the design process so much more streamlined and efficient before venturing into large-scale mass production using different manufacturing methods.
Precision machining is required for all manufacturers making parts in medical industry or aerospace industry. The Medical industry is made up of complex parts involving complex geometries which include medical implants, bone screws, surgical blades, cardiac and pulmonary devices and critical medical device components for CT / MRI scanning systems...