"Dovetail Machine-Ready Blanks from TCI Precision Metals are the perfect complement to any 4- or 5-axis machining center fitted with a dovetail workholding fixture," said a company spokesperson.
TCI Precision Metals will showcase its new Dovetail Machine-Ready Blanks capabilities.
"Dovetail Machine-Ready Blanks from TCI Precision Metals are the perfect complement to any 4- or 5-axis machining center fitted with a dovetail workholding fixture. eliminate all material prep, allowing machine operators to simply load, lock and go," said a company spokesperson.
"When purchasing material to be used in dovetail fixtures, why not have it ready to machine when it arrives at your door?" said Ben Belzer, President. "Four- and 5-axis machining centers are some of the most sought-after machine tool formats by shops today, especially for aerospace applications. The reason is clear-one set-up and you are ready to machine four or five sides. The challenge with this promise of efficiency has always been the need for low profile, precise and secure workholding from a single surface. Dovetail workholding fixtures have solved the problem of how to hold the part, but the challenge of material handling and preparation still remains. The challenged is solved with from TCI Precision Metals."
In preparation for finish machining, each part must be rough cut and precision machined on one surface to add a dovetail feature. This added material prep reduces efficiency and takes away from overall throughput capabilities of 4- and 5-axis CNC machining centers. eliminate this material prep, allowing shops to get right to the high value of finish machining.
Dovetail Machine-Ready Blanks are produced to the customer's specifications; order from one to thousands with quick turnaround. Each Dovetail Machine-Ready Blank includes a dovetail feature to match the customer's specified brand and model of fixture and arrives ready to go from receiving directly into 4- or 5-axis CNC machining centers.
Benefits include:
- Eliminate material prep-one less unnecessary operation in the shop
- Reduce cycle time, chip-to-chip
- Reduce set-up time and the number of set-ups
- Better inventory management
- Reduce bottlenecks.
TCI Precision Metals produces precision machine-ready blanks from aluminum, stainless steel and other alloys. TCI is also a warehouse plate and sheet distributor for Alcoa, Kaiser and Hulamin Aluminum, including 6061, 2024 or 7075 aluminum plate and sheet, stainless steel plate and several other alloys.
For more information contact:
TCI Precision Metals
240 E. Rosecrans Ave.
Gardena, CA 90248
800-234-5613
sales@tciprecision.com
www.tciprecision.com
IMTS 2018 Level 3, Booth W-431279