Capabilities / Equipment
Eleven proprietary 5-axis mills, and everything around them.
Eleven proprietary 5-axis mills, among the largest in the world, with envelopes to 100 ft, supported by autoclaves, presses, ovens, waterjets, metrology and a certified weld shop.
Machining
Machining.
Alongside horizontal and vertical machining centers, lathes and waterjets, under one quality system.
| Equipment | Envelope / travel | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Proprietary 5-axis mills | Up to 100′ long | Eleven mills across Washington and Utah — full roster |
| Makino T4 5-axis horizontal | 165″ × 79″ × 39″ | Hamilton · titanium and hard metals · 4,000 rpm · 735 ft-lb continuous, 1,107 ft-lb peak · 120-tool magazine · twin pallets to 11,000 lb · HSK-A125 |
| Makino T1 5-axis horizontal | 59″ × 51″ × 79″ | Hamilton · titanium, Inconel, stainless, aluminum · 12,000 rpm · 387 ft-lb continuous · parts to Ø59″ × 59″ · 6,614 lb pallet |
| DMG Mori DMU 125 5-axis vertical | 52.6″ × 49.2″ × 35.4″ | Hamilton · metallic parts and tooling · 12,000 rpm · 317 ft-lb · 60-tool magazine · 5,732 lb · HSK-A100 |
| Zimmermann FZH400 5-axis horizontal (metals) | 161.4″ × 63.0″ × 25.6″ | Hamilton · aluminum · 30,000 rpm · 72-tool magazine · pallet changer · 8,818 lb pallet |
| Zimmermann FZH400 5-axis horizontal (composites) | 161.4″ × 63.0″ × 25.6″ | Hamilton · composite trim and drill · 24,000 rpm · 72-tool magazine · pallet changer · vacuum fixturing |
| Mazak Vortex 1400/160-II 5-axis | 165″ × 48″ × 24″ | Sedro-Woolley · metallic plates and panels · ±40° A/C · 12,000 rpm · 50 hp · 11,000 lb |
| Zimmermann FZ30 5-axis gantry | 20′ × 11′ × 6′ | Layton · composites and aluminum · 24,000 rpm · 52 hp |
| Zimmermann FZU22 5-axis | 71″ × 118″ × 49″ | Bellingham · composites and aluminum · 24,000 rpm |
| Mazak Variaxis i-800 5-axis vertical | 28″ × 32″ × 15″ | Hamilton · 10,000 rpm · 28 hp · parts to Ø31″ |
| Quickmill Annihilator 3-axis | 250″ × 120″ × 30″ | Sedro-Woolley · large metallic parts · 7,000 rpm · 50 hp · 33,000 lb table |
| AWEA LP4025Z 3-axis | 158″ × 105″ × 49″ | Sedro-Woolley · heavy metallics · 6,000 rpm · 50 hp · 33,000 lb table |
| Doosan VM960L vertical | 94.5″ × 37.8″ × 31.5″ | Sedro-Woolley · 6,000 rpm · 40 hp · 9,920 lb table |
| DMG Mori NHX 5000 4-axis horizontal | 28.7″ × 28.7″ × 34.6″ | Sedro-Woolley · 15,000 rpm · 40 hp · 2,300 ipm rapids · parts to Ø31.5″ × 39.4″ |
| Mazak VTC300C vertical | 65″ × 30″ × 26″ | Hamilton · 12,000 rpm · 25 hp · 78.7″ × 30″ table |
| Mitsubishi M-HT11/1416 horizontal boring mill | 78.7″ × 59.1″ × 47.0″ | Hamilton · 1,900 rpm · 30 hp · removable tombstone · 15,432 lb table |
| Haas VF-7 vertical | 84″ × 32″ × 30″ | Layton · 15,000 rpm · 30 hp · optional 5-axis trunnion table |
| Haas VF-3SS (2) and VF-2SSYT | 40″ × 20″ × 25″ · 30″ × 20″ × 20″ | Hamilton and Sedro-Woolley · 12,000 rpm · composites, aluminum, steel and titanium details |
| Fryer VT-60 vertical turning lathe | 60″ turning diameter | Sedro-Woolley · 75 hp · live tooling · 8-position turret |
| SMART NL6000XLM horizontal lathe | 35″ dia. × 129″ long | Sedro-Woolley · 50 hp · live tooling · 12-position turret |
| American Tool Works radial drill | 30″ × 42″ base · 51 in under spindle | Sedro-Woolley · large-diameter holes in heavy stock |
| Bridgeport Series 1 mill · Republic-Lagun RL-1440 and Enco 111-1445 lathes | Manual | Tool-room support in Hamilton and Sedro-Woolley |
| Equipment | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Electroimpact automated fiber placement | 44′ × 12′ × 8′ work envelope | Automated fiber placement · thermoset layup and thermoplastic in-situ consolidation development |
| Autoclave 4 | 18′ dia. × 45′ | 500°F · 150 psi · 25,000 lb · 80 part thermocouples · 40 vacuum probes · Building 12 |
| Autoclave 1 | 12′ dia. × 50′ | 500°F · 150 psi · 50,000 lb · 72 part thermocouples · 36 vacuum probes · Building 5 · BAC 5621 and D6-49327 baseline |
| Autoclave 2 | 8′ dia. × 45′ | 550°F · 160 psi · 15,000 lb · 72 part thermocouples · 36 vacuum probes · Building 9 |
| Autoclave 6 | 10′ dia. × 30′ | 450°F · 150 psi · 10,000 lb · 48 part thermocouples · 24 vacuum probes |
| Autoclave 5 | 5′ dia. × 10′ | 450°F · 160 psi · 3,000 lb · 12 part thermocouples |
| Autoclave 3 | 5′ dia. × 6.6′ | 500°F · 160 psi · 3,000 lb · 24 part thermocouples · Building 5 |
| Press brake | 500 ton · 12′ bed | |
| 1,000 ton press | 3″ thick × 10′ × 40′ | Forms double-curved panels |
| 100′ oven | 100′ long, three zones (30′ / 30′ / 40′) · 21.5′ to 29.5′ wide | 120–400°F · 72 CPC-controlled vacuum ports · 144 Type-J thermocouples · silicone-free · Building 6 |
| Annealing furnace | 24′ W × 11′ H × 72′ L | 1,750°F · 36 thermocouples · semi-truck accessible · expandable to 108′ |
| Pagoda oven | 15′ W × 8–10′ H × 55.5′ L | 16 thermocouples |
| 40′ ovens (two) | 12′ W × 8′ H × 40′ L | To 450°F · 36 CPC vacuum ports and 36 probe ports each · 72 thermocouple ports · silicone-free · Buildings 9 and 12 |
| 34′ oven | 12′ W × 10′ H × 34′ L | 120–200°F · 28 vacuum ports · 64 thermocouple ports |
| 30′ oven | 10′ W × 10′ H × 30′ L | 150–450°F · 14 thermocouple channels · Building 2 |
| 22′ ovens (three) | 9′ W × 8′ H × 22′ L | To 450°F · 16 to 23 vacuum ports · 28 to 48 thermocouples · Building 5 and two others |
| Building 10 oven | 17′ W × 17′ H × 22′ L | 50–450°F · 60 vacuum ports with transducers · 60 thermocouple channels · silicone-free |
| 12′ oven | 7′ W × 7′ H × 12′ L | To 450°F · 12 vacuum ports · 24 Type-J thermocouple ports · silicone-free · Building 9 |
| 11′ oven | 10′ W × 9′ H × 11′ L | To 200°F · 8 thermocouples · silicone-free · Building 10 |
| Grey oven | 7′ W × 7′ H × 10′ L | To 400°F · 2 vacuum ports · 16 Type-J thermocouple ports |
| Lab ovens | Various | Wisconsin ovens to 500°F in the R&D lab |
| Equipment | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eastman Eagle CNC ply cutters | Eight | Three Eagle S125 and five Eagle S135 · installed 2018 to 2026 |
| Ward 2-axis waterjet | 12′ × 40′ | |
| Flow 2-axis waterjet | 6′ × 12′ | |
| Overhead cranes | 10–25 ton | Demag and Konecranes · spans to 86′ 10″ |
| Weld shop | Eight modular tables, 18′ × 18′ | Table surfaces laser-tracked to ±0.02 in · two 25-ton cranes in the Invar shop · Fronius pulsed GMAW, Lincoln and Miller · AWS-certified procedures including Invar 36 |
| American GFM US-50 ultrasonic cutter | 140″ × 52″ × 10″ cutting envelope | Hamilton · 3D ultrasonic sculpting of honeycomb core (Nomex, aramid, fiberglass) · ±90° A · unlimited C |
| 5-axis plasma cutter | ||
| Alpha laser cladding system | Laser weld and cladding repair | |
| Tube and pipe bender | Pinch and bend | |
| Blast and paint booths | 60′ × 16′ × 10′ |
| Equipment | Capability | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Laser trackers | To ±0.002″ · uncertainty from 0.0003″ | 13 Leica AT901-LR · 5 AT960-MR · 11 AT960-LR · AT401, AT402 and AT500 · API Radian · 2 FARO Vantage · T-Cam / T-Probe |
| Bridge CMMs | 2 units | Hexagon GLOBAL S Advantage Scan+ · Buildings 5 and 9 |
| Portable CMM arms | Articulated | Hexagon 8725-7 · FARO Edge |
| Handheld probe CMM | 2 units | Keyence XM-5000 |
| Handheld scanner | Creaform HandySCAN Black | |
| Metrology software | Spatial Analyzer · PolyWorks · first article inspection per AS9102 · contract tooling assembly at customer facilities | |
| Metris laser radar | Non-contact scanning | L260 and M260 scanners |
| MTS Alliance RF/150 load frame | 150 kN (33,750 lbf) | Axial extensometers · 1,232 mm crosshead travel |
| Composite fabricator | 6′ × 4′ × 2′ envelope | Proprietary · seamless monolithic tools |
| Equipment | Envelope / capability | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis Nspect 115 robotic NDI cell | 49′ × 11′ × 11.5′ scan window · 65′ × 13′ × 16′ part bay | Through-transmission, pulse-echo and phased-array ultrasonic inspection of complex composite parts, with AUSS motion mapping · Nadcap-accredited |
| Arcadia 1 automated dual-tower ultrasonic C-scan | 504″ × 108″ × 190″ operating envelope | Complex composite aircraft parts |
| Automatic ultrasonic C-scan inspection system | 504″ × 108″ × 190″ interior envelope | Flat composite aircraft parts |
| Matec flatbed scanner | 144″ × 84″ × 10″ | Through-transmission and pulse-echo C-scan of flat composite parts |
| Zetec Topaz 32 phased array | 8′ × 2′ segmented scan window | Portable phased-array ultrasonic C-scan · wheel-encoded flex scanner |
| Olympus Focus PX 32/128 phased array | 8′ × 2′ segmented scan window | Phased-array and conventional UT flaw detection · wheel probe · glider encoder with suction-cup or magnetic bases |
| Dolphicam 2 | Portable | Full-matrix-array ultrasonic C-scan |
| Olympus Epoch 1000i and Epoch 650 | Portable | A-scan ultrasonic flaw detectors · through-transmission and pulse-echo |
| Waygate USM Go+ | Portable | Ultrasonic flaw detector · through-transmission and pulse-echo |
| BondaScope 3100 | Portable | Bond testing in resonance, pitch-catch and mechanical-impedance modes · 250 Hz to 1.5 MHz |
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