Defense Machining Components
ASO9100D and ISO 9001 certified facilities are located in Bridgeport, Michigan and Epinouze, France, comprising a vertically integrated supply chain uniquely positioned to support customized defense machining goals.
The inclusion of ITAR Compliant Manufacturing at the Bridgeport, Michigan facility offers defense production customers the ITAR compliant manufacturing required to deliver complex parts reliably. To support accuracy in advanced navigation systems, Precision Solutions offers inputs for defense components from gyroscopic pins and raceways to tooling and fixturing capabilities. As a defense machining supplier, Precision Solutions is a well-equipped partner in developing tight-tolerance, compliant defense components in a secure and confidential manner.
Solutions
Type: Tungsten Carbide
Tolerances: OD .0002 inches. ID .00003 inches. Surface finish .4 Ra
Description: Precision machined bearing raceways for smooth rolling of ball bearings within gyroscopes
Type: Gyroscopic and Directional Pins
Tolerances: OD tolerances of .000006 inches [.000152mm]. ID flatness tolerances to .000010 inches [.000254mm].
Description: Gyroscopic and directional precision pins manufactured by experienced machinists with specialized and custom-made tooling and fixturing.
Type: Pin, Ring, Tri-Lock, Master Setting Discs, Custom Solutions
Tolerances: A.G.D. standard dimensions in tolerance classes XXX, XX, X, Y, and Z.
Description: Standard gages are available with tight tolerances for manufacturing efficiency. Available in steel, ceramic and carbide. Production capabilities available for special gages and masters designed to custom prints.
Type: Tungsten Carbide
Tolerances: OD .0002 inches. ID .00003 inches. Surface finish .4 Ra
Description: Precision machined bearing raceways for smooth rolling of ball bearings within gyroscopes
Type: Gyroscopic and Directional Pins
Tolerances: OD tolerances of .000006 inches [.000152mm]. ID flatness tolerances to .000010 inches [.000254mm].
Description: Gyroscopic and directional precision pins manufactured by experienced machinists with specialized and custom-made tooling and fixturing.
Type: Pin, Ring, Tri-Lock, Master Setting Discs, Custom Solutions
Tolerances: A.G.D. standard dimensions in tolerance classes XXX, XX, X, Y, and Z.
Description: Standard gages are available with tight tolerances for manufacturing efficiency. Available in steel, ceramic and carbide. Production capabilities available for special gages and masters designed to custom prints.
Carbide Gaging
Precision Solutions supports manufacturers in confirming tolerances by offering a wide range of gaging solutions: plugs, rings, and trilocks. Gages are readily available in standard dimensions and configurations. Expert machinists develop custom solutions for precision defense component inspection: ring gages, gage pins, and concentricity plugs and rings. Gaging solutions are produced at the ITAR compliant manufacturing facility in Bridgeport, Michigan with the capabilities to offer expert machining tolerances as precise as .000006 inches [.000152mm].
Precision Pins
The defense machining capabilities at Precision Solutions facilities create gyroscopic and directional pins to drive reliable defense instrumentation in aircraft, spacecraft, and more. Produced at the ITAR compliant facility in Bridgeport, Michigan, precision pins are manufactured with premium-grade stainless steel and carbide to micro finishes of 1RA micro-inch [.025 micrometer] or less. The in-house tooling and fixturing capabilities of Precision Solutions meets defense machining tolerance requirements between .0001 inches [.00254mm] and .000006 inches [.000152mm].
Raceways
For gyroscopes required at the smallest sizes, Precision Solutions delivers carbide raceways that ensure accurate and consistent performance in the extreme heat and cold experienced at varying speeds and altitudes. Raceways produced at the ITAR compliant facility in Bridgeport, Michigan meet demanding tolerances, so manufacturers can reliably deliver accurate assemblies efficiently. The accuracy of Precision Solutions’ raceways ensures bearings and pivots function seamlessly in the final component.
Tight Tolerances & Small Parts
In-house machinery drives the expert processing techniques that produce miniature parts for defense components. Tolerance levels achieved by Precision Solutions are unique for a defense machining supplier, giving manufacturers an advantage in finished defense components. The ability to achieve mirror-like surfaces on micro-components provides an added level of production efficiency for manufacturers. Based on customer requirements, machinists deliver exacting results for defense components to achieve ODs or IDs as small as .002 inches [.0508mm] and holes with a tolerance of .000050 inches [.00127mm] in roundness and size.
FAQs About Defense Machining Components
Yes. Precision Solutions offers ITAR Compliant micro-machining expertise for defense components from our facility located in Bridgeport, Michigan, USA. The facility is equipped to produce a range of products including gyroscopic and directional pins, raceways, gage rings, gage plugs, trilocks, and master setting disks.
Micro machining is the process by which exceptionally small parts are fabricated. While the machining industry varies on the level required to be considered micro machining, it is generally agreed that machining components at the micron level, which is less than a millimeter in size, qualifies as micro machining.
Yes. Precision Solutions collaborates with customers in all industries, including defense component machining, to deliver reliable and accurate precision components. As a defense machining supplier, Precision Solutions ensures confidentiality, security, and partnership to deliver items per the provided drawings. The Precision Solutions facility in Bridgeport, Michigan is compliant to the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Precision Solutions offers a variety of defense components to support the defense aerospace industry. The most requested defense components are gyroscopic and directional pins, produced at the ITAR compliant manufacturing facility in Bridgeport, Michigan. Precision pins are used in advanced navigation systems in jets, space equipment, ships, and tanks. Precision Solutions also offers raceways and tight-tolerance gages to serve varying defense manufacturing needs.
