Selecting Materials for Manufacturing Vacuum Systems
Material selection is crucial in all aspects of a vacuum system, especially when using precision fabrication equipment to build vacuum chambers. Vacuum chambers play a big role in precision fabrication where maintaining controlled environments is essential for processes. In a vacuum vessel, the walls must be strong enough to withstand the pressure difference of the […]
9 Main Processes Used for the Deburring and Finishing of Metal Parts
Deburring is a manufacturing process used to remove burrs and sharp edges from metal parts created during machining operations. Deburring can also remove the raised edges and small pieces of material that may remain attached to a workpiece after it has been machined by a cutting tool or grinding wheel. Finishing processes alter the surfaces […]
Surface Finish Specifications and their Hidden Cost Impacts
When designing a custom machined component it is important for the engineer to define all of a part’s characteristics and effectively communicate them to the machinist or fabricator. This is usually done by creating and transmitting an engineering drawing that contains numerical dimensions which define the size and location of every feature of the part. […]
High Speed Machining 101
High speed machining (HSM) has come a very long way since its conception in the early 20th century. Early adoption of the concept was slow, but in the early 1980s, the HSM process got a jump start as aerospace companies started making investments in research and development to further advance the technology. In the last […]
What to Consider When Outsourcing the Manufacture of Medical Equipment Assemblies
For some producers in the medical industry, such as manufacturers of large, capital medical equipment, it may not be practical or possible to outsource the entire system. A medical device manufacturer can still benefit from outsourcing by selecting high level assemblies (HLAs) to outsource. Here are five things to keep in mind when pursuing this […]
Building Vacuum Chambers for Laser Installations
Keller Technology Corporation’s comprehensive manufacturing capabilities afford us the opportunity to build complex and unique vacuum chambers for a variety of applications, including research equipment for universities and research institutions as well as the semiconductor and medical industries. The chamber pictured will be installed at University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) as part […]