Metalmite has made thousands of splines and gears over the years. Many people are surprised how many splined shafts they see when they come pick up their parts. Just the other day we were giving a shop tour and someone commented how many splined shafts were on carts in our shop during various process and they could not believe it.…
Metalmite has always made very small parts that are extremely precise. You can see by the photo attached that these parts are like thimbles, yet the tolerances are very tight. These also happen to be stainless steel parts that must be made from solid bar stock. We have found that by using our Mori double chuck lathes with live tooling…
Metalmite is known for fast lathe turn-around time! We have had an influx of lathe work that we are thrilled to turnaround fast. We have been able to help multiple customers with parts that were log jammed at their place and get them through and out in two weeks or less. We have over 13 CNC lathes that are ready…
Every single part we machine here is not cutting- edge 5 or 6 axis mind-blowing crazy you know? Sometimes we get simple hubs, or other parts that anyone could make. But our mission is to turn customer’s needs into reality better and faster than anyone else! In order for that to happen we need to be able to do the…
At Metalmite we quote many various kinds of steel and aluminum to our customers. Many times we get requests that we are not familiar with and we need to do some research. Earlier this year we had a request to make something out of XC38 steel. As we dug in to Google we quickly found out that this is a…
Mathematician, inventor and perhaps the best-known gear expert of the modern age of the automobile, Nikola Trbojevich passed on December 2, 1973 at the age of 87 in Los Angeles. Mr. Trbojevich, also known socially as Nicholas J. Terbo, was the holder of 68 U.S. patents and a similar or greater number of foreign patents. Surviving Mr. Trbojevich were his wife Alice…
Do not turn your monitor sideways, this is a 5 axis mill and the vise is turned 90 degrees so we can make the part complete. This is one of the many benefits of 5 axis machining. We have enjoyed the benefits of these machines for over 5 years now. Our Mori Sieki 5 axis mill is the 5 axis…
“Success is doing work that matters for people who care.” -Success Magazine Metalmite has focussed on success for over 45 years while mastering 5 axis machining and CNC grinding. Metalmite offers a full line or five axis machining, 6 axis cnc turning, high speed machining, cnc grinding and Wire EDM. We can cut spline shafts, make plastic prototypes, and much…
I believe that most people who know me well know that I am a Michigan State fan (except when they play Notre Dame). But either way I do not own any Maize or Blue! So it was a difficult decision for me to answer the call when the University of Michigan asked for help with their Baja Team Car this…
I received word this month that a couple machine shops in our area have closed their doors. I have not heard why or any other details though. We decided that if we could help in any way we would. If your company had open orders with a shop that closed, we are willing to look the job over and see…