We were manufacturing a shaft for a customer that was hardened to 55 Rockwell C and needed to have a thread put on after. This particular thread had a milled keyway through the middle of it as well. We typically send this kind of part out for thread grinding as a last operation. Our CNC turning manager asked if he…

Surfacing Parts With our CAD-CAM capabilities here at Metalmite we are often asked to take a solid model from a customer and machine it into a finished part with in days. These are prototypes that will allow the customer to test these parts before having patterns and molds made to produce thousands more. Thanks to our 5 axis machining and…

Geared Up for success! We have been making gears in my family for over 60 years. My grandfather was one of the first in the Detroit area to be able to cut Herringbone Gears! At Metalmite we have been making precision ground gears for many years now and we can even use our 5 axis mill to machine face splines…

Rings to go CNC Grinder We are very happy with our decision to move into CNC Grinding a year ago. We have recently done a study that has shown that we have reduced grinding time by 3 to 4 times what it was previously. We have done approximately 5 times the volume of previous years in solely grinding OD’s. We…

In the last few years we have been pressed to find ways to get lead out of the plunge grind finish on seal diameters of shafts that we manufacture. OEM’s like Ford and Nissan are constantly pushing for more control on the surface finish and proof that there is not any lead. For the last 60 years or so the…

Machining on our new Mori Seiki NMV 5000 DCG helps reduce, and in some cases even eliminate, most NON-Value added activities. Such as, the total number of setups needed is reduced, the number of separate operations is reduced, fixtures and fixturing is reduced and the need for secondary (off-line) work is reduced. To our customers the bottom-line is, your parts…

We are constantly pressed to make quicker deliveries and ship early if possible. One thing that cannot be overlooked to the quality of our shipping department. As we spend countless hours cnc machining to make these beautiful parts, it would all be wasted if the containers were not strong enough to get them to the customers safely. We wanted to…

We get asked a lot to machine gears for people. We do both internal and external gears, as shown in this photo. We make the parts in house and have the gears cut by one of trusted vendors. We are currently cutting some gears in house using polygonal turning options on our CNC machinery. We have also cut teeth using…

Metalmite is up to date and registered with ITAR and ISO regulations. If you need a copy of either certification click here or e-mail the office at  [email protected] Metalmite is a full service machine shop serving Automotive, Aerospace, and Military Industries. We are a certified Prime U.S. Government Contractor, as well as a Sub-Contractor. We work with all kinds of…

When we upgraded to 5 axis machining a few years ago there were some that wondered how often we would use it or if it was worth the effort. We have answered those questions for sure in the last 6 months. Many of the parts that we have seen lend themselves to the 5 axis machine for ease of reach…