Screw Machined Aluminum Housing for the Automotive & Aerospace Industry
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At S & H Glenco Manufacturing, LLC, our screw machining services are flexible enough to serve a wide variety of industrial needs. We are able to handle complex designs while providing precision, a cost-effective approach, and a manufacturing solution that can handle large volume orders.

We recently assisted a customer through the manufacture of an aluminum housing, to be used for automotive and aerospace applications. The customer required that the 0.714” long, 0.848” in diameter housing be made to high levels of precision while incorporating military-spec surface protection.

We used a combination of our screw machining process and deburring, anodization, inspection, and testing steps to render the final product. Screw machining of the housing, which was made of 2011 T3 aluminum, allowed us to achieve tolerances of ±.005”. An anodization process, imparting an ultrathin protective coating per MIL-A-8625, Type II Class 1, let us protect the housing without throwing dimensions out-of-spec while satisfying the customer’s protection requirements.

We fabricated 120,000 examples of this housing for the customer, stretched over a short 6-week lead time. Few other precision manufacturers are able to deliver the same level of volume while maintaining high consistency. Our screw machining approach lets us provide exactly that.

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HOUSING PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Project Name & Description

Housing (Reworkable)

Capabilities Applied/Processes
Primary:
Screw Machining
Secondary:
Deburring
Anodizing
Overall Part Dimensions

Ø 0.848″ x 0.714″ Length

Tightest Tolerances

± .005″

Material Used

2011 T3 Aluminum

Material Finish

Anodize Per Mil.-A-8625, Type II. Class 1 Non-Dyed

Industry for Use

Aerospace, Automotive

In Process Testing/Inspection Performed

Dimensional Inspection, Visual Inspection

Volume

120,000

Delivery/Turnaround Time

6 weeks

Delivery Location

California

Standards Met

Customer Specifications, CAD Drawings