Services We Provide

Prototyping & Tooling

At MSI, we do prototyping and tooling in our dedicated, in-house tooling department. If we don't have something essential to a job, we can just make it!

Our tooling capabilities allow us to not only make parts for production, but also make and modify tools. We also make work-holding devices and fixtures for just about anything, including:

• Inspection
• Welding & Fabrication
• EDM
• Grinding
• 3, 4, and 5-Axis Milling
• Mill Turn
• Lathing

Our prototyping abilities also allow us to do short-run jobs without halting the productivity of our other machines, giving us the ability to do R&D on small jobs simultaneously.

Engineering & Design

Our engineers use professional-grade CAD/CAM software to generate CNC machine tool programs for the manufacturing process.

Our process is capable of generating machine programs for 3, 4, and 5-axis simultaneous or independent machining on multiple parts with real-time machine tool simulation. We accept a wide variety of file formats, and our CAD/CAM system is electronically interfaced to enable direct loading of programs both to and from our machines!

MSI also uses Epicor, a full-service ERP system designed specifically for manufacturers. Our ERP system provides precise control and documentation of all phases of the manufacturing process. Shop data collection is an integral part of Epicor, and this enables MSI to provide detailed, real-time answers regarding works-in-progress.

Contract Engineering Services

We offer contract engineering services to customers who want to perform in-house machining, but would like the additional expertise or resources that MSI can provide to develop the required processes on their own.

MSI offers any of the following services individually, or you can combine them into a customized, turnkey contract engineering package that meets your specific needs.

• Bills of materials
• Bills of operations
• CNC programs
• Tooling packages
• Work holding fixtures
• Machine tool recommendations
• Machine setup services

Our sophisticated multi-axis machining includes 3, 4, and 5-axis centers. This multi-axis approach minimizes setups and allows for greater tolerance capabilities.

Programmable indexers and tilting rotary tables enable us to machine parts on up to five adjacent 90° surfaces and any compound angle. The breadth of our horizontal and vertical capabilities allow for a wider variety of complex parts, often in a single setup.

In addition to high-speed spindles and high-pressure coolant, many of our milling machines have two-pallet shuttle systems that allow us to machine parts on one pallet while loading parts on another pallet. This allows for faster processing times and shortened lead times.

Our turning department consists of state-of-the-art mill/turn centers, all with a wide range of machining options and quick change tooling for faster setups. Our turning centers allow simultaneous machining on two faces using dual-spindles and turrets, and we can easily handle off-center milling, cross-drilling, and backside machining.

Our complex 11-axis Swiss-style screw machining allows for the production of complex parts in one cycle, both ensuring accuracy in a part, and reducing production time and lead times. Our state-of-the-art equipment allows us to machine with close tolerances, meeting the exacting demands of any part, including those found in aerospace components and surgical instruments.

With live tooling, sub-spindles, high-pressure coolants and simultaneous machining operations, MSI produces complex machining in a single step. This is another way we build precision into every part while reducing both cycle time and overall lead time.

In order to ensure greater accuracy and consistency, we are equipped with an isolated grinding room floor that is temperature- and humidity-controlled with a coolant filtering system. MSI has several grinding machines, including both cylindrical and surface grinders.

Honing, polishing, and lapping are available with our CNC-controlled OD/ID, CNC-profile surface grinding, and limited centerless grinding machines.

Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) makes it possible for MSI to work with electrically conductive metals for which traditional machining techniques, such as milling or grinding, are ineffective.

Our EDM capabilities make it possible to cut small, oddly shaped angles, intricate contours, or delicate cavities in pre-hardened steels without the need for heat treatment to soften and re-harden them. EDM is also effective with metal or metal alloys such as titanium, hastelloy, kovar, inconel, and carbide. With EDM, we can make virtually any shape you want, including complex and curved shapes.

The EDM process is particularly ideal for parts used in the aerospace and electronics industries. Some of the advantages of EDM include the machining of:

• Complex shapes that would otherwise be difficult to produce with conventional cutting tools
• Extremely hard materials to very close tolerances
• Very small work pieces where conventional cutting tools may damage the part from excess cutting tool pressure

Also, since there is no direct contact between tool and work piece, delicate sections and weak materials can be machined without any distortion.

We know that our customers' needs often don't end with machining, which is why we offer a large selection of special processes. Our in-house capabilities increase speed-to-delivery, satisfying JIT and KANBAN demands.

In our new 150,000 square-foot facility, MSI has added a paint booth and shot peening capabilities.

We also offer non-destructive testing and inspection, including:

• Magnetic Particle Inspection
• Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection

MSI recently added four new state-of-the-art metal finishing lines for your aluminum and stainless steel parts. Our finishing lines include tanks for color dying, nickel acetate, dichromate, and hot water seals.

Today's customers demand the ability to issue one purchase order. In addition to providing you with high-quality components, we can supply you with complete subassemblies ready for your operation to place into final assembly.

Our Assembly methods include using screws, adhesives, rivets, sonic welding, resistance welding, heat staking, orbital spin riveting, soldering, and more.

Our full-scale assembly shop has the ability to provide extremely high-quality workmanship on a project of the most demanding standards. MSI can also assemble your components in a clean-room environment, which is ideal for medical equipment.

We also routinely assemble components for the aerospace industry, where human lives and public monies are involved.

Needless to say, each part must be done right, and be fully documented that it was done right. A full set of precision instruments, routinely calibrated tools, and a highly trained quality assurance team are at Machine Specialties' disposal to ensure only the best parts reach your shipping docks.

If you prefer, MSI can supply your components in a pre-made kit that's ready to be assembled.

As part of our expansion into our new facility, MSI has added the capabilities to produce larger parts which are especially important for landing gear, military parts, and parts used in oil, gas, and wind power generation.

The addition of the WFL Mill Turn and MORI SEIKI NT5400 integrated milling & turning centers provide great flexibility for machining your most complex, larger parts in a single handling.

Because not everyone is equipped to handle large parts, MSI has the relationships with partners that handle your large part needs. This makes MSI your one-stop shop for your most complicated large parts.

At Machine Specialties, our High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) coating technology distinguishes us in the machining industry. By integrating advanced HVOF capabilities with our machining expertise, we provide components with superior wear resistance, corrosion protection, and extended life.

Our process ensures high-density, strongly adherent, and low-porosity coatings, ideal for the demanding environments of aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors.

Tungsten Carbide & Tungsten Carbine with Chrome Coatings

• Industry Standard powder (ref. AMS 7879, 7881, 7882)
• .005–.015″ coating deposit thickness
• Hardness >950 DPH
• Bond Strength >10,000 psi

6-Axis ABB IRC4600 for full robotic gun manipulation

36″ rotary turntable with indexing capability (7^th axis) for 500lb. part-holding capacity

XPO Jet 5000 HVOF Gun