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Article: Thread Mill Cuts Aerospace Part Processing
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- Manufacturing Engineering
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Society of Manufacturing Engineers Mar 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Gentz Industries L.L.C. (Warren, MI) is a world-class provider of complex turbine engine components for the commercial and military marketplace. With over 50 years of manufacturing to its credit, the company's commitment to quality is reflected by its ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100 registrations.
Gentz typically produces low-volume, high-precision parts from expensive and hard-to-machine materials such as Inconel, titanium, and stainless, among others. Due to the high cost of these materials, there is no margin for error due to scrap or waste.
When Belinda Smith, application engineer for Seco Tools Inc. (Warren, MI), approached Mark McWilliams, Gentz purchasing manager, and asked him to consider ...