Application and Limitations of Investment Casting in Precision Machining
Precision machining takes investment casting from a 5000-year-old art form to the technology behind some of the most complex machine components in the world. Casting for a Solution There are multiple scenarios where investment castings can be part of a precision machining solution: Large parts that require the milling away of huge amounts of raw […]
CNC Precision Machining: What Engineers Should Consider In Their Design Process
You’ve been assigned a component to draw up to be machined. Drawing it up isn’t an issue, but how much consideration do you give to making your design efficient? Regardless of what the part is actually designed to do, there are invariably aspects of its manufacture that you as an engineer can optimize. Material Considerations […]
Outsourcing Concerns in Defence Industry
Defence machining is one of the most complex and exacting fields of business out there. Getting a defence industry contract is incredibly difficult. If that contract involves precision machining, it gets even tougher. Contract award schedules move at a glacial pace. They have to accommodate all of the intricate requirements, compliances, and guarantees necessary for the military and defence […]
What to Look for in a Custom Precision Sheet Metal Partner
A quick search for custom precision metal fabrication in the Toronto area yields a list of both organic and paid search results. With so many options, it is important to ask the following questions to find the right precision sheet metal fabrication partner for your customized part requirements. What types of material do you process? Many […]
Sheet Metal Fabrication for the Defence Industry
While sheet metal fabrication has long been considered a highly stable industry, keeping up with the accelerating pace of change has resulted in new technologies & innovations being introduced to the industry. Ben Machine CEO, Michael Iacovelli notes, “The industry faces important challenges, and we have invested resources and planning to help our customers navigate […]
New Manufacturing Solutions with 5-Axis CNC
Across their 50 years in the manufacturing industry, Ben Machine has witnessed how exciting technological advancements have driven greater demand in parts complexity. Producing tomorrow’s leading-edge military, aerospace and commercial high-tech equipment is requiring more complex geometries, tighter tolerances, and condensed features in machining capabilities. Conventional manufacturing approaches to CNC machining these complex features require […]
Canadian Innovator Ben Machine & Global Defence Aircraft
For more than 20 years, GTA based Ben Machine Products Co. Inc. has been an integral partner in the design and manufacturing of key components for the Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft. More than an aircraft, this fighter jet delivers a truly global solution in advanced defence aerospace technology. The Lockheed Martin F-35 and Ben Machine Ben […]
Supply Chain Disruption Strategies
Ben Machine’s Supply Chain Disruption Strategies Purchasing managers across industries in Canada and beyond have been truly challenged by the supply chain disruptions brought about by the 2020 global pandemic. With clogged ports causing delays, hikes in raw materials threatening bottom lines, and break downs in established reliable supply chains, it may feel like things […]
