CNC Industries is featured in the March issue of Modern Machine Shop magazine. Titled “Adapting to Aerospace Change” the article talks about how the changing demands of aerospace companies have prompted machine shops such as CNC Industries to evolve their processes and equipment to become more competitive. Click the image below to read the article…
This is a fairly large, complex part which we manufactured for the U.S. Navy. It is part of a torpedo housing.
The part is approximately 24” long by 13” diameter and was machined from solid aluminum bar.
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This part presented a number of manufacturing challenges. As can be seen, the part has numerous external and internal features requiring a large amount of CNC programming. Once the outside and inside profile of the part was turned on a CNC lathe, the rest of the work was performed on 4 & 5 axis CNC machining centers.
Machining the features on the outside of the part was fairly straight-forward. Machining the profiles on the inside of the part was much more challenging. Many of the features were very deep in the part requiring a large amount of machine travel as well as many very long tools. Some of the internal features required an elaborate setup to be able to machine them at right angles to the bore of the part.
As can be imagined, inspecting the part was extremely time consuming and quite challenging as well. The government inspector who needed to sign off on it was quite impressed with the finished part!
The 22,000 sq. ft. expansion that we began in January of this year is now complete. For this project we chose Briner Building, Inc. out of Bluffton, Indiana. We have been extremely pleased with their performance on this project.
Phase one of this building, which was constructed in 2001, is filled to capacity with equipment and projects. We estimate that this additional space will allow us to double the amount of business volume that we can handle.
We are now ready to start filling this space with new manufacturing equipment. If you purchase custom machined and/or assembled components, please contact us for any upcoming projects that you may have. We look forward to establishing custom-tailored manufacturing solutions for your parts.
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Things are moving along very nicely with our expansion.
The weather has been so nice, the builder is running a couple weeks ahead of schedule. The above shot was taken a few weeks ago.
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This shot was taken yesterday. The additional floor space will almost double the amount of manufacturing space that we currently have.
Initially much of the new floor space will be available for new business. We are currently in talks with several new customers and expect to quickly start filling this space with brand-new CNC machining cells designed specifically for their work.
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If you would like to put the productivity and dependable quality performance of CNC Industries to work on your parts, please give us a call. We are accepting new business!
Once this space is filled, we have our eyes on a larger lot right across the street!
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Shown below is a complex, application-critical Aerospace part that has been recently produced by CNC Industries for the Department of Defense (DOD).
This is an image of the CAD-generated Solid Model that was created by CNC Industries in order to manufacture the part.
This part is approximately 36” long and was machined out of solid billet aluminum.
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These are various views of the finished part as supplied to the DLA (Defense Logistics Agency).
As you can imagine a part like this takes a tremendous amount of planning, fixturing, modeling, machining, finishing, and inspection to meet all of the stringent requirements.
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Below is another example of a complex part which we manufactured for the D.O.D.
This part is approximately 24” long and was machined from solid billet aluminum.
A 3-D solid model of the part was created in-house on our CAD system from the original 2-D drawings. We then designed and manufactured numerous fixtures for machining and measuring the parts.
This is another example of a mission-critical part which was precision CNC machined and assembled to very stringent specifications for the DLA (Defense Logistics Agency). As can be seen in the images, the part was painted per NADCAP certified standards.
Due to strong demand for our services, we are pleased to announce plans to expand our facility.
We will be investing up to 3.5 million dollars over the next three years and expect to add 10-20 jobs per year for the next several years. The investment will include a 22,000 sq ft expansion of our existing 35,000 sq ft facility as well as numerous new CNC machines.
CNC Industries has chosen Briner Building, Inc. as the general contractor for the expansion. Construction will begin as soon as the permits are obtained, with a scheduled completion by August 1, 2012.
This expansion will allow CNC Industries to take on additional business as well as shorten our lead time for new jobs.
Since putting up a yard sign which says – Occupy A Job, We’re Hiring! – we have received a significant community response to it. We’re very pleased to say that most people accepted the sign in the spirit that we intended it – that we’re growing and we have several positions available for qualified people.
Although admittedly the sign is a play on the “Occupy” movement which is spreading around the country, we didn’t intend for this sign to be interpreted as an anti-Occupy Wall Street message. In fact, we agree with some of the issues that the OWS groups have. We just happen to believe that rather than Occupy public land in protest, the best thing we can do as a small business is to work at growing our business and create new jobs.
Kevin Leininger of the Fort Wayne News Sentinel newspaper was the first to pick up on the sign. He interviewed Steve Deam Sr. and Steve Deam Jr. and wrote
As you can tell by some of the comments on the article, some people take exception to the message on the sign. I’m not sure how a message that we have jobs available is a bad thing, but apparently to some people it is…
The following day WANE TV contacted us for an on-camera interview and aired [this piece] on the sign.
Exactly one week later Indiana News Center requested an interview and aired [this piece] as a follow-up to the story.
As a result of the unexpected media exposure, we were flooded with résumés and applications.
Reaction to the sign was overwhelmingly positive. We received numerous emails from people, as well as had people stop in, who wanted to let us know they loved the sign. We even received emails from people in Arizona and Utah who said they saw the story on their local news.
We also received positive reaction from many of our own employees, and in fact, it was a couple of our employees that suggested we add tents to draw more attention to the sign. Our office staff told me that out of the well over 100 applicants, not one person had anything negative to say about the sign. We even had at least one person from the “Occupy Fort Wayne” movement stop in to apply!
CNC Industries would like to thank all of those people who have applied for a position. Due to the strong response, we expect to be able to quickly fill the 5-7 positions currently available and will draw upon these applicants for future positions as they become available. We are in the process of reviewing each and every application, and will be contacting people very soon for an interview.
We wish we had jobs available for every applicant who truly wants a job, but unfortunately we don’t. We’re working on it though. Going forward we anticipate creating anywhere from 10 to 30 new jobs each year.
Despite the sluggish economy and continued high unemployment, CNC Industries is pleased to announce that we are hiring.
Due to heavy demand for our services we are seeking people with solid Machining, CAD/CAM, or Inspection experience.
Should you choose to join our team you will work in a modern, technically advanced shop and will be producing critical parts for the Aerospace, Defense, Medical, Industrial, Transportation and High-end Custom Product markets.
Occupy A Job with us and enjoy a friendly work environment, competitive wages, and excellent benefits.
Required qualifications for our current open positions can be reviewed at: www.joincnc.com
Resumes can be emailed to: jobs@cncind.com
Or mailed to:
CNC Industries, Inc.
3810 Fourier Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46818
CNC Industries is pleased to announce that it has passed it’s audit to AS9100 Rev. C. This means that CNC Industries is fully compliant with the most recent revision to the AS9100 Quality Management Standard (QMS).
As quoted from International Standards Authority…
“Independent Certification to AS9100 validates your company’s commitment to Quality and provides the organization with:
• Performance based analysis aimed towards defect prevention methods and continual improvement.
• Fulfilling certification requirements as approved suppliers for OEMs.
• Improve customer satisfaction and reduction in audits and oversight by the OEMs.
• Enhanced performance and cost savings from operational consistency and reduction in rework and scrap.
• Distinct advantage over competition.
• Prestigious international recognition.”
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Because of the extensive work that CNC Industries has done in the area of using technology to support lean manufacturing, Steve Deam Jr. has been invited to speak at the JobshopLean 2011 Conference hosted by Ohio State.
The purpose of this conference is to explore the many ways that implementing Lean Manufacturing in a Jobshop is different than implementing it in Toyota. The primary difference, as quoted from the “Jobshoplean” web site, is: “A typical Jobshop is a HIGH-mix and VARIABLE-volume manufacturer of a large variety of components. Whereas, Toyota is a LOW-mix HIGH-volume manufacturer of a few assembled products. Consequently, while it is easy to recognize “Value Streams” at Toyota and many of their Tier 1 suppliers, this is a challenge in the case of a Jobshop where 100’s, if not 1000’s, of different routings need to be grouped into process families.”
Steve will be speaking on September 7, 2011 from 8:00am to 9:00am. He will discuss numerous ways that using technology can cut overhead expenses as well as facilitate Lean production in the shop.
Topics will include:
• Utilizing standard software and computers to a greater extent than the typical machine shop
• Document Management
• Corrective Actions Management
• Data Collection, Data Processing into Information for Decision Support and Information Transfer across the Shop
• Data Visualization
Click Click [here] to see the bio’s of the various speakers. – – – – Steve Deam Jr. is V.P. of Finance as well as V.P. of I.S. at CNC Industries. CNC Industries is a Fort Wayne, Indiana based Job-Shop specializing in precision CNC machining, fabrication and assembly of application-critical and custom machined parts for the Aerospace, Defense, Medical, Industrial and Transportation markets. The company presently employs approximately 50 people and is adding people on a continuous basis.[here] to see Steve’s presentation outline in PDF format. (Depending on your connection speed it may take a few minutes to load.)