Aerospace suppliers face a unique set of requirements, including long program duration, ITAR compliance, lot traceability, low volume / high mix part variety, complex part geometries, tight manufacturing tolerances, and extensive inspection and quality control documentation.
BC MacDonald partners with its aerospace customers to meet these requirements. You can expect assistance with solutions including the right machine selection for your application, complex fixturing, automated part handling, and palletized machining for high mix applications. Your needs for reducing the number of setups or finishing parts in one machine are met by BC MacDonald’s application engineers and its world class partners. They provide multi-spindle machines, and high accuracy horizontal, vertical, 5-axis, Swiss lathe, or mill-turn machines. Unique parts may require BC MacDonald’s support for an additive manufacturing solution. Let BC MacDonald’s experienced applications and sales team, including Armed Forces Veterans, assist you in producing ITAR parts.
Measurement and quality control are your next challenge. BC MacDonald can help provide vision, 3D scanning, tactile, and computed tomography (CT) metrology solutions, along with part marking so you can complete quality control documents and ensure lot traceability. BC MacDonald can also provide these non-destructive solutions as a service; our application engineers are fully trained at the cutting edge of measurement techniques. Whether you need help setting up a new program or reaching high throughput levels, BC MacDonald can help.