When something is hard to hold in manufacturing it requires special fixtures. We highlighted a previous video of the fixturing to make this part and now you’ll get to see the importance of those fixtures in use. Transcription: Hello everyone and welcome to another short video highlighting some of the contour tools, capabilities, and also … Using Custom Fixtures for Precision Control of Machined Parts
Why waste your time creating custom fixtures on old machines. Do it on a CNC in a fraction of the time with increased accuracy and repeatability. Transcription: Good morning and welcome to another short video highlighting some of the projects we’ve been working on here at contour Tool. Today I wanna talk about something a … Custom CNC Machined Fixtures
Tight tolerances are everywhere in manufacturing. How do you hold ±.0003″ in the bore of an aluminum casting? With the proper tools, gauges and approach it’s a daily occurrence for Contour Tool to hold these tolerances for our customers. Transcription: Hello everyone. Welcome to another contour tool short video on showing you some of the … Holding ±.0003″ on an aluminum casting
Here at Contour Precision Milling and Machining we not only machine the components and stock them for fast delivery but we can also assemble complete machines for our customers and package them. Transcription: Hello and welcome back to Contour Tool. I wanted to take the time today to show you that we not only have … Product Assembly Capabilities
In this video I’ll talk about the different stations we have within our tool crib to make it user friendly and sustainable. I won’t go into detail on our paperwork and work instructions but rather the overall layout which has helped us to setup tooling, teardown tooling and inventory our tooling better than we ever … Tool Crib Design 101 for Improved Productivity
Watch Michelle, Derrick & Bob talk about our capabilities on one of our NLX2500 lathes. By running a complete bar with the machine unattended we can work on another machine running a different job at the same time to improve our productivity. Transcription: Hi, everybody here at Contour Tool again. I’m trying to share a … Machining Smaller Parts on our NLX 2500
“Never be hesitant to try something new, you might be surprised of your results.” And we did not hesitate! One of our current customers was experiencing capacity challenges to meet demands for their high performance racing piston line and looked to Contour Tool for help. Through a joint working effort with our customer, taking an … Machining Lower Volume Work on a Horizontal Machining Center
With advancements in modern technology a part can be programmed, machined and inspected all from a single solid model! Gone are the days of drawing in 2 dimensional and trying to visualize the part in front of you to program it. Watch as we explain how a solid model of your part can streamline the … Precision Machining With No Visible Tool Marks
In this video: Learn how Contour machines difficult, hard to hold castings. Learn how Contour has been a company known for solving customers problems and is able to machine their problem parts. Also check out our Success Stories! Transcription: Hello everybody. My name is Marty Farley. I am here at Contour Precision Milling and Machining, … About Contour Precision Milling & Machining
