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Hard-to-cut alloys
Inconel 718, Hastelloy C-276, Ti-6Al-4V, hardened tool steel — heat doesn't go into the chip the way it does in aluminum. Tools die fast and surface finish suffers without ceramic-insert or wire-EDM strategy.
UAV · Defense · Aerospace · Since 1998
The difficult-to-machine parts other shops won’t touch.
Titanium, Inconel, hardened tool steel, exotic superalloys — tight-tolerance precision for UAV manufacturers, prime defense contractors, DOD program offices, and NASA flight hardware. The 5-axis, deep-feature, .0001″-class work that runs profitable nowhere else. Inspected on a Hexagon Global S CMM, traced lot-to-operator in ProShop. AS9100 · ISO 9001 · ITAR-registered · DFARS · CMMC-compliant.
U.S.-based · Buellton, CA
Since 1998
Max complexity
9-axis
CAGE Code
1LP91
AS9100 · ISO 9001
Certified
DDTC / ITAR
Registered
DFARS · DPAS
Compliant · Rated
CMMC
Compliant
Your manufacturing partner
Build to print on the work other shops decline.
We’re a contract manufacturer that lives at the difficult end of CNC. Titanium, Inconel, hardened tool steel, exotic superalloys. Five-axis simultaneous machining, sharp inside corners that need wire EDM, 0.0001″ tolerance class. Long-cycle, low-yield, high-skill work — the kind of part that gets re-quoted by half a dozen shops before it lands here.
We build to your drawings, not redesign them. But before a chip gets cut, we walk every print for manufacturability and flag anything that could save cost, cut lead time, or improve yield — included with every quote. Programming, machining, and quality run under one roof, same operators, same Hexagon CMM signing off final inspection.
Learn more about us →Capabilities
Three pillars of how we work.
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DFM Review
We build to your print — but read it for manufacturability first. Cost-driving features, over-toleranced calls, and risky geometries get flagged back to you before quote, free.
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Manufacturing
Synergistic partnerships with our customers, plus an experienced staff and state-of-the-art CNC technology — translating into timely delivery, increased quality, and overall reduced costs.
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Quality Assurance
Quality goes beyond inspection. We build it into every manufacturing process, not just measure parts at the end.
Learn more →What “difficult” means here
Five things that turn a quote into “no thanks” at most shops.
Most CNC shops avoid five specific characteristics — alone they’re manageable, in combination they kill yields and margins. Every one of them is a normal Tuesday on our floor.
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0.0001″ tolerances
Glass-scale machines, in-process probing, thermal stabilization, and Hexagon CMM verification. Most shops top out at 0.0005″ and call it precision.
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5-axis simultaneous
Trunnion or B-axis turn-mill geometry that requires Vericut simulation, post-processor tuning, and operators who can read 5-axis programs and recover from a tool-path mistake before scrap.
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Thin walls + deep features
Wall ratios over 100:1, deep pockets in stainless, fixturing that doesn't deflect the part. Wire EDM and 5-axis trunnion both come into play.
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Low-volume + high mix
Aerospace and defense work runs 1–500 pieces per release with full AS9102 documentation. Volume shops can't run profitably; we're built for it.
Equipment
Up to 9-axis CNC capability under one roof.
Multi-axis CNC turning and milling, Swiss-type machining, wire EDM, robotics-tended cells, and a Hexagon Global S CMM for inspection — operated by craftsmen with decades of experience.
Multi-Axis Turn-Mill
Doosan Puma SMX 2600ST
B-axis · 12,000 RPM · 80 tools · twin spindles
5-Axis Milling
Kitamura Mytrunnion 4G
24″ × 24″ × 19.7″ work envelope
Swiss-Type Turning
Tsugami B0205-III
1mm – 20mm bar · 2K PSI coolant
Industries Served
When the part has to perform.
Our customers ship into environments where there is no room for failure. We hold ISO 9001 and AS9100 certifications and are ITAR-registered.
Programs we support
Components for the systems that defend the homeland.
We machine components for tactical and strategic defense programs in active production today. Public-platform names listed for context only — component details, drawings, and customer information are held under ITAR and customer NDA.
Patriot Air Defense (PAC-3)
Long-range surface-to-air missile defense components for the MIM-104 Patriot system.
AGM-114 Hellfire
Precision-guided air-to-surface missile components for AH-64 Apache, MQ-9 Reaper, and other launching platforms.
ERAM / Rusty Dagger
Components for the AGM-188A Extended Range Attack Munition (Zone 5 Technologies) — low-cost air-launched cruise missile fielded for F-16 and partner-nation aircraft.
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAV)
Airframe, gimbal, and payload components for medium- and high-altitude unmanned platforms.
James Webb Space Telescope
Components for NASA's flagship infrared observatory — the largest space telescope ever flown.
Europa Clipper
Components for NASA's Jupiter-bound mission to investigate the habitability of Jupiter's moon Europa.
Imagery courtesy of US DOD Public Affairs (public domain). Cleared customer or contracting-officer inquiries can request secure tech-data transfer via our quote process.
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Have a part that needs to be made right?
Tell us about your part and we’ll quote within 24 hours. UAV, defense, and aerospace work welcome — AS9100, ITAR-registered, DFARS-compliant.