MIL-A-8625 Anodizing for Machined Aerospace Parts: Type II vs Type III
If the drawing says “anodize per MIL-A-8625,” that’s not one process. It’s a family of processes, and picking the wrong type can mean a part that looks right but fails in service — or a part that...
Hybrid Manufacturing Machines You Can Actually Buy: What’s on the Market and What Do They Cost?
Every machine referenced in hybrid manufacturing research papers is commercially available. Shops are running them right now. The price range runs from under $200K for a retrofit kit on a Haas mill...
What Drives the Cost of Precision CNC Aerospace Parts?
The single biggest sticker shock in aerospace machining isn’t the material or the machine time. It’s everything around them — the compliance documentation, the first-article inspection, the material...
How to Specify Machining Allowances for SLM Hybrid Parts in Aerospace and Defense Applications
If you’re writing or reviewing a process plan for a hybrid-manufactured part — SLM-printed blank, CNC-finished to drawing — the machining allowance is the number that determines whether the finished...