The dimensions on almost all drawings for machined components are assumed to be after plating. However, plating thicknesses generally only matter when machining parts with tight tolerances (<0.001″). Most plating processes only add a couple tenths or less (<0.0002″) of thickness per side. This includes chromate conversion, Type II anodizing, and electroless nickel plating. Measuring…
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This is a bit of an oversimplification, but when a part gets anodized, the anodize layer forms halfway into and halfway above the original surface. So if a drawing calls for 0.002″ of anodizing, then the part will “grow” in size by 0.001″ per side of the part. For example, if a raw part is…
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Deburring is the process of removing extraneous material leftover from machining. This material is not considered part of the design and cause a variety of issues if they come loose later. Issues may include plating voids, cosmetic paint imperfections, mechanical damage, or electrical shorts in some products. Burrs must be removed manually using various hand…
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We’ve had this video in the “About Us” section for a while, but we thought it would be a good idea to highlight it here again to show one of our robots in action. We did all the machine integration ourselves, including the automatic door mechanism.
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Mecha specializes in making custom chassis for rugged computer systems. This part requires a lot of 5-axis milling and tolerances of better than +/-0.003″. It will plated and painted to MIL specifications.
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We make a lot of aluminum and copper heatsinks. Some of the parts take hours to machine, like these examples.
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Mecha specializes in manufacturing mechanical components for the embedded computer industry. This includes front panels, board extractors (injectors/ejectors), card locks, wedge locks, heatsinks, and heatframes. Our staff is very familiar with associated form factors and specifications, including the following: AdvancedTCA CompactPCI (cPCI) MicroTCA Mini-ITX PC/104 PICMG PMC PXI VME VPX VXI XMC Mecha’s talents are…
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Mecha specializes in manufacturing mechanical components for the embedded computer industry. This includes front panels, board extractors (injectors/ejectors), card locks, wedge locks, heatsinks, and heatframes. Our staff is very familiar with associated form factors and specifications, including the following: AdvancedTCA CompactPCI (cPCI) MicroTCA Mini-ITX PC/104 PICMG PMC PXI VME VPX VXI XMC Mecha’s talents are…
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Mecha specializes in manufacturing mechanical components for the embedded computer industry. This includes front panels, board extractors (injectors/ejectors), card locks, wedge locks, heatsinks, and heatframes. Our staff is very familiar with associated form factors and specifications, including the following: AdvancedTCA CompactPCI (cPCI) MicroTCA Mini-ITX PC/104 PICMG PMC PXI VME VPX VXI XMC Mecha’s talents are…
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Mecha specializes in manufacturing mechanical components for the embedded computer industry. This includes front panels, board extractors (injectors/ejectors), card locks, wedge locks, heatsinks, and heatframes. Our staff is very familiar with associated form factors and specifications, including the following: AdvancedTCA CompactPCI (cPCI) MicroTCA Mini-ITX PC/104 PICMG PMC PXI VME VPX VXI XMC Mecha’s talents are…
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