2018cnc4-5.2

CNC WEST April/May 2018 www.CNC-West.com 49 Martindale Manufacturing specializes in aerospace components, specifi- cally mechanical seals that go on anything that flies. Size range is 1”x1” to 4’x4’, but most parts are the size of an iPad. Thickness in material varies, but ranges from .025 to .125. Tony describes the process as machining sheet metal. Once finished the part is sent to a second process where rubber will be molded into the grooves that were just machined.