- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On July 8, 2021
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These custom extended dog point set screws were manufactured using 4140 alloy steel material with zinc clear finish. 6-32 thread was rolled at .150″ in length and a 1/16″ hex socket drive was incorporated. Overall length measured .45″ and the dog point diameter was set to .097 +/- .001″. Production lead time was 12 weeks […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On June 28, 2021
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These custom internally threaded square pins were manufactured using 12L14 square bar stock material – sharp corners were absolutely critical and initial trial runs with alternative material options were unsuccessful until we finally found square bar material measuring very close to .69″ across the corners. The sharp corners allow the pins to lock at the […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On April 19, 2021
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We had 1,000 pieces of these custom precision machined components manufactured domestically in the USA to serve as housing parts in a defense article production application. Aluminum alloy 2011 (Temper T3) material was used for the production and the parts were set for MIL-STD-171 compliant black dye. Dimensional requirement were fairly precise with tolerance at […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On August 13, 2020
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We had 20,000 pieces of these custom automotive ball studs produced in 1215 steel material with heat treat hardening to 25-34 HRC and zinc yellow finish. The across the flats dimension on this ball stad was relatively large compared with the .25″ ball diameter, measuring .437 +/-.01″. Overall length measured .950″ with the 1/4-28 thread […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On May 1, 2020
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We had 100 pieces of these custom double thread hardened turnbuckle studs produced for our customer in 4140 steel material, hardened to 45-48 HRC. Local induction heat hardening was performed at the longer hex key, targeting 53-57 HRC. 3/8-24 UNJF 2A thread was rolled with right hand thread on one side and left hand thread […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On April 30, 2020
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Total production of these custom large grade 5 threaded stud socket bolts was run at approximately 27,000 pieces using grade 5 steel material per SAE J429 with zinc clear finish per ASTM B633 Type III. Overall length of the bolts was 6″ and a .566-.573″ socket drive was incorporated on one side. Core hardness was […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On March 17, 2020
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We had 3,200 pieces of these custom precision dowel pins made domestically for our medical device customer using 18-8 stainless steel material with plain finish. Overall length was set to .240″ +/- .005″ and the diameter was set to .092″ +/-.005″. These were relatively simple parts and the lead time was much faster than the […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On March 8, 2020
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We supplied our defense customer with these custom 4140 precision 10-24 nuts after getting an initial sample run completed and tested. Tight tolerances were required on these parts, with most dimensions at +.000/-.005 or +.000/-.003 inches. Overall thickness of the nuts was set at .155″ and 10-24 class 2B thread tapped all the way through. […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On February 17, 2020
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We supplied our aerospace customer 200 pieces of these custom 17-4PH double shoulder bolts. 17-4 PH material heat treated to condition H1100 was used for the domestic production of these parts, with resulting hardness between 34 and 36 HRC. Passivation per QQ-P-35 was performed to complete the production process. The hex socket drive was cold […]
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- Posted by alex@engineeredsource.com
- On February 3, 2020
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We had a small batch of these custom 316 stainless steel shoulder screws produced domestically for our electronics OEM customer. Partial 4-40 thread was incorporated, with a machined shoulder incorporated per our customer specifications. Due to the smaller quantity involved the hex socket drive was broached rather than cold headed – you can see the […]
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