OPEN MIND Technologies has announced that Ramco Machine LLC is using hyperMILL® CAM software and 5-axis machining strategies to make parts for an advanced NASA satellite mission. The mission, named Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is credited with discovering its first circumbinary planet - a world orbiting two stars.
Part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult alliance of seven leading manufacturing research centres backed by Innovate UK, at its heart the Nuclear AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre) has an open-plan 5,000 m2 workshop, containing over £35 million worth of state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment tailored for nuclear industry applications. Working with a range of challenging metals including specialist steels and exotic alloys, its advanced machine tools are protected by VERICUT CNC simulation and optimization software.
“Accuracy of programming is essential for us. If our CNC programs aren’t accurate, it would be catastrophic.” Those are the words of Stéphane Haoui, Machining Manager at Loiretech, a company specialising in large, complex tools for the commercial aerospace, automotive, defence and energy industries.
Close to ‘Motorsport Valley’ in Letchworth, Maztech Precision Engineering (MPE) was founded just six years ago by Wayne Bouchier to specialise in multi-axis CNC machining.
During this period, the company has earned a reputation for producing quality components for a diverse and growing customer base, specifically in the aerospace, automotive and Formula 1 markets. With the F1 teams so heavily involved in the Coronavirus (Covid-19) ventilator project, reputable technology partners like Maztech have been making parts for ventilators.
