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This document was created by Reata Engineering and Machine Works, and repurposed with permission.  When you request prototype or production machining services, it’s essential to call out the part specifications accurately in your print. Inaccurate information could result in a part that doesn’t function as intended or extends your lead time as you and your […]

Remember when you could only choose two of the three? Well those days are gone. Today, if you can not deliver on all three you best be looking over your shoulder because someone else will figure out how to do it. It is called evolution. To stay lean and agile (or effectively evolve) you need […]

Based on a recent plan to buy survey for 2025 conducted among job shops and OEM manufacturers, the following were selected among the top reasons to invest in new technology and equipment: Improve productivity and efficiency Reduce costs Increase capacity Improve quality These investment objectives may be attainable by adding more costly equipment to an […]

TCI Precision Metals manufactures custom precision blanks that arrive ready to load directly into CNC machining centers. According to the company, precision blanks reduce the need for in-house sawing, grinding, flattening, and squaring operations as well as outside processing. Each blank is said to arrive deburred, clean and to customer specifications, as close as ±0.0005" […]

TCI Precision Metals announced, today, the addition of specialized round stock conversion to squared, high precision Machine-Ready Blanks. Depending on job specifications or customer preference, round and square, precision Machine-Ready Blanks are now available, starting from round raw stock. “Some customers prefer to start with round stock material even when the finished machine-ready material needs […]

TCI Precision Metals proudly announces its successful attainment of ITAR registration. The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) registration signifies TCI Precision Metals' dedication to national security and adherence to rigorous compliance standards. ITAR regulates the export and import of defense-related articles, services, and technical data to safeguard national security interests. By meeting the stringent […]

TCI Precision Metals highlights its precision machine-ready blanks’ capabilities at IMTS 2024. Machine-ready blanks help shops shorten setup time, reduce scrap and increase overall throughput by up to 25 percent via eliminating material prep. The company says its blanks are guaranteed to arrive machine-ready for production, with standard-size blanks in low quantities ready for immediate shipping or custom, made-to-order blanks in […]

TCI Precision Metals highlights its precision machine-ready blanks’ capabilities at IMTS 2024. Machine-ready blanks help shops shorten setup time, reduce scrap and increase overall throughput by up to 25 percent via eliminating material prep. The company says its blanks are guaranteed to arrive machine-ready for production, with standard-size blanks in low quantities ready for immediate shipping or custom, made-to-order blanks in […]

TCI Precision Metals will showcase its precision Machine-Ready Blanks capabilities to customers at IMTS 2024. TCI Precision help shops shorten set-up time, reduce scrap and increase overall throughput by up to 25% by eliminating material prep. They are guaranteed to arrive machine-ready for production, with standard-size blanks in low quantities ready for immediate shipping or […]

TCI Precision Metals showcases its precision machine-ready blanks, aiming to help shops shorten setup time, reduce scrap and increase overall throughput by up to 25% by eliminating material prep. The products are said to arrive machine-ready for production, with standard-size blanks in low quantities ready for immediate shipping or custom-made-to-order blanks in production quantities available for quick turnaround. Precision […]

TCI Precision Metals announced the installation of a new You JI DSM1200 Series duplex mill. The machine is the latest addition to a growing number of duplex mills used in the production process of precision Machine-Ready Blanks. The DSM1200 Series boosts an impressive X-axis travel of 68.9” (1,725mm) and a Y/Z-axis travel of 29.3” (745mm), […]

Did You Feel it? I did; there was an air of optimism at IMTS. We exhibited at this year’s IMTS show with low expectations following more than two years of contraction in the metalworking industry. Would customers come, and if they did, would they be in a buying frame of mind or just want to […]