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Flat Machine-Ready Blanks Reduce Part Movement
Many of the close tolerance Machine-Ready Blanks we produce at TCI Precision Metals are flat and designed to stay that way. Demand for flat material that resists movement during machining is high for two reasons, one, part movement can turn parts into scrap, and two,...
Rapid Response – Standard Machine-Ready Blanks Ship Same Day or Next Day
We continue to support the needs of national health and safety, and critical infrastructure by providing near net size machine-ready materials designed to reduce the production time of essential products. In the spirit of our Rapid Response Program, which gives...
Better Together
Yep, that about sums it up for me. I tend to be pragmatic about most things, but when it comes to the power and resolve of the human spirit, I am highly optimistic. In our lifetime we have met many challenges head-on and have gotten through them, together. The...
Near Net Size Pre-Machined Materials
Make or Buy? Near net size pre-machined materials, or what we refer to as Machine-Ready Blanks, are designed to increase the efficiency of production machining by eliminating material prep. Machine-Ready Blanks can be virtually...
Near-Net-Shape Manufacturing
Helps Reduce Buy-to-Fly Ratios- Buy-to-Fly Ratio (BTF) is a term used mainly by additive manufacturing suppliers to substantiate the efficiencies of 3D printing. The BTF analogy is a good one, all things equal, but they are not. There are many different...
Looking for a reason to reinvest in your Company? Here’s six.
Improve working conditions for your employee’s health and safety. Reduce your Company’s footprint on the environment, including energy consumption, process improvement, and material handling. Shorten turnaround time on customer orders. Increase capacity and efficiency...
Maintaining Consistency – Lights-On, lights-Out or Somewhere in Between
It seems a lot of folks these days ares caught up in the promise of lights-out machining and manufacturing. The term alone conjures up images of a dark factory, fully automated and requiring no human presence on-site. Reality is somewhere in between lights-on and...
California Waterjet Cutting Services
Waterjet Cutting TCI Precision Metals offers precision waterjet cutting services using the lasted precision CAD cut abrasive jet technology available. Our Omax 80X waterjet machine with patented Tilt-A-Jet head provides precision finished edge cuts that are guaranteed...
Focus on Being Productive Instead of Busy
Helping our customers do more in less time is what we are all about at TCI Precision Metals, but sometimes even we need to be reminded that without efficiency, busy is not always better. The old adage of ‘we’ve always done it that way’ no longer applies. Today we...
Rethink Production Machining
'Those who cannot change their mind cannot change anything' Today, many shops believe the only way to increase throughput is to invest in more capital equipment, and the resources to run it all, which further increases overhead. Not so fast; shops that consider all...