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 need to constantly challenge the status […]

Raptor Workholding Products and TCI Precision Metals have announced the availability of Raptor-Ready Dovetail Blanks, produced for patented Raptor Workholding fixtures and available directly from TCI Precision Metals.  Raptor Workholding fixtures are designed to add value and efficiency to 4- and 5-axis CNC machining centers in use today. The key to the Raptor design is […]

Custom precision blanks, ready to load directly into CNC machining centers, can increase shop throughput up to 25% and eliminate in-house sawing, grinding, flattening, squaring, and outside processing. Blanks arrive deburred, clean, and cut to customer specifications: guaranteed as close as ±0.0005" dimensions, ±0.0002" flatness, squareness, and parallelism. Read More...

TCI Precision Metals has introduced precision machine-ready blanks, including dovetail blanks.  "Machine-ready blanks from TCI Precision Metals help shops increase throughput up to 25% allowing them to ship finid parts fast and get paid quicker," said Ben Belzer, President and COO. Read More...

Reduces Wear and Tear on Machine Tools Feature-Added Blanks from TCI Precision Metals provide customers near-net Machine-Ready Blanks that include one or more features.  Feature-Added Blanks eliminates the need for material prep and can include drill, bore, turn, mill, rough and hog out features as specified. “Taking our concept of Machine-Ready Blanks one step further, […]

'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 possibilities before running out to buy more equipment will often realize […]

TCI Precision Metals in collaboration with the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) and Tormach has donated a Tormach, PNC 440 mill to the Downey High School, California Striking Vikings robotics team.  The new addition will help the team machine and fabricate their battlebot robots, which they enter into National Robotics League competitions. Read More...

To perform repetitive actions until your goal is achieved. Until now, I never considered the fact that we had such a great metaphor for hard work and achieving goals right here in our own shop.  Grinding seems like such a harsh term, but by providing repetitive product quality, and consistency in the way customers, employees, […]

Though slowing, Gardner Metalworking Index still showing growth According to the Gardner Business Index (GBI): Metalworking registered 51.6, marking growth, but at its slowest rate of expansion since 2017. Index readings above 50 indicate expanding business activity while a value of 50 indicates no change and a reading below 50 indicates contracting business activity. Prior […]

TCI Precision Metals will provide custom Machine-Ready Blanks to the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), in support of the 2019 SkillsUSA National CNC Championship, June 24-28, in Louisville, Kentucky. NIMS will organize and run three CNC machining competitions during the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Student Conference. Talented high school and community college students from […]