The Titanium Challenge

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In recent years, titanium has become dramatically more significant as a workpiece material in machine shops.  The two main industries that are driving this are Aerospace and Medical Device.  The latest aircraft designs use considerably more titanium than planes of the past. Titanium is also a common material used for implants and devices within the body.  Titanium's high hardness and low thermal conductivity make it more challenging to machine than other metals that most machine shops are more accustomed to facing.

CrossWind has many years of titanium machining experience.  The bone screws pictured above are of different lengths and diameters and are used by maxillofacial surgeons in bone repair. We possess the knowledge and tooling capability to manufacture a multitude of titanium designs.

CNC Swiss is one of the hottest technologies out there

One of the main reasons that CNC Swiss machine tools are among the hottest technologies in the precision machined parts industry is the versatility they bring to part production.  Much of this verasatility is represented by the machines' ability to perform multiple operations including turning, drilling and milling. They are capable of processing parts in a single handling, and with automated CNC controlled bar feeder units, they almost lend themselves to untended or lightly tended operations.

The single axis plunge of the cutting tool, close coupled to the guide bushing results in high accuracy turning on long slender parts.  Increasingly production requirements on Swiss machines incorporate what were once secondary operations such as drilling and detailed milling. - Modern Machine Shop Magazine