Capability · Advanced manufacturing and materials

Precision Machining and Fabrication

Cutting, milling, turning and welding metal into finished parts, assemblies and structures to the tight tolerances that weapons, aircraft, ships and ground vehicles need, including CNC machine shops and sheet-metal and structural fabricators.

FieldedPart of Advanced manufacturing and materials

Builders

17 recorded roles

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0 high or critical

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Assessment

Case for · why it matters

DoD's industrial capabilities report describes machining as the step that gives cast and forged metal its precise shapes and finishes, and counts the machining industry among the suppliers that commercial and defense work share.

Case against · the skeptic’s view

The same DoD report says airline-sector shocks left many of these shared machining and casting suppliers short of cash, so a shop that is busy on commercial work can still be fragile as a defense source.

Who Builds It17

No maturity ratings yet for Archimedes Products, Arnold Defense & Electronics, Aspen Manufacturing, Aviation Instrument Technologies, BLUSA Defense Manufacturing, Compass Precision, Concept Reality, CPI Aerostructures, Impulse Precision Manufacturing, MAC Aerospace, Prowse Manufacturing Group, Richard Manufacturing Company, RT Components, SIFCO Industries, TNT Aerospace, Volumatic, Zepher

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Organizations working on this technology. Select a sortable column heading to sort.
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Archimedes ProductsUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Reported
Arnold Defense & ElectronicsUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Estimated
Aspen ManufacturingUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Reported
Aviation Instrument TechnologiesUS	Supplier	Developer	—	Estimated
BLUSA Defense ManufacturingUS	Supplier	Developer	—	Reported
Compass PrecisionUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Reported
Concept RealityUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Reported
CPI AerostructuresUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Estimated
Impulse Precision ManufacturingUS	Supplier	Developer	—	Reported
MAC AerospaceUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Estimated
Prowse Manufacturing GroupUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Reported
Richard Manufacturing CompanyUS	Supplier	Developer	—	Estimated
RT ComponentsUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Reported
SIFCO IndustriesUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Reported
TNT AerospaceUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Reported
VolumaticUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Reported
ZepherUS	Supplier	Supplier	—	Reported

Placed by each organization's own maturity for this technology; TRL is self-reported or estimated, see confidence.