AEROSPACE & MILITARY
- Other
- Medical
- Aerospace/Military
- Pumps & Fluidics
- Industrial OEM's
- Customer Product Assembly
Part Design Support
PPM has a significant and
positive position with a number of leading
aerospace and military OEM customers:
REPRESENTATIVE APPLICATIONS/PROJECTS
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
AEROSPACE
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FLIGHT CONTROL WHEEL FOR A MAJOR
BUSINESS AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER
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CHALLENGE (S): CONCEIVED AND BUILT MOLD FOR OVERMOLDING OVER A STEEL WELDMENT, INCLUDING HAND LOADED INSERTS, VALUE ADDED OPS INCLUDE HEAT STAKING OF INSERTS
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EMERGENCY FLASHLIGHT FOR A CUSTOMER
MAKING AIRCRAFT SAFETY PRODUCTS AND
SYSTEMS
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CHALLENGE(S): MOLD CONCEPT INCLUDING FIT OF 6 CRITICAL COMPONENTS, INCLUDING 2 CAVITY UNSCREWING MOLD FOR THREADED END CAPS, PARTS MOLDED IN A SPECIAL ULTEM
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CAMERA HOUSING FOR A CUSTOMER MAKING
A JUMBO JET CABIN SECURITY VIDEO SYSTEM
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CHALLENGE(S): CONCEIVED
AND BUILT MOLD FOR THIN WALL COMPONENTS,
VERY TIGHT TOLERANCES, AND SNAP FIT TO
COMPLETE HOUSING
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TRANSMISSION SYSTEM COMPONENTS FOR
A MAJOR HELICOPTER MANUFACTURER, RESULTING
FROM A SIGNIFICANT “METAL TO
PLASTIC” CONVERSION
PROJECT
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CHALLENGE(S): CONVERTING
DESIGNS FROM METAL TO PLASTIC, TIGHT TOLERANCES,
COMPLEX GEOMETRIES, SIGNIFICANT POST MOLDING
MACHINING, AND DIFFICULT TO MOLD MATERIAL,
PEEK
MILITARY
PPM has provided
leading military contractors with mission
critical components and assemblies
for many years. Creative and quality mold
building, followed by precision injection
molding using engineering resins, and completed
by often challenging value added operations
and final testing characterizes most of
these programs. Some examples are shown
below.
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FLIGHT CRITICAL MISSILE COMPONENTS
FOR A MAJOR AEROSPACE/MILITARY CONSORTIUM
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CHALLENGE(S) INCLUDE
VERY TIGHT TOLERANCE COMPONENTS(0.0005”),
REQUIRING “NEAR NET SHAPE” MOLDING,
WITH SIGNIFICANT POST MOLDING MACHINING,
TIGHT SPEC PLATING, AND CHRYSTALINITY
AND POROSITY TESTING
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HOUSING AND LASER FOCUSING COMPONENTS
FOR THE “NIGHT VISION” PORTION
OF A TARGETING SYSTEM PRODUCED BY A
MAJOR
MANUFACTURER OF MILITARY AND AEROSPACE
SYSTEMS
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CHALLENGE(S) INCLUDE
MOLDING A DIFFICULT TO MOLD MATERIAL
TO
A “NEAR NET SHAPE” AND BRINGING
THE COMPONENTS TO SPECIFICATION, BY A
COMBINATION OF CNC TURNING, MILLING,
TIGHT
TOLERANCE HOLE DRILLING, AND THE INSTALLATION
(HEAT STAKING AND ULTRASONIC WELDING)
OF MULTIPLE INSERTS
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OTHER AEROSPACE COMPONENTS & ACCESSORIES
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