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A major U.S. aerospace-engine parts manufacturer—renowned for producing small, high-performance turbine engines—decided to shift from labor-intensive machining to fully automated, robot-tended cells. After a two-year internal study of capacity constraints and hiring challenges, the company committed to a plant-wide transformation that required every element of the machining system to be robot-friendly, including the 10-inch Northfield air chucks they had relied on for years.

Precision workpieces often demand unique fixturing to achieve the required accuracy. When a leading North American fuel systems manufacturer needed to super-finish grind a complex cylinder face, our team designed a custom solution to ensure perfect stability and repeatability.

A full-service medical device contract manufacturer needed a way to laser-weld very thin-wall stainless-steel tubing—6 mm and 8 mm diameters—without marring or distorting the parts. The tubes also had to be fed deep into a rotary fixture to reach the weld zone, all while maintaining precise concentricity.

Discover how Northfield's precision workholding technology enables medical device manufacturers to achieve sub-micron accuracy while maintaining the highest quality standards in production environments.

Dana Corporation manufactures drive shaft components for the big three auto makers. At Northfield, we're proud of the part we play in helping them solve their production challenges.

Mascotech Sintered Components Mascotech Sintered Components are the second largest powdered metal automotive parts maker in the world, and a valued Northfield Customer. Sintering is not a new technology, but it can provide tremendous financial savings in parts processing. The...

Monogram Aerospace Monogram Aerospace manufactures highly sophisticated aerospace fasteners. If you have ever flown in a commercial airliner, you have probably seen Monogram fasteners dotting the wings of the plane. Unique because they are installed and tightened from one side....

The subject of this month's Northfield Profile is the foreman of our lathe department, Philip Fraher. In 1974 and 18-year old Phil was working in a gas station, when one of the founders of Northfield came in for gas. He...

In December of 2000, Modern Machine Shop ran a feature article on Northfield Precision and Chicago Dial Indicator titled, Aligning Critical Bores.