PACIFIC NORTHWEST AEROSPACE ALLIANCE SPOTLIGHT
Working together with their clients in partnership requires excellent relationships . As Steven Thompson CEO of Thompson Precision said , “ Simply put , we do what we say we are going to do .” A great example of this is an instance recently where they put an employee on a flight to hand-deliver a hot part to the customer to meet the delivery date .
Great tools are also a necessary component to this type of high precision machining and Thompson Precision has a modern collection of machines including a 5-Axis high speed vertical machining center with intuitive probing , high speed turning centers with milling capability , a servo-driven intuitive CMM , Tig and Mig welders and more .
Additive manufacturing allows companies to make things that couldn ’ t be made any other way . Since additive can only get to near net because of the surface finish available with the technology , this process is necessary to get to the precision tolerances required for flying parts .
This process helps continue to push the boundaries of what ’ s possible in aerospace , and Thompson Precision will continue to adapt their capabilities to meet those challenges . We are proud to have them as a member of the PNAA .
Supplier Spotlight — Xemelgo
Xemelgo is the Galician word for “ Twin .” Xemelgo creates Digital Twins for the different components of your operation . And , they create a Digital Thread that allows you to track your end-to-end operation in real-time . For instance , Xemelgo uses sensors to automatically track raw materials being received , work orders flowing through production , finished goods , and customer orders being loaded onto trucks . Pull out your phone 24 / 7 / 365 from anywhere in the world and get a real-time glimpse of your operation . And , Xemelgo will even alert you when issues begin to emerge — for instance , running low on raw materials , bottlenecks in production , chemicals expiring , customer orders being loaded on the wrong truck , and more . Imagine knowing where your inventory is , what your WIP looks like , and where your assets are all by accessing an app from anywhere .
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