Another year, another STAR!

Turning it on in 2018 Most people around this time of year are thinking about the star that’s going to go on top of their tree! (or maybe you prefer an Angel?) but here at Asgard, we have just added yet another STAR (Micronics) sliding-head lathe to our suite and the SR-20J is up and running (earning it’s keep) in factory 2 already! As always; any capital purchases are driven by our customers and the range of “core” diameter sizes that we are processing and forecasted to produce, thus ensuring we are (hopefully) never “starved” of a any particular manufacturing resource. A true balancing act! and one which is always in discussion as we continue to grow. Always Under Pressure The new SR-20J, just like the rest of our most recent STAR sliding-head purchases, comes complete with a high-pressure coolant system. We see this as an essential piece of ancillary equipment and have seen fit to retro-fit HPC to several of our current machines. It gives us the ability to process parts with deeper holes and bores with greater efficiency and has opened the door to the possibility of “gun-drilling” in-house, rather than subcontracting out and thus be able to better control and monitor the process.

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