Capabilities

PRECISION MACHINING CAPABILITIES

PMP offers a wide range of forging equipment and precision processes including high-velocity presses to meet unique specifications and requirements. Our production capabilities range from prototyping to mass production.

CORE CAPABILITIES

  • Near net precision forging with tolerances up to ±0.005 inches
  • Net and near-net forgings and machining up to 110 lbs. and 250 sq. inches in plain view area
  • Multi-alloy forging
    • Titanium
    • Stainless Steel
    • Nickel Alloys
    • Maraging Steel Alloys
    • Cobalt Chrome
    • Customer Specified Alloys

KEY EQUIPMENT

PMP 8,800 Ton Screw Press (video link)

  • Near-net forgings up to 100 lbs. with 100-120 square inches of surface area
  • Maximum Tonnage (Continuous Forging): 8,800 US Tons
  • Maximum Die area: 20 in x 40 in
  • Target Part Sizes ~16”+ diameter with flash
  • Advantages
    • Wide range of parts
    • High repeat accuracy
    • High reliability and flexibility
    • Maximum efficiency

Other Presses

  • 8 Screw Presses ranging from 200 to 11,000 tons
  • 7 High Velocity Presses ranging from 125,000 to 300,000 maximum foot-pounds
  • 9 Mechanical Presses ranging from 75 to 1,500 tons
  • 2 Hydraulic Presses ranging from 300 and 800 tons

Lathe & Milling Machines

  • 14 CNC lathes
  • 15 CNC mills with up to 5 axis

IN-HOUSE SERVICES

  • Pre-and-post forging operations (per customer request) for added assurance and specification refinement
  • Tooling manufacturing
  • Heat Treating for titanium components
  • Shot blast and sand blast
  • Vibro-deburr polishing and hand polishing
  • Chemical Milling for titanium alloys
  • Chemical processing
  • Hot Caustic Salt Bath Cleaning for titanium alloys

TESTING

  • Fully equipped Metallurgical Laboratory to cut and machine testing samples
    • Mechanical property analysis
    • Chemical property analysis
    • Microstructural evaluation
    • Other relevant verifications
  • CMM & 3D Scanning Capabilities
    • Coordinate measuring machine (CMM) inspection
    • 3D laser scanning inspection
    • Optical comparator inspection
  • Nondestructive Testing
    • Florescent penetrant inspection
    • Magnetic particle inspections
  • Calibration Lab
    • Covers more than 90% of instrument/measuring equipment calibrations needed