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Nemi · Aerospace structural clamp

Aerospace structural precision-part manufacturing.

A flight-critical top-chamber structural clamp, machined to a 10–15 micron tolerance, supplied at volume within days of engagement, inspected First / Middle / Last from day one.

Illustration. Not the delivered part.

The Client

An aerospace OEM supplier of flight-critical structural hardware faced a high-volume delivery commitment and engaged Nemi to protect schedule without compromising quality. The component is a top-chamber structural clamp machined to a 10–15 micron tolerance for a critical mounting point.

10–15 µmTolerance
Haas VF22-OP VMC milling
10–15 µmTolerance held
7 → 3 hrsCycle time per job
~15 / daySustained output
<1 weekTo first supply
The Brief

Plug in fast, deliver at volume.

The customer needed a precision partner who could plug in fast and deliver at volume.

01

10–15 µm, first time

Hold a 10–15 micron tolerance on a flight-critical clamp, first time, every time.

02

Stand up fast

Stand up supply in days, not weeks, to protect the delivery timeline.

03

~15 / day

Sustain ~15 jobs per day to keep up with the delivery commitment.

04

Inspect every batch

First / Middle / Last inspection, traceable to the work instruction.

What we did

Setup → Machining → Inspection.

Setup & Fixturing

Work holding designed in Anvil within 2 days; blank clamped & dial-levelled in twin hydraulic vices with high-speed machining.

CNC Machining

LMM-optimized 2-operation toolpaths on the Haas VF2, high-speed milling of the clamp profile.

Inspection & Release

First / Middle / Last inspection on every batch; LMM-driven CMM-based SPC capture implemented.

Outcome vs benchmark

What was asked. What we delivered.

MetricClient requirementNemi · delivered
Dimensional tolerance10–15 micronsHeld to 10–15 microns
Cycle time per job7 hours on the previous process3 hours · 2.3× throughput
Daily outputHigh-volume overflow~15 / day (2 machines)
MachiningAerospace VMC milling2-op milling, Haas VF2
Inspection coveragePer work instruction100% First / Middle / Last
Supply roleCommitment supportReliable serial supply
Ramp to first supplyRapid onboardingDays, not weeks
Finish qualityDefect-free profileTool-mark / scratch free
Outcome & next steps

Nemi now supplies the customer's top-chamber clamp on an ongoing basis, every part machined in two VMC operations on Haas VF2 cells with high-speed machining, and inspected First, Middle and Last.

  • Scale to higher monthly volumes as the customer's demand grows.
  • Extend to adjacent aerospace part families.

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