The Start of the Parts

What a great day outside, the sun is shining, birds are chirping and the radio dj's were extra cheerful this morning on the drive in. The atmosphere at Fedtech is about the same, we're trucking along with the projects at hand and making the most of each day... yet wishing there was more time in the day to get everything possible done... but there never will be.

Things have been flowing right along, we've had some really cool projects come through that I managed to snap some photos of. (You'll get to see them later on in this post.) Lots of different materials have made their way through and lots of interesting projects are in the works (getting quoted) for potential projects in the future.

In the meantime, Fedtech has acquired a new CNC Lathe...It's true. It's a Doosan Puma 2000 SY CNC Lathe. It has a maximum turning diameter of 13", turning length of 20.1", and a main spindle speed of 45 - 5,000 RPM.

• Repeatability +/- .006°
• Maximum spindle torque: 351 feet-pounds
• CNC Control - Fanuc 18I-TB
• Sub-Spindle
• Coolant System
• Pump Motor: 1.2 HP
• Voltage: 205 - 235 Volt/3 Phase

With this, we're able to machine more complex parts on a shorter timeline. Our machining requests have been plenty lately, and it was hard to provide quick turnaround times with such a high demand. Now with the new machinery, we're able to turn parts around quicker and provide quality parts at the same time. Win-win!

Sweet Custom Parts of This Week

Now you knew it was coming, and I wouldn't let you down. Here are some neat parts that have crossed the production floor in the past week that you haven't seen elsewhere.

This is an example of a part that could be made on the new CNC lathe. This part was actually machined from 1.5" diameter 17-4 stainless steel bar and threaded for the custom project. These valve nut parts were mass produced quickly and efficiently.

To the right are some custom urethane parts that were waterjet cut here at Fedtech. The parts themselves are used as a clamp arm foot pieces and were cut from 2.0" thick 80A durometer natural urethane (open cast). This type of urethane is a very solid rubber material.


That's all we have for today, stay tuned for more projects and announcements as the time goes on. Watch for our new website in the near future as well!

Seize the moment.

Sarah