Parallel Ventures

Technical

Materials

PV works with a wide range of materials to meet the continued advancements of product design, form, and function. Our depth of material knowledge and quality inspection provides our customers with assurance whether we source directly from their supplier or ours.

TYPEGRADE AND/OR SPECIFICATIONS
COLD ROLLED STEELAll grades
HOT ROLLED STEELAll grades
STAINLESS STEELFerritic, Martensitic, Precipitation Hardening and Duplex Alloy
TITANIUM6AL-4V, 6AL-4V ELI, CP Grades
ALUMINUMAll Aerospace, Marine and Structural Grades
STEELAll grades
BRASSAll grades
FORGING/CASTINGDie cast or investment cast
ALUMINUM CASTINGDie cast or investment cast
CARBON STEELAll grades
INCONEL625, 718
PLASTICSTivar 1000, Peek, Acrylic, Ultem.

Most machinable grades, generally in support of assemblies

TUNGSTENAMS-T-21014, ASTM-B777

Working Envelop

The maximum dimensions of a part that is produced using CNC machining, is directly related to the machine’s working envelop. The work envelop of a CNC machine is the total area the CNC machine can cover moving in the X, Y, and Z axes. The work envelop of a machine determines its travel limitations which in turn determines the maximum part size it can produce.

EQUIPMENTWORKING ENVELOP (inches)
CNC Milling [Vertical]Number of Tools# of AxisXYZ
Matsuura ES-550V30421.70016.20018.000
Matsuura ES-550V30321.70016.20018.000
Matsuura ES-550V30321.70016.20018.000
RoboDrill T21iFLa21427.60015.70012.900
RoboDrill aD21MA521319.70015.70012.900
Brother S700X121327.60015.70011.800
Brother S500X114319.68015.70011.800
Fadal VMC402021440.00020.00020.000
Fadal VMC402021440.00020.00020.000
Matsuura MC1000VGX30440.00020.00020.000
Matsuura MC800VGT30331.00020.00020.000
Okuma Genos M460VE30430.00018.00018.000
Okuma Genos M560-V40540.00020.00020.000
Okuma MU-400V II40520.00020.00015.000
Okuma MU-400V II40520.00020.00015.000
CNC Turning
Okuma LB3000EX12220.00020.000
Nakamura SC25012210.00020.000
Mazak Quick Turn 8N826.5009.000
Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
Mitsubishi MD Pro MV1200S – Wire .010Ø15.75011.758.000
Metrology & Inspection
Brown & Sharpe Global Advantage 5 x 5 CMM23.00024.00017.000
*PCDMIS 2021 R1 Software
Brown & Sharpe Global Advantage 5 x 5 CMM23.00024.00017.000
*PCDMIS 2021 R1 Software
Mitutoyo B-231 CMM26.00026.00016.000"
Deltronic MPC-4 Comparator
Trimos THV – Measuring Range 0 – 50 mm,
.00001 Repeatability

Tolerance

Why are tolerances important?  Because no one machining process can produce exact dimension. Variances can be caused by multiple factors including material, equipment, temperature and the process used to machine the part. Machining tolerance is the amount of acceptable variance in the dimension of a part. At PV, our customers typically require +/-.005" on their drawings unless otherwise specified, however we see +/-.0005" on many of our customer drawings for key dimensions and critical characteristics.

MillingPV’s capabilities include holding milled positional tolerances to +/-.0005" and occasionally +/-.0002" on adjacent features, to +/-.001" on non-adjacent or Datum oriented features.
TurningPV routinely holds turned tolerances to +/-.0003" and occasionally +/-.0002" on a complete spectrum of materials, ranging from aluminum to high temp alloys.
Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)PV’s Electrical Discharge Machining can maintain a hole size of +/-.0005; locations +/-.0005; and profiles .0020.

Equipment List

CNC Milling -Vertical
Matsuura ES-550V4 Axis30 Tools
Matsuura ES-550V3 Axis30 Tools
Matsuura ES-550V3Axis30 Tools
RoboDrill T21iFLa4 Axis21 Tools
RoboDrill aD21MA53 Axis21 Tools
Brother S700X13Axis21 Tools
Brother S500X13 Axis14 Tools
Fadal VMC40204 Axis21 Tools
Fadal VMC40204 Axis21 Tools
Matsuura MC1000VGX4 Axis30 Tools
Matsuura MC800VGT3 Axis30 Tools
Okuma Genos M460VE4 Axis30 Tools
CNC Turning
Okuma LB3000EX2 Axis12 Tools
Nakamura SC2502 Axis12 Tools
Mazak Quick Turn 8N2 Axis8 Tools
Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)
Mitsubishi MD Pro MV1200SWire .010Ø
Metrology & Inspection
Brown & Sharpe Global Advantage 5 x 5 CMM with PCDMIS 2021 R1 Software
Brown & Sharpe Global Advantage 5 x 5 CMM with PCDMIS 2021 R1 Software
Mitutoyo B-231 CMM
Deltronic MPC-4 Comparator
Trimos THV – Measuring Range 0 – 50 mm, .00001 Repeatability
Manual Machining
Bridgeport Series 1 Conventional Mill
Bridgeport Series 1 Conventional Mill
Bridgeport Series 1 Conventional Mill
Sharp 2060 Conventional Lathe
Sharp 1640 Conventional Lathe
Hardinge Tool Room Lathe
Grinding
Mitsui Surface Grinder
Mitsui Surface Grinder
Saws
WF Wells Horizontal Bandsaw
Do All Vertical Bandsaw