Precision Machining of Aerostructures

1. BC Instruments

2. About BC Instruments

3. B.C. Instruments is a privately
owned company established in
1971, with a long history of
providing tight tolerance,
precision machined parts to
our customers.
From our beginnings, we have
grown to our present size of
60,000 square feet with 140
employees.
At B.C. Instruments, our purpose
is to establish and maintain a
continuous learning
environment to supply our
customers with quality, on time
delivery at a fair price. In short,
to supply Peace of Mind for you
the supply chain.

4. Industries We Serve
By sales, we are
50% Injection Molding
15% Aerospace
15% Nuclear
10% Medical
10% Electronic

5. BC Instruments
Aerospace Section

6. Our Aerospace Customers

7. Aerospace Section Focus Of Attention
• To efficiently machine
aero structure
components using the
latest machining
techniques.
• Allows BCI To reduce costs
and be price competitive
in manufacturing aero
structure components.

8. Multi Axis Milling
• Full simultaneous 5 axis
machining cell
• Work envelope 18”x 6”x 5”
thick
• 4 axis horizontal 8 pallet
Mori Seiki machining cell
• Work envelope 22”x 22”

9. Multi Axis Milling Advantages
• Zero setup time from part
to part
• High performance cutters
• Quick change work holding
• Minimal material handling
• Maximum use of material
• Gibbs cam supported

10. Electronic Data
• CAD CAM
• Gibbs Cam Software
to support multi axis
programming.
Machine simulation
Volume Mill
• Vericut
5 axis verification
• Space claim and
CATIA V5 R21 CAD
software
• Model based
definition capable

11. •Bearing swaging
•Wet and dry fit installation
•Thermal press fit,
•Lee plug installation
Bushing Installation

12. Aerospace Processing

13. Aerospace Processing
• Aerospace Metal Finishing
neighbours to BCI, is a 18,000
square feet of production
facilities.
• Cadmium & Titanium-Cadmium
Plating
• Anodizing – Chromic, Sulfuric &
Hard
• NDT – FPI & MPI
• Painting & Conversion Coatings
• Rust Protection & Abrasive
Blasting
• Electroless Nickel Plating

14. Quality
CSA N285
• Our QA department has
approval to ship to stock
for numerous aerospace
customers including
Triumph Actuation
Systems
• Mitutoyo CMM capable
to inspect to digital
models

15. Thank you
Please visit our website:
www.bc-instruments.com
For further information
Contact Mark Crosby 905 939 7323 ex 357
markc@bc-instruments.com