Specifications and Equipment

A-1 Contours specializes in the manufacturing of integrally shrouded impellers.

Each part is made from customer supplied specifications.

A-1 Contours has manufactured over 1000 top quality impellers.

Each part is 100% dimensionally inspected and certified.

A-1 Contours combines over 100 years of knowledge and experience with rotating bladed hardware.

CONTOUR MILLING MACHINES

12 Gorton P 2-3 Pantograph

2 5 Axis Fadal VMC’s 4020 & 5020

1 4 Axis Cincinnati VMC

1 Bridgeport Profile Mill

MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT

1 Mori Seiki FL-1 CNC Lathe 9.5" Swing

1 Mori Seiki FL-2 CNC Lathe 18.0" Swing

2 Hwacheon Lathes, 18"diameter X 40" (with 26" Swing over gap)

2 Cadillac hydraulic tracer 4" & 5"

2 Mills, Bridgeport and Webb with DRO

INSPECTION EQUIPMENT

1 Microstar, Coordinate Measuring Machine

(range 30" X 40" X 20")

1 Geomet 300, CMM inspection software

1 30" Jones & Lampson Optical Comparator

1 Sperry Ultrasonic Scanning Unit

A full array of inspection support equipment

GRINDERS

1 Makano end mill/cutter grinder

(1) 8" Pedestal grinder

(1) 6" Baldor diamond wheel Grinder

1 Gorton cutter grinder

1 Harig surface grinder

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

Numerous PC’s Computers/Printers

1 CalComp "E" size plotter

CAD/CAM SOFTWARE

Solidworks

Surfcam, full 5 axis CAD/CAM

CAPABILITIES

Complete Machining of:

Impellers, Turbines, Compressors, Rotors, Stators, Diffusers

CAPACITIES

Lathe to 26" diameter by 40" long

Pantograph Contouring, to 24" diameter

CNC 5 axis to 18" diameter

CNC 4 axis to 14" diameter

CNC 3 axis 50" X 20" X 28"

MATERIAL TYPES

Aluminum Alloys, Stainless Steel, Titanium and many other exotic materials

REVERSE ENGINEERING

Damaged Components

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