by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
Axis has always been committed to providing high-quality services and customer satisfaction. To ensure our company met the highest quality-management standards, we worked with the Performance Review Institute Registrar to receive third-party certification. We are...
by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
Raw Stainless Finishes Wet painting, powder coating, and plating, as mentioned in our previous article, can create the desire appearance of a stainless steel part. Stainless steel can also be mechanically treated to create different appearances without further...
by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
What is milling chatter? One issue that machinists face when milling is chatter. Chatter occurs when the tool, toolholder, and spindle vibrate at the resonant frequency of the assembly. It generates a loud, dissonant noise. The vibration of the assembly leaving...
by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
MachiningAs the name “Axis Fabrication and Machine Co” suggests, our company can be broken down into two parts: fabrication and machining. For more information about what metal fabrication is, read our article on the subject. Additionally, machining is any process in...
by Megan Woodland | Tips of the Trade
Metal Fabrication Metal fabrication is the building of metal structures by cutting, bending, and assembling processes. The basic process of any fabricated part is designing, building, finishing and assembling. Design conceptualizes, creates, or analyzes an exact part...