Teaching Factory, Inc

Why the name "Teaching Factory, Inc?"

We teach our employees to become full owners of their own high-performance machine shops. Well-motivated employees work better and faster, and our graduates expand the US aerospace manufacturing base, enhancing the military and economic security of our great country.

World Class Manufacturing

• Delivery accurately and on-time.
• Production and fast turn-around of prototypes
• Open 24-7 for rush jobs
• ITAR certified

Precision CNC machining

• Climate-controlled facility
• 3 machining centers, ranging from 15 x 21 to 30 x 60 with 3, 4, and 5 axes
• Machine all aerospace materials
• Full CAD/CAM programming capacity from hand-drawn sketches to Solid Works and SurfCAM 5-axis CNC programming

Laser engraving

• Military-quality instrument panels and name plates
• Smoothly cut thick plastics and thin metals
• Etch fine designs into surfaces

Fabricating

• Plasma Cutting of Iron, Stainless steel
  · Totally isolated from precision machining
• Welding: Military certified MIG, TIG, Spot
• ½ ton overhead crane

Our Newest capability:

OKUMA MB-46VAE

• 5-AXIS
• ACCURACY -/+ 8μm or .00003 in
• SPINDLE SPEED 15,000 RPM
• AUGMENTABLE to 42,000 RPM
• SPINDLE POWER 30 HP
• EMBEDDED SUPER NURB software for smooth near-optical finishes on all curved surfaces.