CNC Programming:
SolidCAM integrated 3 + 1 axis programming capability

CNC Miller

Machine Description:
Vertical Machining Center - Hass VF0E 20Hp
Capability:
Aluminium/steel etc machining up to 762x X 406y X 508z
4th axis chuck and programming capability

CNC Lathe

Machine Description:
Haas TL2 – including 4 station automatic toolpost
Capability:
Aluminium/ steel etc machining up to 406 x 1219 mm

Airborne has 10 years experience in CNC machining. You can see from the images that we make some highly engineered structural milled parts for our own use. All jigs are designed and made in-house. Generally we are working with high grade alumuniums, acetal, nylon and some steel. We have even milled timber to make a 3 dimensional plug of our fuel tank. This was designed using the solidworks 3D Cad programme. The tank was made in sections, the pieces were then glued together and sanded before sending to the mould maker as the plug to make the aluminium mould. The tank is 70 litres and is produced using rotational plasic moulding. Plastic beads are poured into the aluminium mould and it is heated whilst being rotated, the inertia pushing the now liquid plastic to the shape of the mould. The same process is used for making polyethylene kayaks however the fuel tank is made from a special fuel resistant material.

The Bivacor heart: is shown in the image gallery. Taken from the companies web site: http://bivacor.com/ "The Bivacor is a device designed to support or totally replace a failing heart". Of course the one we made was a non working model built to scale. We were supplied the working cad drawings from them we programmed the CNC machine and designed and manufactured the jigs to hold the various parts. The next project will be a working model made from titanium.