

Quality issues in manufacturing often come down to one thing: precision. When you're producing high-spec components for aerospace, medical, or defence industries, even the smallest deviation can create major problems. That's why more manufacturers are turning to Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) to keep their quality consistent and their processes reliable.

It's all too common. At the start of a relationship, everything's rosy. But then you take the next step... and bam. You've been ghosted. What next? In this blog, we take you through what might be a familiar situation when it comes to communication from your CNC machining supplier, what the horrifying cost of that might be, and how you can improve communication with your existing or new supplier.

316L is usually the first choice for medical manufacturing but it is not the only stainless steel that is available for healthcare applications. Other grades of medical stainless steel may be better suited for your purposes and/or more cost effective. But let's start with 316L. Here is why it is the 'go-to' stainless steel for most medical applications…