Posts by Nick Preece
Welcome Home-Our New Aerospace Facility
🚀 New 14,000 Sq Ft Aerospace Manufacturing Facility Opens in Longmont, Colorado! We’re proud to announce the opening of our brand-new 14,000 square foot aerospace manufacturing facility in Longmont, Colorado. After years of strong growth in the Boulder area, we’ve officially upgraded to a state-of-the-art precision machining center designed for the future of aerospace and…
Read MoreIs Swiss Machining the Right Choice for Your Project?
As a leading provider of Swiss machining services in Colorado, Preece Machining & Assembly (PMA) frequently helps clients determine if this precision manufacturing method is ideal for their needs. Swiss machining, also known as Swiss CNC machining, excels in producing complex, high-precision parts efficiently. But how do you know if it’s a good fit for…
Read MoreISO 9001:2015 Certification Vs. Compliance
If your pilot announced that he was compliant but not a certified pilot how would that make you feel? What if the precision machine shop that made the landing gear was just ISO 9001:2015 compliant and not actually certified? Does this matter? ISO 9001:2015 ISO 9001;2015 certified shops like Preece Machining & Assembly have a…
Read MoreThread Gage Chart
Thread Size Class Nominal Minor Dia. Minimum Minor Dia. Maximum Major Dia. Thread Size Cutting Tap Drill Form Tap Drill 00-90 2B 0.0470 .0350 .0393 0.0470 00-90 #65  0-80 2B 0.0600 0.0465 0.0514 0.0600 0-80 3/64 #54 1-64 2B 0.0730 0.0561 0.0623 0.0730 1-64 #53 #51 1-72 2B 0.0730 0.0580 0.0635 0.0730 1-72 #53…
Read MoreThread Chart
Thread Size Class Nominal Minor Dia. Minimum Minor Dia. Maximum Major Dia. Thread Size Cutting Tap Drill Form Tap Drill 00-90 2B 0.0470 .0350 .0393 0.0470 00-90 #65 X 0-80 2B 0.0600 0.0465 0.0514 0.0600 0-80 3/64 #54 1-64 2B 0.0730 0.0561 0.0623 0.0730 1-64 #53 #51 1-72 2B 0.0730 0.0580 0.0635 0.0730 1-72…
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Why Our Aerospace Shop Might Be The Best Option For Your High Volume Project
Aerospace Machine Shops Just Cost More For some reason, most commercial customers we talk to with high volume machining projects assume an aerospace machine shop like Preece Machining & Assembly wouldn’t be a good fit. I believe this comes from the idea that aerospace machine shops flat out cost more, and this is not totally…
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Lean Manufacturing in a Job shop
Lean Manufacturing and job shop are practically opposing philosophies. In a CNC precision job shop, standardization can be difficult and costly. At Preece Machining & Assembly we have been dedicated to finding a way to implement lean principles into our precision CNC job shop. What is a Job Shop? A job shop in this context…
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Threaded Insert Installation is a detailed process
Installation of threaded inserts, or Helicoils (popular brand name), is common in most machine shops – but your part could be exposed to risks if your shop isn’t doing it right. Preece Machining & Assembly on the other hand has many standard procedures to ensure your inserts are installed properly and your parts arrive as…
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Learning about CNC machining Invar 36, Super Invar 32-5 and Kovar
We love to grow with our customers from a business standpoint, but we really love to grow with them on new learning opportunities. During this last year Invar 36, super Invar, and Kovar have become standard material in our CNC milling department. We have grown to enjoy machining this material and would even go so…
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