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Aerospace Machine Shops
Aerospace machine shops produce complex machinery such as high precision satellites and scientific instruments. This machinery is used in various arenas of space research and other programs that use aerospace as their field of study and performance.
These shops make use of highly advanced machinery such as computer numerical controlled machines and electric discharge machining equipment in the production of complex instruments. Computer aided manufacturing processes are generally used for production. The machinists working in these shops have to be proficient in the use of this complicated machinery. They also make use of many types of metals and nonmetals in their machine production.
Cost-effective and full-sized plastic models of parts, instruments and spacecrafts are created using prototyping machines. Engineers make use of these models to check the function of the hardware being produced.
The function of these aerospace companies is to provide sophisticated imaging, communications and information solutions to both the government and commercial aerospace markets. Read the rest of this entry »
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Automotive Machine Shops
Automotive machine shops are equipped with heavy, sophisticated, and complicated machinery to repair, design, and fabricate spare parts and molds, which are used for large-scale production of plastic or aluminum spare parts. The machinery consists of heavy-duty machines for lathe work, grinding, cutting, drilling and turning, and also conventional or laser-operated machinery for a variety of jobs.
These shops provide repair services for vehicles whose accessories, engines, bodies, tires, and other parts have become dysfunctional due to normal wear and tear. Also, the vehicles may have been involved in accidents or rash driving.
The services may require denting, painting, brake repair, and attention to electrical or electronic systems, which may involve expert analysis, a diagnosis of the causes of the dysfunction, and the subsequent repair. The diagnosis and analysis may be done through identification and the use of testing and measuring tools required for the overall repair.
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How to Find a Great Auto Repair Shop
I used to think that all auto repair shops were exactly the same. That’s what my dad told me. Being an at home master mechanic who saw cars as just another home repair, dad was sure that all those automotive car fix it folks were just guys with a wrench who had only one advantage over him – they already read the Chilton auto repair guide before him. He spent hours laboring over the guides learning how to fix various things on the car and once in a while he got it right. Ok, I’m picking on dad a bit. In reality before cars got really complicated with computer systems and all these new fangled sensors such as those notorious O2 Sensors that seem to fail with reckless abandon these days, he actually did a pretty good job of getting the old cars to work most of the time. But beyond dad, how do you find a truly great auto repair shop
The fact is there are a lot of things that you can look for when picking an automotive repair shop. First I think it’s important to consider the credentials. For example, ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certifications are a great place to start. Some shops have great mechanics who are not ASE certified, but the problem is without the certifications you don’t know which of those guys knows what they are doing and which ones don’t. The ASE certification is a great way to validate a mechanic’s skills. If the mechanic received an ASE certification in an area such as brakes, your chances of getting solid repair work are improved. Note that an ASE mechanic may be certified in brakes, but not in engine work, so it’s valid to ask the question of your service advisor as to whether the mechanic working on your car is ASE certified in the area you are going to have service.
Taking it five steps further, you can look for a shop with a Master ASE mechanic on board. A Master ASE certified mechanic is certified in every area of automotive repair – hence the Master part of the certification title. This mechanic is most likely a guru of automotive repair and could be your best solution to years of long and solid service. This person is also usually a person with years of experience as well and it’s hard for me to think of a better green beret qualification than this. If the team that is working on your car is lead by a Master ASE certified mechanic and all the rest of the mechanics are at ASE certified in at least one area, you’ve probably found a great shop that can really help you out from a technical perspective.
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