Liberty Precision: Elevating CNC Machining with Advanced Turning Capabilities

At Liberty Precision, our mission is clear: to evolve continuously to better meet the needs of our customers. Recent advancements on our shop floor have amplified our ability to deliver exceptional quality and service, particularly in producing turned parts up to 2 ⅝ inches with remarkable precision and efficiency. These upgrades highlight our strength in delivering precision CNC machining services, enabling us to tackle challenges that would have been out of reach just a few years ago.

Here’s how these enhancements are designed to deliver tangible benefits to you, our valued customer.

Meeting Demand for Larger, Complex Parts

As our Wisconsin aerospace machine shop takes on increasingly complex projects, we’ve seen a growing need to produce larger parts with intricate features at volume. To respond to the market, our team invested in larger-scale turning centers equipped with automated bar feeders. This new machinery enhances our CNC turning services and enables us to handle parts that previously called for multiple operations. These improvements also strengthen our ability to consolidate supply chains and reduce lead times.

One of our major initiatives in 2024, reorganizing our shop floor, prompted us to group these state-of-the-art machines together. As a result, we’ve created a dedicated space for larger turning operations, optimizing workflow and improving efficiency across our facilities.

The Value Added from Our Latest Investments

In the past, parts exceeding 38 millimeters required slugging and multiple operations, which added complexity, cost, and risk. Now, the Liberty Precision team can produce parts up to 2 ⅝ inches in diameter in a single operation, reinforcing our commitment to meeting the strict requirements of aerospace machining.

Here’s what that means for you:

• Lights-Out Production for Faster Lead Times
  Our larger machines are designed for lights-out manufacturing, enabling unattended operation during off-hours. This efficiency allows us to complete jobs faster while maintaining the exceptional quality you expect from our CNC milling services.

• Single-Operation Precision and Speed
  By completing parts in fewer operations—often a single one—we ensure consistency and reduce production time, helping you bring your products to market more quickly.

• Superior Tolerances
  Equipped with precision scales, these machines achieve tolerances within a few tenths of a thousandth. This level of accuracy ensures your components meet even the most stringent specifications, which is essential for industries like aerospace manufacturing.

• Versatility for Complex Features
  With advanced features like dual turrets and dual Y-axes, our equipment excels at producing parts with intricate designs and challenging geometries. This versatility supports our multi-axis machining services, allowing us to meet the unique demands of industries that require complex machining.

The Role of Bar Feeders in Streamlining Production

Bar feeders, which allow us to automate the machining of heavy bars, are a vital piece of our recent upgrades. Here’s how:

• Enhanced Safety
  The well-being of our team members means everything to us. Thanks to our automated bar feeders, machinists no longer have to lift heavy metal bars manually, reducing the risk of injury.

• Improved Efficiency
  Less manual intervention not only makes Liberty Precision a safer place for our people but also improves the speed and efficiency of material handling.

Real-World Impact: Time and Cost Savings

Our recent investments are already delivering measurable results. For example, shortly after installing our new equipment, we brought a previously outsourced threading operation in-house. This change alone will save $28,000 annually on a single part number while reducing turnaround times.

These upgrades reduce costs and turnaround times by cutting out previously outsourced processes.

Liberty Precision: Your Go-To Resource for Machined Parts

At our AS9100D-certified machine shop, we’re committed to investing in robust equipment and cutting-edge technology to meet our customers’ ever-evolving needs. These upgrades allow us to revisit parts we quoted years ago and offer them more competitively.

If you have challenging components, especially those currently being outsourced or requiring multiple operations, now is a great time to send them our way!

Let’s work together to produce high-quality parts with competitive lead times that meet even the most stringent quality requirements.

Request a quote today, and let’s achieve exceptional results for your next project.