What it Takes to Tackle Tungsten
When this aerospace job shop settled on machining tungsten alloys and other heavy metals as its specialty, it had to have a machine tool, cutting tools, workholding and process know-how to succeed. With density comparable to gold and uranium and almost twice that of lead, tungsten is a stellar choice for use in counterweights and ballast, as well as radiation shielding, ballistic penetrators, vibration-damped tooling, and sporting goods such as golf clubs. Many applications that exploit tungsten's singular qualities are in the aerospace industry, where compact, precisely-positioned concentrations of mass contribute to aircraft stability and smooth operation of flight controls and engines.