Aerospace and Defense

Aerospace Materials and Systems Expertise 

JACO Machine Works possesses extensive expertise in machining a diverse range of materials essential to the aerospace industry, including high-strength Titanium alloys and Aluminum alloys such as 2024 and 7075. These materials are crucial for fabricating high-precision components that meet the stringent performance requirements of aerospace applications. Our manufacturing processes adhere closely to military specifications, ensuring compliance with exacting standards for finishes, inspections, documentation, packaging, and sub-assembly criteria.

Specializing in systems components for mission-critical applications, JACO Machine Works plays a pivotal role in supplying Control Actuator Systems essential for flight control mechanisms in both tactical and strategic armament systems. These systems incorporate advanced technologies utilized in GPS-guided munitions and anti-ballistic missile defense, emphasizing reliability, precision, and durability. Our dedication to precision machining and rigorous quality standards ensures that our components significantly enhance the safety, efficiency, and operational effectiveness of these crucial defense systems. Additionally, JACO Machine Works provides integral components for aerospace sensor devices, supporting navigation, targeting, and environmental monitoring systems. These components are indispensable for maintaining situational awareness and optimizing operational outcomes in aerospace applications.

Quality Assurance and Cyber Security

JACO Machine Works’ comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS) is certified to ISO9001:2015 and AS9100D standards and is fully compliant with Cyber Security standard NIST SP 800-171. These certifications highlight our commitment to precision, reliability, and, most important of all, safety. By integrating NIST SP 800-171 into our procedures, our QMS provides complete protection over all Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that we handle, ensuring that we consistently deliver high-quality, secure products to our customers.

Here’s how our QMS ensures reliable and repeatable results:

• Supplier Flowdowns: As part of our commitment to Supply Chain Excellence, we ensure that all supplier flowdowns are clearly communicated and strictly adhered to, especially when working with NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) suppliers. This includes rigorous oversight and collaboration to meet the stringent quality and process requirements necessary for aerospace and defense applications.
• Traceability and Documentation: We maintain full lot and material traceability throughout production, complying with customer and regulatory specifications. Rigorous documentation ensures complete accountability and demonstrates product conformance.
• Risk Analysis: Identifying and mitigating risks preemptively is essential. Our upper management reviews high-risk jobs before production begins, ensuring quality from the outset.
• State-of-the-Art Inspection: Our automatic CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine) uses powerful software to inspect complex part geometries directly from solid model files. This technology allows for fast, repetitive inspections at a low cost.

Overview of JACO Machine Works

Prototypes to Production

At JACO, we specialize in meeting the rigorous demands of the aerospace industry - where precision and reliability are paramount. Understanding our clients’ long-term planning needs, our Design for Manufacturing (DFM) experts provide extensive pre-production support including prototype reviews, the development of custom 3D-printed fixtures, and materials selection. As programs transition to production, our advanced machinery ensures seamless scalability to meet high-volume demands, ranging from thousands to millions of one-time-use, mission-critical components. We enhance manufacturing precision and consistency throughout project lifecycles with project-specific fixturing, assembly jigs, and gauges, supported by tailored systems that streamline material handling, manufacturing, and inspection processes, ensuring reliability with every component delivered.

Customer Success Story

One of our Aerospace clients presented us with the challenge of producing highly precise 3D-printed parts without parting lines or multiple assemblies. They had previously explored metal 3D printing for its capability to create a hollow single-piece, but struggled with precision. JACO accepted the challenge by meticulously studying the part specifications and developing fixtures that could accommodate the metal 3D printed parts, ensuring they aligned accurately on CNC machines for consistent, precise finished products. Following successful prototype runs, this project is now in full production, delivering lightweight, single-piece metal printed aerospace components with CNC-level accuracy.

Machining and Laser Welding Services at JACO

Our aerospace clients expect superior delivery and quality from JACO, relying on us as a collaborative partner to leverage cutting-edge technology solutions for enhanced agility, precision, and efficiency across all fabrication stages. From advanced high-speed pallet and bar-fed systems for material handling to state-of-the-art inspection and shop floor data collection equipment, our shop remains at the forefront of manufacturing technology, continuously pushing the boundaries of what is achievable. We are proud to offer the following services for your next aerospace program:

5-Axis Precision Machining: Our advanced 5-axis CNC machines allow for the machining of complex geometries with a high degree of precision. This capability is crucial for manufacturing critical components such as turbine blades, engine components, and structural parts where tight tolerances and high accuracy are essential for performance and safety.

Vertical and Horizontal CNC Milling: These machining processes are versatile and widely used in aerospace and defense for their ability to efficiently remove material from large or complex workpieces. Horizontal milling is particularly useful for machining large structural components like wing spars and fuselage sections, while vertical milling is ideal for intricate details and features on smaller parts.

CNC Swiss Screw Machining: In aerospace and defense, where miniaturization and precision are critical - e.g., components for guidance systems, actuators, and instrumentation - CNC Swiss Screw machining is preferred for its ability to handle long, slender parts and its capability to produce tight tolerance features reliably. It’s also efficient for high-volume production, which is often necessary in aerospace manufacturing.

Laser Welding: Laser Welding is crucial for manufacturing components where lightweight materials (such as aluminum and titanium alloys) need to be joined without compromising their integrity. In aerospace, laser welding is used for critical assemblies like engine components, fuel systems, and structural elements where weld quality and strength are paramount.

Why Choose JACO?

JACO Machine Works is a leading CNC machining manufacturer of precision components for many industries, including components for medical devices and surgical instruments, aerospace and defense projects, sensor devices, components for electrical connectors and semiconductor equipment and tooling, and more. Whatever your application might be, our engineers at JACO are happy to help bring your product to market in the shortest amount of time and at the lowest cost possible. We are committed to providing you with quality engineering, design services, and supply chain management that will exceed your expectations and meet every specification

Contact us or Request a Quote today to learn more about our aerospace manufacturing services and capabilities!