Machine-Ready Blanks

Product catalog summary

Overview
TCI Precision Metals offers Machine-Ready Blanks that are pre-machined materials designed to reduce setup and cycle times in CNC machining processes. These blanks are guaranteed to be ready for production, eliminating the need for additional material preparation such as sawing, grinding, or milling.

Specifications and Features

Machine-Ready Blanks are inspected, deburred, cleaned, and packaged for immediate use.
They are produced to close tolerances of +/- .0005" dimensionally and .002" for flatness, squareness, and parallelism.
Available in various configurations including square, rectangular, and round stock.
Custom and standard sizes are available, with the option for just-in-time delivery.

Materials and Processing

TCI processes a wide range of materials including aluminum, stainless steel, tool steels, plastics, brass, titanium, and more.
Customer-supplied materials are also accepted for processing.

Product Variants

Standard Machine-Ready Blanks: Pre-machined and available in 1,700 dimension and alloy combinations, ready for same or next-day shipping.
Custom Machine-Ready Blanks: Made-to-order with options for additional features like holes, pockets, and chamfers.
Feature-Added Blanks: Include additional machining features to further reduce finish machining time.
Dovetail Blanks: Custom-made with precision dovetail features for specific workholding fixtures.
Manifold Blanks: Precision-made to match manifold dimensions, ready for CNC machining.

Benefits

Eliminates material preparation and reduces setup time.
Shortens cycle time by up to 25%.
Increases machining capacity and efficiency.

Company Information
Founded in 1956, TCI Precision Metals is a family-owned company based in Gardena, California, offering nationwide delivery from its 105,000 square foot facility. The company is ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified, ensuring high-quality standards in its production processes.

Contact Information
For orders and inquiries, customers can contact TCI Precision Metals via phone or visit their website for more information.

Catalog excerpts

Machine-Ready Blanks

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Machine-Ready Production (MRP) Guaranteed Every Machine-Ready Blank shipped is guaranteed by TCI to be Machine-Ready for Production (MRP), which means it has been inspected and warrantied to specifications, Clean Clean deburred, cleaned,Deburred • Flat ready for finish machining.Deburred • Flat packaged and Machine-Ready Blanks Square • Close Tolerance Square • Close Tolerance are consistent blank-to-blank Machining them perfect for Load &load-and-goMachining CNC Go for Finished applications. Load & Go for Finished making From Receiving Dock to CNC Machine Machine-Ready for with Machine-Ready...

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Precision Machine-Ready Blanks Machine-Ready Blanks eliminate material prep and reduce setup time so your operators and machines get to the highvalue work of finish machining, faster. Blanks are available in various configurations, but are typically, square, rectangular or round stock milled to close tolerances. • Made-to-order custom blanks, based on customer specifications, from one to thousands, ships all at once or just-in-time • Ready-made standard size blanks available online, and through authorized distributors, ships same day or next day • Just-in-time inventory management available Machine-Ready...

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Standard Machine-Ready Blanks Standard Machine-Ready Blanks are ready-made, pre-machined materials produced square, flat, and parallel, making them ready for finish machining, and eliminating the need for in-house material prep. Standard Blanks are available in low quantities in our online shop and through authorized TCI distributors in 1,700 pre-configured dimension and alloy combinations, ready to ship same day or next day. • 1,700 dimension and alloy combinations • Ships same day or next day Order Online at shop.tciprecision.com Custom Machine-Ready Blanks Custom Machine-Ready Blanks are made-to-order...

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Feature-Added Blanks Dovetail Blanks Dovetail Machine-Ready Blanks are produced to customer specifications and can be ordered in quantities from one to thousands with quick turnaround. Each Blank includes a precision Dovetail feature to match the brand and model of the Dovetail workholding fixture to be used. Perfect for 4- and 5-axis work, Dovetail Machine-Ready Blanks eliminate material prep, reduce setup time and shorten cycle time, chip-to-chip. Feature-added Blanks are milled to the same tight tolerances as custom Blanks, but include one or more added features. A typical added feature might...

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Order Today Call a materials specialist at TCI Precision Metals to discuss your next job. 240 East Rosecrans Ave., Gardena, CA 90248 tel: 800-234-5613 • 310-323-5613 • fax: 310-323-1255 www.tciprecision.com • sales@tciprecision.

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Machine-Ready Blanks

Machine-Ready Blanks

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