Innovation In Response to Customer’s Increased Capacity

When a customer is implementing a new technology platform or experiencing capacity issues, PTI will work with them to research and evaluate their options. By creating a strategic process improvement plan, we’re able to define the necessary improvements that ensure you keep up with changing demands and function efficiently.

Process improvement occurs in each of our departments in response to customer need. The Precision Cleaning department now has a new automated bagger and a new scale as a result of a specific customer requirement. A new lathe is dedicated to a customer based on their demand for a machining process after bonding in order to handle a bottleneck in production. In the Non-Destructive Testing department, a new penetrant solution is being used on a customer part for detection of discontinuities.

One of our most recent innovations was in retooling for a specific part. A customer experienced a sudden increase in demand for one of their parts, with a resulting overload in capacity in our Adhesive Bonding department. We were able to quickly implement a tooling solution that would handle four parts instead of only one.

The new tooling allows the four parts to be cured in the oven at a time, quadrupling the process production output. By rapidly responding to an increased capacity need, our customer is able to meet their production schedule, by benefiting from a substantial time savings.

By emphasizing continuous process improvement in response to your current needs, we give you reliable and consistent results from one service department to the next. We proactively support you and help you find the best methods to increase quality, improve delivery performance, and reduce costs. Whether you require expert shot peening, dry film lubrication, adhesive bonding, or any of our other multi-process solutions, innovative improvements are a vital part of the PTI process to respond to fluctuating demands.

PTI Industries Cleared to Launch Precision Cleaning for SpaceX

Recently approved for precision cleaning of its aerospace parts by SpaceX, the space launch provider controlled by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, PTI will provide this critical service as SpaceX receives its own launch approval.

Certified by the U.S. Air Force after receiving strict security clearances, SpaceX is now eligible to compete for satellite launches of U.S. national security satellites. The Air Force’s certification of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket brings competition to national security space launches, giving greater leverage to the commercial space market.

What Else Does the Falcon 9 Rocket Do?

This ends the monopoly of United Launch Alliance with the Pentagon in sending military payloads into orbit, including GPS navigation satellites, missile warning platforms, weather satellites, and the National Reconnaissance Office’s orbiting spy payloads. The Falcon 9 rocket is also used for NASA, the U.S. civilian space agency, and commercial satellite operators.

One of the most recent Falcon 9 launches was June 15, 2016, when it lifted off a dual-satellite delivery from Cape Canaveral to broadcast video across Asia and Latin America, and to improve airplane navigation crossing the U.S. It’s set to launch again July 18 to send NASA’s Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station for the crews living there.

The certification from U.S. military comes ahead of the deadline for Russian-sourced engines for ULA’s rockets, a time limit not allowed past 2019. SpaceX, in contrast, builds most of its Falcon 9 from scratch right here in the U.S. It’s also an evolutionary design geared toward making reusable rockets.

This means that the escape rockets, which are mounted in the rocket’s base and not the tower like with Apollo, aren’t thrown away after use. Instead, they can be cleaned up and reconfigured for another flight. SpaceX is the first private company to launch a payload into orbit and make an upright landing and recovery, making sustainable rockets a reality.

PTI Industries is proud to support SpaceX’s achievements. By serving the nation’s military and aerospace industries with certified special processes, PTI continues to advance its mission for accurate process control that ensures part performance, reliability, and safety.