• Swiss-type CNC machinery with bar feed
• Multi-axis (5+) live tool machinery
• Horizontal and vertical machining centers, up to 40" x 80" envelope
• Turning centers
• Deep-hole drilling up to 2" diameters and 60" lengths
• Surface grinding, up to 84" on diagonal
• OD/ID/centerless grinding up to 120"
• Conventional lathes to 180"
• Welding equipment
• Hone, super-finish and broach equipment

Our full spectrum of horizontal, vertical, ID and OD capabilities on more than 70 machines -- including state-of-the-art CNCs supported by CAD/CAM programming -- enables rapid completion of orders in-house. Our comprehensive services include:

Parts progress from saw rooms through the Blanchard grinding department, then on to vertical or horizontal finish machining. Deep-holed parts might sidestep to our gun drill. Turned parts pass through lathe/turning center department. CNC grinders finish tight-tolerance diameters; boring or honing equipment finish critical inside diameters.

On-site inspection facilities ensure quality assurance. Parts needing outside processing, such as heat treatment, Mag particle inspection or special coatings go to our long-trusted vendors.

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Manufacturing - Computerized Vertical and Horizontal Machining and Grinding

• Live tool, 5-axis, 2-spindle turning and milling machine
• Other CNC machines provide high-speed machining, 4-axis capability and up to 80” table length
• Automatic, bar-fed turning/milling
• 60-tool two-pallet horizontal machining suitable for high production or one-off (allowing tool and work-piece set-up while machine running).

• 8 CNC turning machines and 2 CNC grinders are supported by conventional lathes, gun drills and hones.
• Turning with capacities of 40" swing and 180" lengths.
• Special capabilities: we regularly bore tapered 3 to 4 ½" diameter ID's in parts longer than 2 feet.
• Twin chucks allow handoff of turned parts for single-operation, back-end machining.

• 50 years in business with 16 grinders in a 7,000-sq.-ft. grinding shop.
• Eleven grinding machines allow timely CNC and conventional OD, ID, centerless and surface grinding.
• OD Grinding for part lengths up to 120"
• Full CNC OD Grinder (2004 model) allows repeatable accuracies to .000X
• Centerless grinding capabilities support large-quantity production
• ID grinding up to 18" depths and 18" diameters
• 2 Sunnen hones for up to 3 1/2 " diameters with larger portable hones capability.
• Surface grinding with capacities up to 84" on diagonal
• Super finishing of outside diameters

• In-house CAD/CAM design
• Reverse engineering
• Print development
• Prototypes or production lots

Quality Assurance
[ Contact: Lynard Jones, 817-332-6481 ]

• Our 3-man engineering and quality control office uses latest inspection tools and CAD/CAM programs to support off-line programming/engineering and in-process inspection.
• Finished parts can be inspected on micro height equipment and we can tumble or bead blast to meet surface finish requirements.

• Diversified machine shop with mills, lathes, broach, radial drills, deep hole drill, welding, fabrication and other special capabilities such as burning out broken taps.
• 4 surface grinders handling parts up to 84" diagonal
• Quick repair of equipment and component parts

• Quick response to customers breakdowns
• On-call repair of equipment in industrial facilities
• Support of local machine shops
• Punch die manufacture and repair
• Repair using metalized coating or in-house chrome plating

Problem Solving
[ Contact: Phil Simmons, 817-332-6481 ]

• 50 years experience as aerospace supplier
• Knowledgeable of coating, heat treating and NDE testing
• Can assist with design engineering questions and material selection
• Can suggest tolerance requirements to support fit and function
• Worn/damaged part analysis to suggest repair options

Whether your need is to refurbish, build new or simply acquire new parts, we strive to be your one-stop shop. When you order from AAA-Canlines, the inker head will be built to your specifications and ready to run in your decorator.

We can travel to your facility or you can come to ours. We have a meeting room facility on-site and expert technicians to provide full instruction in the use and maintenance of inkers that we service.

We provide global customer support.

Custom-built parts and spare parts - designed to minimize change over time and maximize run time.