Manufacturing for the future of
american aerospace
Aerospace Precision Machining
Digitrace tackles the most challenging and complex aerospace precision manufacturing. From ultra-thin walls to large structural components to extra-large machining parts to support your volume production, Digitrace is always ready to serve.
We help aerospace customers lift off and travel farther and perform better than ever before.
Partnership With ULA
In 2017, Digitracepartnered with ULA, one of the largest rocket manufacturers in the world, to develop a new machining process to reduce weight within the Vulcan Centaur V rocket. In order to accomplish this, Digitrace must hold tolerances of +/- .0001″ over surfaces that can exceed 160″ in length. This new machining process replaced a toxic and unpredictable chemical material removal technique that was previously being used.
Booster Separation rings
ULA requires 100% made to specification rocket components using the most cost effective and time efficient machining expertise. Digitrace delivers 3-stage rocket separation rings to ULA made from XXXX? And machined to perfection with turnkey delivery.
Dedicated Space Production Teams
For large volume CNC space equipment manufacturing, Digitrace dedicates machining team leads with a steady influx of fabrication, assembly, and detail teams. At every step in the production process, production quality with adherence to all design/engineering specifications is measured and checked.
Turnkey CNC Space Manufacturing
Following prototyping and flight test validation of Digitrace space CNC products, the company fulfills contracted order delivery of spacecraft components and hardware at the pace that meshes to the spacecraft owners.
customized tooling for aerospace industry
- Vacuum fixtures
- Checking fixtures
- Holding fixtures
- Bonding fixtures
- Models
- Forming tools
Bonding Fixture
Forming extreme tolerances
Infrastructure fabrication
FIGHTER JET TOOLING
AEROSPACE TOOLING
Aerospace Tooling
prototype parts
We provide prototype parts to help prove production feasibility. These parts can be made from different materials including ferrous and non-ferrous, plastics, and exotic materials.
TITAINIUM SPHERE FOR NASA
Pictured here is a prototype titanium sphere produced by Digitrace for NASA. It was made in two pieces and welded together. The sphere, 32 inches in diameter, is 0.060 inches thick after completing the machining process.
SPACE STATION WINDOW FRAME FOR NASA
Pictured here is a prototype titanium space station window frame produced by Digitrace for NASA. It was designed and machined to exact engineering drawings and built to withstand the rigors of space.
production of large and small parts
- Sheet metal surface machining and trimming
- Titanium, Inconel, stainless, aluminum, ferrous & non-ferrous, plastics, carbon fiber, and many other materials
- Sheet metal bending and fabrication
- Aluminum extrusions in medium and low volumes