A One-Stop Shop for Prototypes and Low-Volume Production
Leave a CommentHas a job shop ever turned down your order because you only needed 10 parts—not 10,000? You’re not alone. Our team talks with many prospective customers at networking events and trade shows. One point of frustration that comes up over and over again is that businesses struggle to find a manufacturing partner to take on […]
How Peerless Precision Facilitates Flawless Anodized Finishes
Leave a CommentAnodizing is a common finishing service that many customers request from our AS9100 machine shop. The electrochemical anodizing process applies an anodic oxide finish to the metal surface of parts made from aluminum or other nonferrous metals to enhance corrosion resistance, durability, and aesthetic appearance. Standard anodizing types include Type I-Chromic Acid Anodize, Type II-Sulfuric […]
How AS9100 and ISO Certifications Benefit Every Peerless Precision Customer
Leave a CommentPeerless Precision is proud to be AS9100 and ISO 9001:2015-certified through 2024. That statement may not mean much if you don’t require your manufacturing partner to uphold these certifications. But the truth is that all our customers benefit from the standards we must meet to secure and maintain these credentials. Here’s what our status as […]
Work Hard, Play Harder: A Look Inside the Culture of Peerless Precision
Leave a Comment“I had no idea how many closet bakers I had in this company who are making recipes from the heart—not reading recipes like I do.” That’s what Peerless Precision’s president, Kristin Carlson, discovered during the company’s three-week holiday bake-off. The event is one of many fun activities the MA machine shop plans to repeat for […]
How Lean Office Training Benefits Manufacturing Customers
Leave a CommentWhen you think of Lean manufacturing, you probably associate it with improving efficiency and productivity on the precision machine shop floor. But manufacturers actually apply this methodology to many business areas. Peerless Precision began incorporating Lean manufacturing principles on the shop floor in 2014, and we’ve been continuously improving ever since. Now, we’re expanding these […]
Is A286 Stainless Steel Right for Your Application?
Leave a CommentAt Peerless Precision, we know quality when we see it. If a material offers superior strength and functionality for our customers’ critical applications, we’ll always learn how to work with it—even when machining it can be a bit of a bear. Take, for example, A286 stainless steel. Like most extremely strong materials, this precipitation-hardenable superalloy […]
Why Are Precision CNC Machining Services So Expensive Right Now?
Leave a CommentIf you’ve requested quotes for precision CNC machining services over the past two years, chances are you’ve experienced sticker shock. High inflation rates and supply chain disruptions in the wake of the pandemic have affected all industries, including defense and aerospace machining companies like Peerless Precision. We’ve done our best to maintain our standard prices […]
What’s REALLY Involved in Manufacturing a Precision Machined Part?
Leave a CommentCustomers who place an order with our tight tolerance machine shop understandably want their parts as quickly as possible. But lightning-fast turnaround times aren’t always realistic, especially at shops like ours that emphasize precision and quality. There are various factors at play that impact part turnaround. From the time we receive a PO until the […]
No-Quote? No Way! How We Solve Precision Machining Problems
Leave a CommentNo-quoting is an unfortunate reality of the precision machining industry. But at Peerless Precision, we do everything possible to avoid no-quoting our customers. Instead of seeing projects through the black and white lens of quoting or not quoting, we like to focus on how we can solve our customers’ manufacturing problems, particularly if a project […]
Machine Shop Mastery Podcast with Special Guest Kristin Carlson: Going All-In on Community Engagement and Workforce Development
Leave a CommentKristin Carlson, President of Peerless Precision, joins Paul Van Metre in the latest episode of Machine Shop Mastery. Listen to Episode 9: Going All-In on Community Engagement and Workforce Development where Kristin discusses her efforts to promote careers and training in the manufacturing industry.
