As an essential business working in the crucial sectors of medical, defense, and electronics manufacturing, CCT Precision Machining is currently open for business and will continue to ship orders. During these uncertain times, CCT Precision Machining has been thinking a lot about our customers, our employees and our greater community. Health and safety are our
The Manufacturing Institute, the education and workforce partner of the National Association of Manufacturers, kicked off a month-long celebration of modern manufacturing on Friday, October 4th 2019 on Manufacturing Day. Held annually on the first Friday in October, MFG Day helps show the reality of modern manufacturing careers by encouraging thousands of companies and educational
We thought it would be cool idea to put our GoPro camera into the RoboDrill to watch a metal part being made! We built a magnetic clip for the camera housing and put it inside the machine. It was hard to keep the coolant off of the housing, but the cover managed to bead up
What material has resistance to harsh chemicals, steam, water and sea water? What material maintains dimensional integrity in the harshest of conditions including a continuous operating temperature of 480°F (249°C)? PEEK (polyetheretherketone), a high-performance engineering plastic, is the answer. Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) has a proven track record in challenging environments such as oil
The start of a New Year always gets us thinking about ways to improve ourselves or break our bad habits from previous years. This year, CCT will be focusing on helping employees improve their personal financial lives through financial wellness classes. Why is this important? First and foremost, it’s because our employees are important to
In a recent, very unscientific poll, I asked our employees to give me one reason why they liked working at CCT. Each and every answer included something about the family atmosphere that is felt here at the shop. For some, this feeling is literal. We have many employees who are related to each other, either by
When you think of robots, do you automatically think of the Terminator? Or do you think of Baymax in Big Hero Six? One is all metal and sharp points designed to kill, and the other is soft and squishy designed to comfort and heal. I think I lean more to the Baymax version than the Terminator,
At CCT, we make a lot of cool parts for the electronics, aerospace, automotive and medical industries. I like to walk the shop floor a couple of times a week and photograph the more interesting parts. Interesting to me is in the aesthetic of the part, not in the actual function. It's part of the
Darla, the three-year-old pug, has made office headlines today. DFW Pug Rescue has interviewed and made a site visit to Heather and Andrew Ramsey's home to see if they are a suitable match for a forever home to a rescue pug. They have been accepted, and Darla will be welcomed to their home within the week
Many of the articles and posts I read about the manufacturing industry decry an upcoming lack of skilled workers to fill massive amounts of job openings in the next ten years. Approximately two million jobs. That's a lot, right? Here is why many of those jobs will remain unfilled: Perception - Manufacturing is not "glamorous"
