Smiths Aerospace is a leading global aerospace equipment and systems company, with aerospace sales approaching $2 billion and more than 10,000 staff split between Europe and North America. Smiths Aerospace wanted to adapt manufacturing processes to shrinking cycle times and control production costs. The company used advanced machine tools to reduce setup time and created toolpaths using NX Machining. It also replaced machined prototypes with computer simulation and go with "First-time parts".
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