Manufacturing Today Issue 206 Issue 206 Nov 2022 | Page 65

C & A Tool the company ’ s clients to innovate faster , overcome challenges , shorten production schedules , and increase speed-to-market .

Market segments
The bulk of C & A Tool ’ s work falls into one of three markets : aerospace , medical , and industrial . The former , which includes defense and commercial aviation , is a dynamic and rapidly advancing market . C & A Tool specializes in the manufacture of a number of mission-critical components with extremely tight tolerances , such as blades , blisks , control surface components , curvic couplings , impellers , IBRs , motion controls , turbine disks , and vanes . To better serve customers , C & A Tool invested in a Liechti G-mill 1000 in late 2021 . As only one of seven in the United States , C & A Tool can provide the only for contract G-mill 1000 .
By contrast , C & A Tool ’ s medical market caters to surgical and orthopedic device production . The company has delivered more than one million spin , hip , and knee implants to date , together with a wide range of instrumentation and other devices , including spinal implants , navigated and robotic surgical instruments , trauma implants , and disposable instruments .
Meanwhile , the final of C & A Tool ’ s markets is industrial , a segment that spans automotive , energy and fuel systems , trucking , construction , marine , and alternative energy . Here , C & A Tool ’ s capabilities include armature assembly , spool , inlet body , poppet valves , and dual-fuel nozzle assembly . The company also manufactures housings , deep hole components , fuel valve , and racing assemblies .
Security and quality
Somewhat unsurprisingly , a pillar of C & A Tool ’ s work is a vigorous commitment to manufacturing-today . com 63