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That longevity speaks to the trust and loyalty that exists amongst the company’s 400+ customer pool who will often just send in jobs without prior communication knowing full-well that the work will get done, and if it can’t, communication is quick, precise, and open. As the name suggests, United Centerless Grinding & Thread Rolling has been in the business of custom It’s been 60 years since United Centerless grinding and thread rolling since their inception. Grinding & Thread Rolling (United) opened its They’ve updated their service offerings in recent years to doors in Hartford, Connecticut back in 1960. include wire EDM cutting capabilities and have several A lot has changed over the years, including the move of automated assemblies in place to knock out large custom their operation across the Connecticut River to their contract jobs on an annual current location in East Hartford where they’ve slowly basis. The long and short of added on to their facility over the years and currently it is, United aren’t afraid of reside in nearly 19,000 square feet worth of space a job’s scope. They’ll handle (18,904 sq./ft if you’re keeping score at home…) small to enterprise sized jobs without any hesitation. United is now a third-generation family owned business currently under the guise of Normand Goulet III (as well as Normand Goulet Jr. who can still be found hard at work February 2020 3 www.TheGatewayMag.com COMPANY SHOWCASE: UNITED INDUSTRIES SERVED. AEROSPACE AUTOMOTIVE COMMERCIAL MARINE MEDICAL MILITARY/DEFENSE CENTERLESS GRINDING SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS: • Centerless end feed grinding United specializes in precision centerless, form, • Thru-feed grinding crush and bar grinding services and pride themselves • Crush grinding on exceeding industry standards in doing so. Their • Form grinding centerless grinding and thread rolling services can • NC form grinding be used across all aforementioned industries, with a • Bar grinding lengths up to 30′ special emphasis on aerospace, medical, armament, • 6″ diameter bar capacity (1,000 lb. max/bar) commercial, automotive, military, and marine. They offer every customer a free estimate to gauge project SERVICE FEATURES: cost and strictly adhere to predetermined scheduled delivery dates. • Wide variety of sizes and dimensions • Computer process planning • Short and long run productions • Can hold tolerance of ± .00005 • ISO 9001 compliant • Gage calibration system meets ISO10012 standard (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6) 4 HEAT TREATING • VACUUM • INTEGRAL QUENCH • CONTINUOUS BELT • NITRIDING • STRESS RELIEVING • ANNEALING *Pick up and Delivery Available* Certified By General Dynamics for AMS 2759 Aluminum Heat Treating Long Vertical Capability Sandblasting Parts Cleaning Brazing Straightening COUNTY HEAT TREAT 32 Howe Avenue | Millbury, MA 01527 Tel: (508) 865-5885 Fax: (508) 865-4033 Website: www.countyheattreat.com ISO 9001: 2008 CERTIFIED Centrally Located in New England. 2 miles from MA Pike, Exit 10A 24 Hour Service and weekends if Needed. $2.80* Each... You Decide!! Part: 3" Diameter x 1" + Facing Material: C-1215 Low Carbon Steel - Cold Finished Bar Service Center VS. GMM Turned Blank Sawed Blank From Mill Direct Steel QTY. $2.90...........750............ $3.30 $2.80......... 1500*.......... $2.80 $2.72......... 3000........... $2.54 $2.68......... 6000........... $2.42 $2.66.........12,000......... $2.36 Experience significant productivity gains on your CNC lathes (bar or chucking) through shorter cycle times. To start re-processing your components for lower costs contact: [email protected] or call us: 603-542-0005 GREEN MOUNTAIN METALS, INC. CLAREMONT, NH February 2020 5 www.TheGatewayMag.com COMPANY SHOWCASE: UNITED SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS: THREAD ROLLING • Precision thread rolling • Standard pitches and metric United offers high quality thread rolling services • Range size #0 (ott) to 1-1/8″ throughout the United States. Their inhouse specialists • 4″ length capacity strive for quality in production and performance on all • J form, metric and left hand threads orders, no matter the size – big to small. Their thread • AS8879, AS7742 & many other industry rolling services can be utilized in all aforementioned specifications industries, with a special emphasis on aerospace, medical, armament, commercial, automotive, military, SERVICE FEATURES: and marine. Like their centerless grinding service, United provides free estimates and strictly adhere to • Wide variety of sizes and dimensions predetermined scheduled delivery dates to ensure your • Computer process planning project experiences no lag time and hang-ups. United • ISO 9001 compliant has dedicated some of their workforce and space to automated thread rolling jobs which is an absolute COMMON MATERIALS WORKED WITH: marvel to see in person. They have the ability to reverse engineer any piece or part that you may need to apply • Stainless steels threads to and have the equipment in hand to churn out • Nickel alloys enterprise-sized jobs that roll on year after year. • Carbon steels • Space age metals (CONTINUED ON PAGE 10) 66 Connecticut Tooling & Machining Association Dee Babkirk The Executive Suites 440 North Main St Bristol, CT 06010 Tel: 860-604-8963 Fax: 860-254-7191 Water-Based Parts Cleaning Systems www.ct-ntma.org/ If you have a question, or need more info, contact: [email protected] Sales representative Membership Doesn't Cost....It Pays! territories available Manufacturing, Inc. Aquamaster CB-1200E