DEFENSE

Performance, Accuracy, Dependability

Outsourced Manufacturing for the Defense Industry

EMI is proud to serve when called upon to create parts for defense applications. Our work supports a wide array of Defense industry needs on the ground, under water, in the air and in the heavens. Our ability to manufacture complex and unique geometries allows engineers to create the right tools for any mission our warfighters might need in the most demanding environments. 

Because failure is never an option, device performance, accuracy, durability and reliability, even under harsh & demanding conditions are non-negotiable. 

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Defense Industry Applications

To keep our nation safe the Defense industry performs a seemingly limitless variety of operations and missions. EMI continues a decades-long heritage of supporting our nation's defenders.

End Use Products

  • Imaging Systems, Cameras and Optical Devices
  • Electronics
  • Handheld Weapons
  • Communications
  • Specialized Equipment
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs)
  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)

Example Parts We Create

  • Rings, pins, flanges, couplers
  • Guide rods, precision rollers
  • Bearings, bushings, plungers
  • Tubes, rods, shafts, axles
  • Mounting bases & plates
  • Chassis, frames, housings
  • Bolts, latches, carriers

Custom Manufacturing Process, Materials & Surface Treatments

To keep our nation safe the Defense industry performs a seemingly limitless variety of operations and missions. EMI continues a decades-old tradition of serving our nation's defenders.

Manufacturing Processes

To support an endless array of manufacturing goals, Defense manufacturers needs are as diverse as the day is long. Here are some of the services we provide:

(click each for info about part sizes, weights and tolerances)

Click here for a more complete list of EMI's MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.

Materials

Defense industry designers specify a huge range of metallic, plastic and composite materials. EMI is capable of machining a great many of these, including (but not limited to):

  • Stainless Steel & Carbon Steel
  • Titanium
  • Aluminum
  • Molybdenum
  • Specialty alloys (AlBeMet, Invar, Kovar, etc.)
  • Plastics (PEEK, Delrin, Ultem, etc.)
  • Composites (Fiberglass Laminates, Carbon and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Metal and Ceramic Matrix Composites)

Click here for a more complete list of MATERIALS EMI machines.

Surface Treatments

For Surface Finishing, whether your needs are tactile, emissivity control, lubricity, conductivity, corrosion resistance, color or something else, EMI delivers a diverse range of finishing solutions:

  • Anodizing
  • Electroplating
  • Electroless Plating
  • Passivation
  • Chem Films
  • Laser Marking, Silk Screening, Pad Printing
  • Paint, Powder Coating
  • Deburring
  • Media Blasting
  • Knurling
  • Polishing

Our capabilities include surface roughness to 8 Ra and #4 finish for grained direction parts.

Click here for a more complete list of EMI's SURFACE FINISHING options.

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Value-Added Services

Quality Considerations

EMI is ISO 9001:2015 certified and ITAR registered, so quality assurance is built into everything we do. Using the latest testing and metrology equipment EMI performs in-process and finished article inspection, testing and verification activities our temperature controlled quality lab. And we provide traceability documentation and results certification as dictated by our customers business and regulatory needs.

Click for more info about Quality Assurance.

Responsive Service & Support

It takes great service and support to deliver the great products our customer's customers deserve. In order to serve you best EMI delivers highly responsive service and open two-way communications backed by a relentless focus on on-time delivery to support your supply chain needs.

"More than Parts, Partnership" is our brand promise and it permeates everything we do to serve you.

Testimonials

Testimonial Panel - Ocean Imaging 1 (350 x 350)
Testimonial Panel - DTM Packaging 1 (350 x 350)
Testimonial Panel - Prior Scientific 1 (350 x 350)

Why EMI?

Choosing the right outsourcing partner for your precision manufacturing needs can be the difference between success or failure for a given project. The question is how to choose.

The answer is to optimize for the right relationship. Choose a partner that supports your supply chain needs by delivering responsive service, open two-way communications, and on-time delivery.

For more than a half-century and continuing to this day, EMI always seeks to co-create the right relationship by prioritizing our partners' success.

Our Promise:

“More than Parts, Partnership”

Contact us today to start building the right relationship.

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