MARINE & OCEANOGRAPHIC

Complex Geometries, Durability, Dependability

Outsourced Manufacturing for the Marine & Oceanographic Industry

EMI has long tapped into and supported New England's twin traditions of scientific investigation and marine innovation.

Manufacturing for marine and oceanographic customers must always account for an extremely rugged, corrosive and sometimes high pressure operating environment.

EMI's work can be found in tropical, temperate and arctic environments; soaring overhead, in littoral waters, on the flanks of undersea volcanoes and at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

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Marine & Oceanographic Industry Applications

Marine scientists rely on EMI's capabilities and know-how to create parts and assemblies for an astonishingly diverse range of applications.

End Use Products

  • AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles)
  • Leakproof Frames & Platforms
  • Tethered Buoys
  • Imaging Systems, Cameras and Optical Devices
  • Other Sensing Devices
  • Electronics
  • Communications
  • Specialized Equipment

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

Whether your core considerations are strength to weight ratio, pressure resistance, extreme durability, suitability for harsh and corrosive environments, water intrusion prevention, or something else, EMI brings a wide array of CNC precision manufacturing services to bear, with tolerances as tight as ±0.0001″ (±0.00254 mm). In addition, EMI can turn cylindrical parts as large at 70" long by 24" diameter, which gives expansive capabilities to firms building AUVs.

Manufacturing Processes

To support an endless array of manufacturing goals, Marine & Oceanographic 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 to learn more about EMI's Manufacturing Processes.

Materials

Marine & Oceanographic 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
  • Specialty alloys (AlBeMet, Invar, Kovar, etc.)
  • Many common and exotic plastics (PEEK, Delrin, Ultem, etc.)
  • Composites (Fiberglass, Carbon, Metal and Ceramic Matrix)

Click here for a more complete list of Materials EMI can machine for you.

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 info about EMI's Surface Finishing options.

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Value-Added Services

For those Marine & Oceanographic industry partners needing further support, EMI offers several value-added services:

Click here to see EMI's range of 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.

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Responsive Service & Support

It takes great service and support to deliver the results 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 drives everything we do to serve you.

Testimonials

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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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