MATERIALS

 

Experience with A Wide Range of Materials

Over the past half-century and more EMI has worked with a dizzying array of materials on behalf of our customers. Broadly speaking, these fall into five categories, which are explored below.

Of course, if you're looking for something and you don't see it below, reach out anyway. EMI deep connections to a broad range of materials suppliers so chances are good that we can find it and machine it for you.

Whatever the case, EMI's experience and capabilities expand the range of what's possible to create our customer's next amazing invention.

Material Certifications Available

EMI is happy to provide the material certifications you need for your parts, including:

    • DFARS compliant

    • RoHS compliant

    • REACH compliant
    • NACE compliant
    • EN 10204 compliant

We can also provide certifications for heat treating, plating, anodizing and other surface finishing treatments.

For customers with additional or non-standard certification needs for material chemistry, hardness, heat treatment, and so on, EMI works with independent testing firms to verify and certify.

In addition to all of the above options, EMI can also perform rapid, non-destructive identification of metals and alloys with a handheld XRF analyzer.

Please contact us to discuss the certifications you need.

XRF Test AL7075 Setting up the raw metal stock and the XRF gun; the finished piece is shown for comparison
VERIFYING the metal alloy delivered. In this case, 7075 aluminum blanks. (1 of 3)
XRF Test - AL7075 Running the test
TESTING the workpiece with the XRF before we start cutting. (2 of 3)
XRF Test - AL7075 is confirmed
CONFIRMING that we've got AL7075 so we can get to work. (3 of 3)

Metals

Ferrous Metals 

  • Iron
  • Stainless Steel
  • Carbon Steel
  • Low-Carbon Steel
  • Hot Rolled Steel
  • Cold Rolled Steel
  • Tool Steel

Non-Ferrous Metals 

  • Aluminum
  • Brass
  • Bronze
  • Copper
  • Nickel

Exotic Metals 

  • Copper Tungsten
  • Hastelloy
  • Inconel
  • Invar
  • Monel
  • Phosphor Bronze
  • Tellurium Copper
  • Titanium

Plastics & Composites

Plastics

  • ABS
  • CPVC
  • HDPE
  • LDPE
  • PA (Nylon)
  • PC (Polycarbonate, Lexan)
  • PE (Polyethylene)
  • PEEK
  • PEI (Ultem)
  • PET / PETE / PET-P (Ertalyte)
  • PMMA (Acrylic, Plexiglass)
  • POM (Acetal, Delrin)
  • PP / PPO (Polypropylene)
  • PPE (Noryl)
  • PPSU (Radel)
  • PS
  • PTFE (Teflon)
  • PVC
  • UHMW-PE

Composites

  • CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers)
  • GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers)
  • MMCs (Metal Matrix Composites)
  • CMCs (Ceramic Matrix Composites)

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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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