Precision Titanium Machining
With capabilities for several CNC machining processes, Primo Medical Group provides precision titanium machining for medical, as well as aerospace and defense components. Titanium is a versatile, yet difficult-to-machine material, providing high-performance properties that make it essential to find an experienced machinist to produce high-quality components. We offer experience with a wide range of specialty materials and support for machining precise, complex components to tight tolerances.
Custom Titanium CNC Machining Services
Primo Medical Group offers a suite of titanium CNC machining services, delivering precise, complex components to meet your specifications. Our services are backed by decades of experience and quality certifications to ensure your finished products match your application requirements, delivering high-accuracy, repeatable solutions with a superior surface finish and the performance and safety your components need. Custom titanium machining services include:
- CNC Milling
- CNC Turning
- Laser-Swiss Machining
- Multi-Axis Machining
Why Use Titanium Materials for Precision Components?
For critical components, such as medical parts and aerospace and defense products, titanium offers desirable material properties for high-quality solutions. It delivers robust performance, maintains tight tolerances, and can integrate with human tissue. Titanium can withstand harsh chemicals, saltwater, and biological fluids without degrading, making it an ideal material for critical applications with the following properties:
- Highest strength-to-density ratio of any element on the periodic table
- Naturally resistant to rust and corrosion with biocompatible properties
- Extremely durable, ductile, and dimensionally stable
Titanium Grades and Alloys for CNC Machining
There are multiple grades and alloys for titanium materials. At Primo Medical Group, we can help select the best option for your component and application, and we can machine nearly any grade of titanium that we are asked to do, including but not limited to:
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- CP4
- Ti 6AL-4V ELI
Precision Titanium Machining for Medical, Aerospace, and Defense Applications
Titanium offers material properties that make it an excellent choice for implantable medical components, surgical instruments, and aerospace and defense parts. It is biocompatible with corrosion resistance, strength, and durability that can be cut to tiny dimensions, while retaining strength and structural integrity. Primo Medical Group specializes in medical titanium machining for applications such as:
- Tapered, straight, cannulated, or self-tapping bone screws
- Dental implant screws
- Neurosurgical components
- Endoscopic devices
- Fixation plates
We also offer the capability to produce aerospace parts, understanding the need for extreme precision, accuracy, and full guideline compliance. The high strength-to-density ratio makes it an ideal material for mission-critical solutions, also providing fatigue strength, fracture durability, and resistance to cracking for airframe materials, engine components, turbofan and compressor parts, and more.
Quality Procedures and Manufacturing Support for Titanium Components
Primo Medical Group employs comprehensive quality procedures and manufacturing support for producing titanium components. We are an ISO 13485:2016-compliant manufacturer, with FDA quality systems compliance, using a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for high-precision components. To provide finished products to your exact specifications, we also offer quality and regulatory consulting services, drawing on our experience building quality systems to meet or exceed industry requirements.
Contact Primo Medical Group for Titanium CNC Machining Services Today
With over 70 years of experience, Primo Medical Group offers precision titanium machining services for exceptionally accurate medical devices, implants, and aerospace and defense components. We work with you from development through production and fulfillment to provide high-quality solutions that meet your exact requirements for machined titanium products, backed by ISO certification, FDA registration, and compliance with Military Standards and Specifications to ensure quality and performance. For more information, contact us or request a quote to get started.
Titanium CNC Machining Frequently Asked Questions
To help determine if titanium CNC machining is right for your project, we have answered a few commonly asked questions about precision titanium machining for medical components:
Can titanium be CNC machined?
Yes; however, titanium is a difficult material to machine because it features low conductivity, is susceptible to work hardening, and can bond with the cutting tool material, leading to chipping or tool failure. It is essential to partner with a company that understands how to machine titanium materials to ensure proper methods are used to achieve your desired specifications.
Why is titanium used in medical implants?
Titanium is used in medical implants due to its biocompatibility. It is safe for the body, bonding directly with living bone, and resists rust from bodily fluids. Medical components made with titanium are less likely to trigger bad immune responses or be rejected by the body.
What grades of titanium are used for medical components?
Typically, grades 1, 2, 4, and alloy grade 23 (Ti-6Al-4V ELI) are used to machine medical components.
What medical components can be made with titanium CNC machining?
Various medical components can be made with titanium CNC machining. Primo Medical Group specializes in joint resurfacing implants, tapered, straight, cannulated, and self-tapping bone screws, dental implant screws, neurological components, endoscopic devices, and fixation plates.