The aerospace industry is subject to constantly evolving technology. Companies in both the defense and commercial sectors must face the complex challenge of manufacturing innovative, high-performing products while also ensuring safety and regulatory compliance in order to remain competitive.
Whether you’re producing aircraft engines, avionics, helicopters, or military satellites- attaining the highest precision and quality are paramount. The failure of a single component could produce devastating results.
The demands of manufacturing for military, aerospace and defense applications and OEMs are rigorous and precise, requiring expert knowledge of specialty hardware and environments, as well as the experience to integrate and control the entire system. From motors to complex positioning systems, sensors, software and command & control solutions, Cross’s engineering expertise provides proven components with known performance as a complete assembly or turn key solution to get your mission-critical job done.
This provides our customers with the latest commercially available technology, reduced development costs, reduced lead time, lower unit cost and startup costs, rapid prototyping, faster fielding and accelerated implementation.
Providing Tangible Value
- Increase the efficiency of your process and reduce lead times with the latest commercially available technology perfectly specified for your application
- Reduce the risk of a catastrophic failure by ensuring your measurement equipment is correctly calibrated and measuring exactly
- Stay compliant: FAA and DoD regulations are always changing. Make sure you can measure and document every part of your process to comply with the latest regulations.
Common Applications
- Military aircraft and UAVs
- Civilian aircraft manufacturing
- Airport operations and ground support
- Missiles and precision weapons systems
- Ground and sea based vehicles
- Space and ground-based aerospace
- Security platforms
- Infrastructure
- Advanced sensing systems
A range of expertise for the aerospace and defense industry
No matter what part of the aerospace industry you’re in, from manufacturing to repair to airport operations, Cross Company can help. We offer a range of products, services and complete solutions for aerospace and defense. Take a look at each below:
Products for the Aerospace and Defense Industry
High quality products, precisely specified for your mission-critical application
Services for the Aerospace and Defense Industry
We provide industry best practice to meet DoD, FAA and other regulatory requirements
Solutions for the Aerospace and Defense Industry
When an off-the-shelf product just won’t do, our customized solutions fit your process perfectly
Aerospace and Defense Industry Resources
Take a look at these aerospace industry resources from the experts at Cross.
Accuracy, Repeatability, and Resolution: Applications in Automation and Motion Control The terms accuracy, repeatability, and resolution can be found on the spec sheets of many engineered products. They are often misunderstood, used interchangeably, or just plain confused. This can cause products to be incorrectly specified and, in many cases, over-designed for an application. Let’s take a …
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Bore gages are used to measure the inside diameter or bore size of a hole. They can come in a variety of sizes and types including dial, digital, electronic, and Vernier. While some adjust to provide direct measurement of the size of a bore, others are set to a specific size using a ring gage …
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In a variety of operations, the storage and handling of test weights can become a major factor in day to day processes. Since many quality laboratories routinely test and verify scales and lab balances, it is important that they properly maintain the test weight standards used in the process. Depending on the type or class …
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When performing dimensional inspection, there are many measurement methods which are very accurate and highly recommended. In this article, our experts will explain some of the benefits and key differences between some of those methods including: CMMs, portable measuring arms, vision systems, and optical comparators. Coordinate Measuring Machines or (CMMs): CMMs have been used for …
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Surface plates are the foundation for many dimensional measurements, and properly caring for your surface plate is necessary to ensure measurement accuracy. Granite is the most popular material used for surface plates due to its ideal physical characteristics, such as surface hardness and low sensitivity to temperature fluctuations. However, with continued use surface plates do …
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When looking at the true cost of equipment ownership there are many factors to take into consideration. Throughout this series of articles, we are taking a look at these factors and how they pertain to equipment such as scales and weighing systems. With over 75 years of experience in calibration and repair, at J.A. King, …
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Aerospace and Defense Industry News and Events
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Universal Robots Resource Check out this video from UR showcasing some great applications for UR cobots in manufacturing. Because cobots can work alongside humans
December 11, 2019
