Equipment

Machine Shop Equipment List

Turning Equipment

  • Turning Capacity to  22” OD x 72” length

Grinding

  •  OD (Same as Cylindrical Grinding) grinding to  33” OD x 125” between centers
  •  ID (Same as Internal Grinding ) Horizontal grinding to  50” OD
  • Springfield Vertical ID & OD Grinder 42″ Table with a 50″ swing
  •  Surface Grinding 14″ x 60″
  •  Centerless Grinding  ¼” OD to 4” OD x 12 feet
  •  Blanchard Grinding to 36” OD x 12” Table

Milling

  • Bridgeport Vertical milling
  • Horizontal Boring mill 72” x 72” x 72” work envelope with 20,000 lb. Weight capacity

Fabrication

  • 1  Saw, auto feed band – 9” x 16” capacity
  • Welding:  MIG, TIG, & Stick – Steel, SS, & Aluminum

Support Equipment

  • Radial Drill, Drill presses, sand blaster, and 3ton forklift etc.

Hard Chrome Plating Department

  • 6  Hard chrome plating tanks in a variety of sizes and polishing to 16 feet
  • Capable of handling 3 ton and 16 foot long parts.  Plating onto a variety of metals including cast iron, stainless steel, and aerospace materials.  HEAVY & FLASH CHROME.
  • All chemicals are controlled and monitored by state of the art equipment to ensure waste treatment is in compliance with all environmental regulations.

Inspection

  • 1  Granite surface plate, various gauges, OD micrometers to 33”, ID micrometers to 24”, & masters gauge blocks.
  • 1  Surface finish Profilometer
  • 2  Lab test Defelsko thickness testing gauges for checking hard chrome plating thickness.
  • 2  Fischer scientific thickness testing gauges.
  • FPI, magnetic particle, ultrasonic, and hardness inspection available.

R. A Heller Co. is a member of:

  • Tri-State Association of Metal Finishers
  • American Electroplaters and Surface Finisher’s Society
  • Greater Cincinnati Tooling and Machining Association
  • Techsolve