
CNC Turned Stainless Steel Hydraulic Cap for the Oil and Gas Industry

We specialize in producing precision, high quality parts at Mentco Inc. Our customers rely on us to custom-fabricate exceptional components with tight tolerances, and our capabilities are well exemplified in the project shown here. We were contracted to machine a stainless steel hydraulic cap for a client in the oil and gas industry. A full array of our machining techniques was employed, including rod cutting, CNC milling, and CNC turning. Using 303Stainless Steel, we flat milled, drilled, threaded, grooved, faced and bored the metal to our customers' exact specifications. We also used a number of secondary operations, including deburring, cleaning, and cadmium plating. When completed, the hydraulic cap featured tolerances of ± 0.001". We used a high magnification microscope to inspect for holes and burrs. This job was completed in just 8 weeks plus transit time, with just-in-time (JIT) options available from our San Antonio warehouse. We now manufacture 7000 of these caps a year for our client in California.
To learn more about this project, please see the photograph and table below, or contact us directly.
CNC Turned Stainless Steel Hydraulic Cap Project Details
- Project Name & Description
- Hydraulic Cap
- Capabilities Applied/Processes
- Primary:
Rod Cutting
CNC Milling- Flat Milling
- Drilling
- Tapping
- NPT Threading
- Threading
- Grooving
- Facing
- Boring
Deburring
Cadmium Plating
Cleaning
Material Testing in 3rd Party Lab
- Tightest Tolerances
- ± 0.001"
- Material Used
- 303 Stainless Steel
- Industry for Use
- Oil and Gas Industry
- In Process Testing/Inspection Performed
- We check holes and burrs on high mag. microscope (40X)
All gauges used are always calibrated time to time
- Volume
- 7,000/year
- Delivery/Turnaround Time
- 8 weeks plus transit time or JIT from San Antonio
- Delivery Location
- California
- Standards Met
- Customer Specifications, 2D CAD Drawing
ASME Standards
ANSI Standards
Threads per ASME B1.20.1 Standards