Photo by Sgt. Austan Owen | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.03.2012
Sgt. James Flohr, machine shop sergeant, 542nd Support Maintenance Company, makes an intricate part for a Stryker using a computer numerically controlled milling machine on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 4. The part displayed costs the Army $7,000 per pair to order but can be built for about one dollar each, said Flohr. Saving the Army both money and time....
Photo by Sgt. Austan Owen | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.03.2012
Sgt. James Flohr, machine shop sergeant, 542nd Support Maintenance Company, adjusts a piece of aluminum bar stock as he makes a part from scratch on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 4. The 542nd recently purchased a computer numerically controlled milling machine allowing it to mass-produce parts in a short amount of time. The addition of this machine to the shop has the potential to save the......
Photo by Sgt. Austan Owen | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.03.2012
A computer numerically controlled milling machine cuts a part from aluminum bar stock at 542nd Support Maintenance Company machine shop on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 4. The 542nd recently purchased the machine allowing it to mass-produce parts needed for repairs at minimal cost and delay....
Photo by Sgt. Austan Owen | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.03.2012
A mill uses bits similar to the ones shown to cut metal and make parts from scratch at the 542nd Support Maintenance Company machine shop on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The 542nd recently purchased a computer numerically controlled milling machine allowing the unit to mass-produce intricate parts at tight tolerances....
Photo by Sgt. Austan Owen | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.03.2012
Sgt. James Flohr, machine shop sergeant, 542nd Support Maintenance Company, adjusts the tolerance specifications on a computer numerically controlled milling machine on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 4. The machine and its operator are capable of producing almost any part from raw materials, saving the Army time and money with each part made....
