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How This Small Shop Broke Into Aerospace in 2 Years | Motor Control Technology Machine Shop Tour

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What would you do to land aerospace work in just two years? Join Shawn Brown from SBSOLOCO as he takes you inside Motor Control Technology, a two-person shop making big moves in the aerospace industry. In this video, shop owner Hans Kessler shares his journey—from working as a bike mechanic to running a precision aerospace shop. Starting out in a garage with no insulation, Hans faced frozen coolant tanks and sleepless nights to build the shop he runs today. Now AS9100 certified, Motor Control Technologies boasts impressive capabilities, including five-axis machining, a CMM for pristine part inspection, and innovative tools like UV-cured epoxy fixtures. Hans also reveals how his small team handles the high demands of aerospace machining while keeping up with industry standards. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Hans's Machining Journey 03:40 Meet Gina: The First Machine 10:17 - The Five-Axis CMM 13:01 - Optical Comparator 18:33 - Fixtures 19:09 - Blue Photon UV-Cured Fixtures 20:56 - Tooling 21:17 - Haas UMC 25:19 - Reflections on Running a Small Shop To learn more about Motor Control Technology, visit https://motorcontroltechnology.com/ or follow them on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/motorcontroltechnology/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hans-keisler-82615794/ Connect with Shawn Brown from SBSolo Manufacturing: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbsoloco/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Practical Machinist is the largest and most engaged #metalworking community across the web. With more than 200,000 registered members and 400,000+ social media followers, Practical Machinist is the easiest way to learn new techniques, get answers quickly, and discuss common challenges with your peers. Visit Practical Machinist today to join the community and start connecting with your peers. Become a Practical Machinist member (https://www.practicalmachinist.com/) Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/PracticalMachinist) Follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/practicalmachinist/) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/prac_machinist) Follow us on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@practicalmachinist) Connect with us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/practical-machinist/) #machining #machineshop #manufacturing

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