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Global Standard
This manufacturer holds one or more ISO (International Organization of Standards) certifications.
First Class
This manufacturer holds one or more AS (Aerospace Certification) certifications.
Global Standard
This manufacturer holds one or more ISO (International Organization of Standards) certifications.
At Class A Tooling our team offers you and your company a team of highly skilled toolmakers with the most updated continuing education. We provide our clients with the highest quality aerospace parts, molds, dies, fixtures. Our goal is the same today as it was when Class A Tooling was established in 2002, "To be well respected for our technical expertise while providing our clients with the highest quality products and services in a timely manner."
Class A Tooling specializes and is well experienced in building a wide variety of precision close tolerance molds including: Single Cavity Multi-Cavity Prototype High Production Standard Runner/Gates Hot Manifolds Our precision close dies include simple compound, progressive to form dies. These molds and dies are used to produce some of our nation's leading products including electrical supplies, medical supplies, automotive products, consumer and aerospace products.
We realize that meeting time schedules is extremely important to our customers in order to bring new products to market quickly and meet ever changing consumer demands. We operate with the highest level of ethical standards and all the while meeting or exceeding these time tables.
Global Standard
This manufacturer holds one or more ISO (International Organization of Standards) certifications.
Products and Services
Hunt’s focus on first-class products, dependable service and on-time delivery is embedded in the Company’s culture. Its ISO-certified manufacturing processes are highly efficient, and allow the Company to integrate sales, order fulfillment, inventory control, manufacturing, and shipping. Its engineering and operations personnel are fluent in its customers’ unique requirements and hold in-depth knowledge of its products. The experienced and skilled management team has over 150 years of combined experience in the industry.
Hunt engineers and manufactures a comprehensive line of filtration and cooling accessories for most brands of high-horsepower drilling motors and generators at its manufacturing facility in Houston. Products include air cleaners, closed-loop cooling systems, heavy-duty blower assemblies, air filters, spark and particle arrestors, breakwater cooling systems and other motor accessories; and are marketed under the Company’s brands, AirCure™, MotoKool, AirDyne™, UniDyne, SparkCure and MotoKleen. Its products are durable, highly reliable, and have low maintenance requirements.
Additionally, Hunt offers custom-designed brake water cooling systems, junction boxes, air outlet ducts, and motor heaters. Hunt largely produces a standardized line of products that are configured to customer needs. Although these products represent most of its systems, the Company is regularly asked to engineer custom systems to fit a unique application or environment. Hunt also provides airflow performance testing and sound attenuation services in cases of noise restrictions.
Facilities
Hunt’s production facilities and offices are located on a 2.7-acre site in southwest Houston, Texas. Hunt’s well-equipped fabrication and assembly space includes over 14,000 sq. ft. of production area under a 10-ton bridge crane supporting two 5-ton trolleys, a 5,500 sq. ft. area for painting and additional assembly, with a 5,070 sq. ft. warehouse for storage of components, parts and materials. In addition, the Company has approximately 6,000 sq. ft. of office space.
Manufacturing - Operations
Hunt’s manufacturing operations are executed in a highly efficient production flow process. The mature quality management system is validated by ISO 9001 certification, ensuring its products and services consistently meet or exceed our customer’s expectations.
Hunt actively tracks its production and inventory levels. The Company manages future purchases of inventory, tracking all interactions with its vendors including purchase requests and purchase orders. The operations manager controls the production schedule and priorities at all stages of the manufacturing process, including material usage and labor utilization rates. Hunt operates a single 8-hour day shift, managing overtime as necessary to meet delivery deadlines.
Fabrication - Welding
Hunt’s fabrication team have over 145 years of combined experience, working on both structural and sheet metal fabrication and welding. Numerous fabrication jigs and fixtures have been designed and implemented over the decades to drive uniformity and reduced cycle times in the fitting and welding phases.
Our welders are certified to the AWS D1.1 structural welding code and can certify to other codes as projects require. We utilize both MIG, TIG, and SMAW welding and work with a wide range of materials from .030” to 2” thick. Records are maintained to prove the qualification of procedures for MIG, TIG, SMAW, as well as qualifications of welders. Calibration records are also maintained as part of the quality management systems, ensuring the welding equipment meets the manufacture specifications.
