Precision Custom Components

On Wednesday, our Advanced Robotics class visited Precision Custom Components and learned about large scale machining and manufacturing as part of the engineering design process. PCC makes submarine components for the U.S. Navy. Engineers Doug Flemmens and Zach Wakefield led our tour, and as mentors for our BattleBots team, they gave students feedback on their CAD drawings and prototypes.

Precision Custom Components joined more than 300 ACIBC members in Washington, D.C., this week, to advocate for steady and predictable funding for the aircraft carrier program. A key takeaway from the event was that the aircraft carrier industrial base is resilient. They have weathered the storms of a pandemic and supply chain challenges because of the stability provided by multi-ship contracts.

Precision Custom Components is a proud member of the Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base Coalition. Established in 2004, ACIBC represents businesses that supply parts, equipment and services for the construction and maintenance of U.S Navy aircraft carriers and seeks to preserve the strength of the aircraft carrier force and promote the value of the aircraft carrier base as a vital part of the nation’s overall defense structure.

Pictured: Members of ACIBC Base Coalition, Jennifer Boykin, President, HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (Left), RAdm John Meier, Commander Naval Forces Atlantic (Middle), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) (Right).