402nd Commodities Maintenance Group prepare for six new 5-axis computerized numerical control machines

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A 5-axis machine sits inside building 140 at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex and is capable of cutting aluminum in to aircraft parts for the 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 11, 2020. Sections of the floor are being strengthened to support the arrival of six new 5-axis machines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

402nd Commodities Maintenance Group prepare for six new 5-axis computerized numerical control machines

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Micah Graves, 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group mechanical engineer, shows one of the concrete saws and its diamond tipped blade used to cut sections of the floor inside building 140 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 11, 2020. A larger saw was needed to achieve the depth required to remove sections of the floor inside building 140 to support one of six new 5-axis aluminum cutting machines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

402nd Commodities Maintenance Group prepare for six new 5-axis computerized numerical control machines

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Micah Graves, 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group mechanical engineer with the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, shows a section of concrete removed from inside building 140 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 11, 2020. The floor is being replaced and strengthened to support six new 5-axis machines that will be capable of cutting aluminum into aircraft parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

402nd Commodities Maintenance Group prepare for six new 5-axis computerized numerical control machines

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Micah Graves, 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group mechanical engineer, opens the door of a large tent inside building 140 at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex revealing a construction site making preparations for six new 5-axis aluminum cutting machines at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 11, 2020. The large tent is set up to prevent dust and construction debris from blowing around inside the building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

402nd Commodities Maintenance Group prepares for six new 5-axis computerized numerical control machines

Published Sept. 11, 2020
By Joseph Mather
Robins Public Affairs

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A 5-axis machine sits inside building 140 at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex and is capable of cutting aluminum in to aircraft parts for the 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 11, 2020. Sections of the floor are being strengthened to support the arrival of six new 5-axis machines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)