Aerospace
Controls and Automation for Aerospace
We support aerospace manufacturers with CNC retrofits, CNC-controlled robotic machining cells, and machine tool integration — delivering the precision, flexibility, and traceability the industry demands.
CNC Machine Tool Retrofits
Upgrading obsolete CNC controllers on milling machines, grinding equipment, and multi-axis machine tools with modern platforms. We replace end-of-life controls while evaluating which existing components — drives, motors, panels, I/O — can be retained to reduce project cost.
CNC Controls
Machine Retrofits
Precision Machining
CNC-Controlled Robotic Machining
Bringing industrial robots under full CNC control for machining applications where standard robots lack positional accuracy and standard machine tools lack reach and flexibility. We configure the complete controls package — kinematic transformations, drive commissioning, NC programming, PLC logic, and integrated safety across all axes — so operators get standard CNC workflows with the workspace of a 6-axis robot.
Robotic Integration
Sinumerik CNC
Safety Systems
Tool Management & ERP Integration
Integrating CNC machines into facility-wide tool management systems and ERP networks so that tool parameters, program management, and production data flow automatically between the shop floor and business systems. This includes thin client networking, RFID-enabled tool validation, and remote access to centralized tool databases.
Tool Management
ERP Integration
Networking
Legacy Machine Support & Maintenance
Ongoing service, diagnostics, and maintenance for aging machine tools and precision equipment where original manufacturer support is limited or unavailable. We keep critical equipment running reliably and provide a clear upgrade path when legacy systems reach end of life.
Legacy Equipment
Diagnostics
Production Support
Aerospace Case Studies
How CSI replaced an underperforming industrial robot with a Sinumerik CNC-controlled Comau system — delivering the positional accuracy of a machine tool with the flexibility of a 6-axis robot for aerospace R&D machining.