Solenoid (noun) a coil of wire, partially surrounding an iron core, that is made to move inside the coil by the magnetic field set up by a current: used to convert electrical to mechanical energy, as in the operation of a switch.
RAM Company, founded nearly 4 decades ago, specializes in the custom design and manufacture of solenoids and valves used in a variety of applications in the demanding environments of air, sea, land, and space. RAM’s products are commonly found in military and commercial aerospace, undersea submersibles, and a variety of commercial applications. RAM was founded in, and remains today in Saint George, a small town located in the southwestern part of Utah on the Utah/Arizona border. With double-digit sales growth in each of the past many years, the company recently added 5.5 acres to its headquarters, bringing the total acreage to 13 acres. This enabled a physical plant expansion of 20,000 square feet, adding a second building to their existing facility for a total of 75,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space.
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RAM serves customers from all over the world. Their products (linear and rotary solenoids and solenoid valves, check-and-relief valves, and pressure switches) appear on many complex, manufactured products, including those built by such well-known entities as the following:
-Airbus Industries
-Boeing Aircraft -General Dynamics -N.A.S.A. -Sikorsky Aircraft Corp -United States Army -United States Postal Service |
All manufacturing performed in house features the best quality CNC equipment. RAM’s CNC lathes and mills operate in very tight tolerances, and their in-house special processes include honing, welding, brazing (copper, silver, and nickel), coil winding, plating, transfer molding, EB welding, and soldering, among others. The most recent addition to their in-house capabilities was the implementation of a heat treat operation.
“RAM Company has made a commitment to invest in advanced technology and they see the benefits of improved accuracy, high productivity and maximum spindle-on-time. Fortunately, Mazak is also committed to provide advanced technology that works”, says Clark Smith.
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Kevin added, “The reliability of the Mazak machines is key to us. They are so outstanding that we just traded in a 1990 and a 1992
Mazak that we bought new. They are just that good.” “RAM Company has made a commitment to invest in advanced technology and they see the benefits of improved accuracy, high
productivity and maximum spindle-on-time. Fortunately, Mazak is also committed to provide advanced technology that works”, says Clark Smith. |