Mecanizados Kanter, S.A.

Aerospace and Precision Machining

Mecanizados Kanter, S.A. has four decades of experience in precision machining for aerospace, defense, rail, research and development, specialized machinery, and oil and gas. It handles small and medium-sized components in short, medium, and long production runs where dimensional accuracy and traceability are essential.

The company supports projects from development and industrialization of new parts and prototypes through assembly of complete units or kits. It also manages subcontracted processes such as grinding, heat treatment, surface treatment, and painting so customers can receive finished parts ready for assembly. CAD/CAM programming uses GibbsCAM and Siemens NX.

Certifications and Quality

Kanter holds EN 9100:2018 aerospace certification, technically equivalent to AS9100D and JISQ9100:2016, issued by DNV under certificate number 176398-2015-AQ-IBE-ACCREDIA. The certification covers precision machining and assembly of aerospace components. It was issued May 19, 2024, and is valid through May 18, 2027. The company also holds ISO 9001:2015 under the same DNV certificate and has maintained continuous certification since May 19, 2009.

Materials and Capabilities

Kanter machines high-strength metals and specialty alloys with full heat traceability for each lot:

• Titanium: Ti-6Al-4V
• Superalloys: Inconel 718 and 625
• Stainless steels: 17-4, 15-5, and 13-8 PH, and 35NCD16
• Aluminum: alloys 2017, 2024, and 7475
• Copper: CuBe, CuZn, and CuNi alloys

Machine Shop

The facility has 17 CNC machines and coordinate measuring machines, with travel up to 800 × 800 × 1,000 mm and turning capacity up to 780 mm in diameter by 4,000 mm long. Equipment includes:

• Five-axis multitasking: Mazak Integrex mill-turn machines with RoboJob robotic loading and DN Solutions Puma SMX machines
• Turning: CNC lathes up to 4,000 mm, with turrets up to 20 stations, live tooling, dual spindles, and bar feeders
• Five-axis milling: high-speed Hermle, Heller, and Doosan centers with Erowa pallet systems and tool magazines holding up to 200 tools
• Wire EDM: five-axis Fanuc Robocut submerged wire cutting with automatic threading
• 3D metrology: temperature- and humidity-controlled room with Zeiss Accura and Mitutoyo Crysta Apex CMMs

Parts and Customers

Kanter makes components such as flanged and splined shafts, housings, lugs, forks, rings, and keyed and threaded shafts. Aerospace programs include A320, A330/340, A350, A400M, CN-212, CN-235, CN-295, and Eurofighter, as well as Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney engines. Customers include Airbus Atlantic, CERN, Aernnova, ITP Aero, Roxel/Safran, CESA/Héroux-Devtek, CAF, Lectra, Mikron, APCO, SAPA, VMI, Matisa, and Corso C. The company exports 60% of its production.

Location, Hours, and Contact

Production plant and offices: 9A Paseo Egiburuberri, 20100 Errenteria, Gipuzkoa, Spain. Phone: +34 943 492 318. Email: info@kanter.es.

Phone support: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; Friday, 7 a.m.–2 p.m. Warehouse, receiving, and shipping: Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m.–4 p.m.; Friday, 7 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Summer hours: Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m.–2:30 p.m.; Friday, 7 a.m.–1:30 p.m.