Maui AEOS Telescope - Boeing LTS works with the US Airforce Research Laboratory from atop Mount Haleakala using a 12 foot Advanced Electro Optical System at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex Observatory.
Mirror Wash Station Assembly
Mirror wash station assembly simulation, mass simulator used to replicate mirror during placement onto wash stands
Cell lifting frame assembly
Cell lifting frame assembly being prepared for process testing in lift room
Mirror cell handling cart
Mirror cell handling cart during assembly
These three man submersibles are used by the Hawaii Undersea Research Lab.
Frame for the three man submersible
Inner view of the Pisces IV Submersible
Three man submersibles - Frame View
The sub sustained damage that required the replacement of the entire sub frame.
Submersibles Frame
This is a photo of the new frame built by Bear Machinery, Inc. The frame is made from alloy steel tubing. It is filled with oil to prevent collapsing under pressure.
Big Island JAC Observatory - The Joint Astronomy Center had us build these structures to incorporate a new instrument for their telescope on the Big Island. We were required to align the mirrors prior to delivery.
SCUBA-2 Cabin Mirror Frame – View 1
To align the set-up mirrors, we used a portable coordinate measuring machine that is shown here bolted to the frame.
SCUBA-2 TMU
Two axis motorized frame with a set-up mirror installed.
This pontoon boat was built for the University of Hawaii as a platform to drill for coral samples on the reef.
Folded View
To ease transportation it was made to “fold” in order to fit onto a boat-hauling trailer.
Built entirely at Bear Machinery, this mobile hydraulic lift is used in constructing concrete floors.
