Capabilities
Numbers below are what we quote day to day. A tighter tolerance is possible on many features, but it is confirmed at drawing review — geometry, material and set-up decide, not a catalogue.
T5 three-axis centres plus four-axis VMCs for housings, brackets, heat sinks and plates. One set-up for mounting holes, pockets and sealing grooves keeps the position relationship between features under control.
Slide-type and turret CNC lathes for shafts, flanges, motor housings and connectors. Concentricity between bore, face and thread is the parameter we control first.
Cam and CNC automatic lathes for small turned parts in volume — pins, spacers, pen barrels, inserts. Lower piece price once the set-up is amortised.
Typical values for production, and what is achievable after review. Both assume a stable set-up and a drawing that does not stack tolerances across operations.
| Feature | Typical | Achievable on review |
|---|---|---|
| Milled dimensions | ±0.02 mm | ±0.01 mm on review |
| Turned diameters | ±0.02 mm | ±0.005 mm on review |
| Hole position | ±0.03 mm | ±0.01 mm |
| Surface roughness | Ra 1.6 | Ra 0.4 by grinding/lapping |
| Concentricity | 0.02 mm | 0.005 mm with one set-up |
| Flatness | 0.02 mm / 100 mm | 0.01 mm after stress relief |
| Group | Grades | Finishing |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminium | 6061-T6, 6063, 6082, 7075, 5052, 1050/1070 | Anodising, hard anodising, sandblasting |
| Stainless steel | 303, 304, 316L, 17-4PH | Passivation, brushing, electropolishing |
| Carbon steel | 45#, 40Cr, 4140, SPCC | Black oxide, zinc/nickel plating, heat treatment |
| Copper and brass | C1100, H59, H62, beryllium copper | Nickel plating, tinning, passivation |
| Titanium | TC4 (Ti-6Al-4V), TA2 | Anodising, passivation; slower cutting, quoted accordingly |
| Plastics | POM, PC, PEEK, ABS, acrylic | Machined only; no solvent polishing in-house |
Material certificates are available for the grades we purchase. If a grade is not listed, ask — supply is quoted per order.
Finishing is carried out by qualified partners we manage. Lead time and colour batches are confirmed with the quote, because anodising colour matching is the most common cause of a delayed shipment.
| Group | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| CNC machining centres | 10 × T5 three-axis + 4 four-axis | Small to medium parts; envelope confirmed at drawing review |
| CNC lathes | 16 slide-type + 5 turret lathes | Bar work and chucking work |
| Automatic lathes | 16 × model 1525 cam-type | Small turned parts in volume |
| Inspection | 2D vision, CCD sorter, salt spray, hardness, RoHS | Reports issued per lot on request |
| Secondary | Tapping, deburring, polishing, assembly | Sub-contracted finishing managed by us |
Full dimensional report on the first part, with the critical characteristics marked on the drawing.
Operator checks at fixed intervals; critical dimensions measured with the same instrument used for the FAIR.
2D vision measurement, CCD optical sorting, salt spray, hardness and RoHS testing, plus gauges, depending on the feature class.
Material certificate, batch number and inspection records retained so a repeat order matches the first.
STEP, IGES, DWG, PDF or a dimensioned sketch — plus material, quantity and finishing. We reply with a price and any questions in one message.
