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MACHINING / MACHINE TOOLING

Precision machining.

Built around your part.

CNC machining, bespoke tooling and workholding — considered together, from first-off prototypes to production.

Discuss your project

Precision metal machining on an industrial lathe

01 / MACHINE TOOLING

Complex parts. Considered down to the micron.

Complex parts. Considered down to the micron.

Complex parts. Considered down to the micron.

From first-off prototypes to demanding production runs, we bring tooling, workholding and machining strategy together around your part.

CNC machining · Bespoke tooling · Workholding

Discuss your component

SERVICES

Machining and tooling, planned around the part.

Each service starts with the drawing, the material and the job the component has to do once it leaves us.

End mill cutting a pocket into an aluminium block

Machining

CNC milling

Complex prismatic parts, machined with the interfaces and assembly in mind.

Enquiry brief

Send the drawing revision, CAD model, material, quantity and critical mating features.

Metal bar held in a lathe chuck being turned

Machining

CNC turning

Rotational components with attention to fits, concentricity and repeatability.

Enquiry brief

Include diameter and length, material grade, batch size, threads, fits and finish requirements.

Five-axis machining centre with a tilted trunnion table

Machining

5-axis machining

Complex geometry in fewer set-ups, with datums held through the whole part.

Enquiry brief

Send the 3D model, drawing revision, material, quantity and the features that must relate to each other.

Close-up of a precision machine tool

Machining

Precision grinding

Controlled finishing for flat, cylindrical and fitted surfaces that need to run true.

Enquiry brief

Share the finished dimensions, surface finish, material, heat treatment condition and the stock left from previous operations.

Machined aluminium tooling component

Tooling

Toolmaking & mould components

Purpose-built tooling, replacement inserts and production components developed around the application.

Enquiry brief

Share the tool layout, part geometry, working material, operating conditions and known wear points.

Workholding clamps on a machine bed

Tooling

Jigs, fixtures & workholding

Locate, support and repeat. Workholding shaped around the part and the operator.

Enquiry brief

Describe the part, operation, access restrictions, loading method and checks required.

Metal part being cut on a machine

Machining

EDM & precision finishing

Process planning for intricate features, difficult access and demanding surface requirements.

Enquiry brief

Provide material condition, feature geometry, required finish and the inspection method.

Measuring a metal part with a digital caliper

Engineering

Reverse engineering & replacement parts

Recreate worn or obsolete components from samples, with the design intent documented.

Enquiry brief

Provide the sample part or photographs, any partial drawings, the mating components and how the original failed or wore.

Engineer measuring a technical drawing with a caliper

Engineering

Design review & prototyping

Resolve manufacturing questions early, while the design is still easy to change.

Enquiry brief

Share the intended function, CAD, current drawing, target quantity and questions you want the prototype to answer.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

What we review before we cut.

The questions we work through with you for each process, so the quote reflects the real requirement.

Material removal

SPEC

Milling & turning

Discuss the part envelope, geometry, workholding and production quantity before selecting a machining route.

Material removal

SPEC

Milling & turning

Discuss the part envelope, geometry, workholding and production quantity before selecting a machining route.

Production support

SPEC

Tooling & workholding

Define locating datums, clamping, tool access and operator sequence for fixtures, inserts and bespoke tooling.

Production support

SPEC

Tooling & workholding

Define locating datums, clamping, tool access and operator sequence for fixtures, inserts and bespoke tooling.

Specialist operations

SPEC

EDM & finishing

Review feature access, material condition and final surface requirements. Confirm whether each process is in-house or through a qualified partner.

Specialist operations

SPEC

EDM & finishing

Review feature access, material condition and final surface requirements. Confirm whether each process is in-house or through a qualified partner.

Verification

SPEC

Inspection planning

Agree critical features, measurement methods and reporting requirements with the drawing. Measurement capability is confirmed for each application.

Verification

SPEC

Inspection planning

Agree critical features, measurement methods and reporting requirements with the drawing. Measurement capability is confirmed for each application.

Engineering preparation

SPEC

CAD & drawing review

Use a controlled model and drawing revision to resolve manufacturing questions. Confirm accepted file formats during the enquiry.

Engineering preparation

SPEC

CAD & drawing review

Use a controlled model and drawing revision to resolve manufacturing questions. Confirm accepted file formats during the enquiry.

Connected production

SPEC

Robotics & integration

Assess part presentation, machine interfaces, recovery and handover alongside the normal production cycle.

Connected production

SPEC

Robotics & integration

Assess part presentation, machine interfaces, recovery and handover alongside the normal production cycle.

CONFIDENCE IS ENGINEERED IN

Plan the evidence. Then prove the process.

Plan the evidence. Then prove the process.

Plan the evidence. Then prove the process.

Quality starts with a shared definition of what matters. Critical features, inspection methods and release criteria should be part of the engineering brief from day one.

Bring your drawings, material requirements and acceptance standards. We’ll use them to frame the technical conversation.

ACCEPTANCE PLANNING

What does good
look like?

A shared reference for the component, the process and the finished system.

REQUIREMENTS / VERIFICATION / HANDOVER

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