Engineering snapshot · Nº 02
Six Ways We Make Chips
Six core processes in our California shop: what each is for, what it runs on, and how tight it can hold.
Digital MachineQuick-Turn CNCNº 01
3-axis CNC milling
Prismatic parts
- On our floor
- 3-axis vertical machining centers
- Key spec
- Travels to 64″ × 32″ × 30″; spindles to 12,000 rpm
- Best-case tol + finish
- 0.0002″ · 32–125 µin Ra
Nº 02
5-axis CNC milling
Complex contours
- On our floor
- 5-axis machining centers, including trunnion work
- Key spec
- Simultaneous 5-axis; trunnion A −120° to +30°, C 360°
- Best-case tol + finish
- 0.0002″ · 16–32 µin Ra
Nº 03
CNC turning and mill-turn
Round parts, done in one
- On our floor
- CNC lathes and multi-axis mill-turn centers
- Key spec
- Chuck work to Ø7.9″; mill-turn bar to Ø3.2″, up to 9 axes
- Best-case tol + finish
- 0.0002″ · 16–63 µin Ra
Nº 04
Swiss-type CNC turning
Small precision parts
- On our floor
- Swiss-type lathes
- Key spec
- Bar 3–32 mm (0.12–1.26″); live tooling and sub-spindle
- Best-case tol + finish
- 0.0001″ · 16–32 µin Ra
Nº 05
Wire EDM
Hardened materials
- On our floor
- 5-axis wire EDMs with rotary axis
- Key spec
- Work envelope to 23.6″ × 15.7″ × 12.2″; taper to ±30°
- Best-case tol + finish
- 0.00008″ · 4–125 µin Ra (4 µin with multi-pass skims)
Nº 06
Surface grinding
Flat surfaces
- On our floor
- Surface grinding
- Key spec
- 7″ × 13″ capacity; flat and parallel to 0.0001″
- Best-case tol + finish
- 0.0001″ · 8–32 µin Ra
One PO, one shop. Parts route across these processes in our California shop. Heat treat, anodize, plating and passivation go through vetted partners.
Best-case figures from our process reference, not a promise for every feature: geometry, material and the measurement plan decide what a part holds.