Our most-used process. 22 machining centers covering the size range from fingernail-sized electronics brackets to meter-long frame components. Fast lead times, repeatable quality, wide material range.
CNC milling is our workshop's default process — any prismatic part (one with mostly flat surfaces and pocketed features, as opposed to rotationally symmetric parts) starts here. We run 3-axis and 4-axis vertical machining centers from Haas and DMG MORI, equipped with through-spindle coolant, automatic tool changers holding up to 40 tools, and thermal compensation systems that keep accuracy stable across a full shift.
In practical terms: if your part is a plate, bracket, housing, manifold, enclosure, fixture, or structural component, it's probably made here. We also mill features onto turned parts, EDM blanks, and sheet-metal sub-assemblies — the milling cell is the connective tissue of the workshop.
A 3-axis milling center moves the cutter in X, Y, and Z directions. It can machine any feature that's accessible from a single direction — the top and sides of a pocket, through-holes, slots, face-milled surfaces. For most parts, a 3-axis setup with two or three fixture orientations covers everything.
A 4-axis center adds a rotary axis, typically letting you mill around the circumference of a cylindrical part without re-fixturing. This is cost-effective for parts with features on multiple faces (like valve bodies or shafts with keyways), because it replaces two setup operations with one program.
Specify 5-axis only when your part has features that can't be accessed from perpendicular setups — angled bosses, compound-curved surfaces, deep undercuts. 5-axis is more expensive per hour. See our 5-axis page for guidance.
| Machine | Travel (X × Y × Z) | Spindle | Qty | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haas VF-2SS | 762 × 406 × 508 mm | 12,000 rpm · BT40 | 6 | Small & medium prototypes, aluminum production |
| Haas VF-4SS | 1270 × 508 × 635 mm | 12,000 rpm · BT40 | 4 | Larger plates, fixtures, enclosure halves |
| Haas UMC-500 | 508 × 457 × 406 mm | 15,000 rpm · 5-axis | 2 | Mid-size 5-axis parts, aerospace brackets |
| DMG MORI DMC 850 V | 850 × 520 × 475 mm | 15,000 rpm · HSK-63 | 4 | Tight-tolerance steel & titanium production |
| DMG MORI DMU 50 (3rd gen) | 500 × 450 × 400 mm | 18,000 rpm · 5-axis | 2 | Complex 5-axis geometries, medical implants |
| DMG MORI DMU 85 monoBLOCK | 735 × 850 × 560 mm | 15,000 rpm · 5-axis | 2 | Large 5-axis titanium & aerospace work |
| Brother Speedio S700X2 | 700 × 400 × 300 mm | 16,000 rpm · BT30 | 2 | High-speed small-part production runs |
Two-part milled aluminum enclosures with gasket grooves, cable entry holes, PCB mounting bosses, and Type II black anodize. Volumes 50–2,000 pcs typical.
Robotics linkage plates, sensor brackets, drive mounts. Usually 6061-T6 or 7075-T6 aluminum, with threaded holes, dowel pin locations, and alodine or clear anodize.
Hydraulic and pneumatic manifolds with cross-drilled channels, O-ring grooves, and NPT or BSPP port threads. Pressure tested to 1.5× rated pressure before shipment.
Precision fixtures for the customer's own production line. Usually tight-tolerance 7075 or tool steel, with hardened locating pins and wear plates.
Laboratory-grade optical hardware, lens tubes, beam splitters. Tight parallelism and flatness requirements, hand-polished bore interiors, blackened finish.
Liquid-cooled cold plates for EV battery packs and power electronics. Serpentine milled channels, vacuum-brazed covers, pressure-tested to 5 bar.
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