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Equipment and machining capacity

What sits on our floor, what it can hold, and how large a part we can finish in house.

The envelope at a glance

Use this table to check a part against our working envelope before you send a drawing. If your part is close to a limit, call us and we will confirm the fixturing.

Summary of machining capacity
CapabilityValueSource machine
Maximum part length118 inBridge mill travel
Maximum part width48 inBridge mill travel
Maximum part height36 inBridge mill travel
Simultaneous axes5DMG DMU series
5-axis part capacity1000 mmDMU 100
Turning capacity⌀ 15 × 24 inCNC lathe
Hardness rangeUp to 60 HRCHard milling
CMM measuring range35 × 40 × 24 inMitutoyo
Breakdown response24 / 7Emergency machining

CNC milling

Milling equipment

Three DMG DMU machining centres cover simultaneous 5-axis work, with a bridge mill and HAAS verticals for large and repeat production parts.

CNC milling equipment list
MachineConfigurationCapacityQty
DMG DMU 1005-axis simultaneous1000 mm part capacity1
DMG DMU 705-axis simultaneous700 mm part capacity1
DMG DMU 505-axis simultaneous500 mm part capacity1
CNC Bridge Mill3-axis118 × 48 × 36 in1
HAAS VF6/503-axis + 4th axis64 × 32 × 32 in, 15 in 4th axis2
DMG 835V3-axis33 × 20 × 20 in1

Turning, grinding and metrology

Turned parts, ground surfaces and final dimensional inspection are all completed under the same roof.

Turning, grinding and metrology equipment list
MachineProcessCapacityQty
CNC LatheTurning⌀ 15 × 24 in1
Okuma CNC LatheTurning with C-axisLive tooling, C-axis1
Chevalier Surface GrinderGrinding12 × 24 in1
Mitutoyo CMMMetrology35 × 40 × 24 in1

Materials

What we cut

We machine a broad range of metals and engineered plastics. If your material is not listed, send the specification and we will confirm.

  • Group 01

    Aluminium and light alloys

    • 6061, 6082 and 7075 plate and bar
    • 2024 and 5083 sheet and plate
    • Cast aluminium tooling plate
    • Magnesium and light alloy billets
  • Group 02

    Steels and stainless

    • Mild and low carbon structural steel
    • 4140 and 4340 alloy steel
    • Tool steels, hardened to 60 HRC
    • 303, 304 and 316 stainless
  • Group 03

    Alloys and engineered plastics

    • Bronze and brass bar stock
    • Copper and copper alloys
    • Nickel alloys on request
    • Delrin, UHMW, nylon and PEEK