Brackets, housings and structural fittings cut from titanium, Inconel, 7075 and 17-4PH. We hold ±0.005 mm on 16 simultaneous 5-axis centers and inspect every part before it ships.
Most scrap on flight hardware comes from setup and documentation, not from the cutting itself.
A rib machined to 0.8 mm bows once the vise pressure comes off. The dimension reads fine on the machine and fails on the CMM the next morning. That is a full batch scrapped and a schedule slip you cannot recover.
Wrong speeds on Ti-6Al-4V work-harden the surface, and the next pass breaks the tool. Scrap rate climbs, surface finish degrades, and fatigue life drops where it matters most.
Parts sit finished on the dock while dimensional reports and material certs are still being typed. Without traceable data, your QA gate holds the shipment.
Anodize and passivation handled off-site means the parts travel twice, lose traceability at the handoff, and lead times double. Rework blame gets passed around.
Every operation is planned around how the part will be measured, not just how it will be cut.
Propeller hubs, motor mounts and custom airframe brackets rarely fit a three-axis setup. Each new orientation adds a datum shift, and the tolerance stack grows with it. Our 16 simultaneous 5-axis centers cut compound angles, deep pockets and contoured surfaces in a single clamping.
The rotary table handles Ø400 mm work, and the large-travel machines reach 4,000 × 400 × 150 mm for long structural sections. For parts that need it, we simulate the toolpath before the first chip to check for gouges and thin-wall deflection.
High-strength alloys punish the wrong parameters. Ti-6Al-4V and Inconel work-harden if the feed is too light, and 7075 moves when residual stress releases. We pick tool grade, coolant strategy and depth of cut from the material and the part geometry, not from a default table.
For polymer and composite parts, we run the same discipline: sharp geometry, controlled chip load, and a finish that will not hide a crack. Where a design detail looks risky, we flag it during DFM review and suggest a change before cutting starts.
Use this to pick the route before you send a model.
| Part type | Typical route | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe bracket, thin rib | 5-axis, one setup | Compound angles, low rigidity |
| Engine mount, dense block | 3-axis + mill-turn | Deep pockets, round bores |
| Long structural rail | Large-travel 5-axis | 4,000 mm envelope, tight datum |
| Housing with bores and flats | Mill-turn center | Turning and milling, one setup |
| Prototype, geometry unproven | 3-axis, soft jaws | Fast change, low fixture cost |
| PEEK or composite insulator | 3-axis, sharp tooling | Avoids delamination and burrs |
One supplier from raw stock to finished, inspected, marked part.
16 simultaneous centers for contoured and compound-angle features in one clamping.
12 four-axis mills for parts that need rotation but not full contouring.
27 machines for prismatic work, prototypes and simple production parts.
16 mill-turn centers combine turning and milling without a second setup.
Fast metal and plastic prototypes to prove fit before tooling.
Anodize, plating, powder coat, blasting and laser marking to spec.
Standard scope unless your drawing says otherwise.
| Item | What you get |
|---|---|
| Materials | 6061, 7075, 17-4PH, Ti-6Al-4V, Inconel, PEEK, carbon fibre |
| Tolerance | ±0.005 mm (0.0002 in) on critical features |
| Surface finish | Ra 0.2–0.8 μm fine; Ra 0.8–1.6 μm standard |
| Inspection | 100% before shipment; reports on request |
| Finishing | Anodize, plating, powder coat, blasting, marking |
| Lead time | Production starts within 24 hours; parts ship in 3–5 days |
| Order size | No minimum, from one prototype to 10,000+ parts |
| Confidentiality | Secure uploads; NDA available on request |
No adjectives, just what the shop floor holds.
Not a one-off lab result. The same value applies across a run, checked on a CMM.
Capacity for contoured parts without queueing behind a single machine.
Parts that pass inspection first time, across mixed production runs.
Programmers, machinists and inspectors working three wholly-owned plants.
Production can start within 24 hours of a confirmed order.
Feasibility comments come back with the price, not after.
7075 brackets with compound angles, machined in one 5-axis setup.
Ti-6Al-4V fittings with deep pockets, cut to controlled stock and finished lightly.
Long aluminium sections inside the 4,000 mm envelope, held on a single datum.
PEEK and 17-4PH parts with sealing faces and marked identification.
±0.005 mm (0.0002 in) on critical features, held across the run, not just on the first part.
If your drawing asks for something tighter on a thin-wall feature, tell us early. We will say whether it is realistic or suggest a geometry change.
Aluminium 6061, 7075 and 2024; stainless 17-4PH and 316L; titanium TA2 and Ti-6Al-4V; Inconel; magnesium; plus PEEK, carbon fibre and other plastics.
Material choice drives tooling and parameters, so it is part of the DFM review.
Roughing leaves controlled stock, finishing passes keep radial load low, and we sequence operations to release stress gradually.
For very flexible parts, we may suggest a fixture change or a small design adjustment rather than fight the geometry.
Every part is inspected before shipment: raw material check, in-process monitoring and final inspection.
Dimensional reports and certification PDFs are available on request.
Yes. Anodizing (clear, colour, hardcoat, conductive), electroless nickel, zinc, silver and gold plating, powder coating, black oxide, bead blasting, tumbling and laser marking are all handled under our process.
Keeping finishing with machining avoids a second handoff and preserves traceability.
There is none. We machine from one prototype to runs of 10,000+ parts.
Prototype jobs often use softer fixturing; production jobs get dedicated workholding once the geometry is frozen.
Quotation and free DFM analysis come back within 12 hours. Production can start within 24 hours, and parts typically ship in 3–5 days.
Those windows assume a released drawing and available stock.
Uploads are secure and confidential, and we sign an NDA on request before you send files.
Your drawings and models are not shared outside the project.
Upload your drawing or STEP file and we will review geometry, material and tolerance before quoting.
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