We cut parts with undercuts, deep pockets and true 3D surfaces in one setup. Sixteen simultaneous 5-axis centers, ±0.005 mm tolerance, and a DFM report in your inbox within 12 hours.
A toolpath that stays in one orientation forces long, thin tools into a 120 mm deep pocket. Deflection grows, the wall tapers, and you scrap the part after the finish pass. The fix is a tilted tool axis, not a slower feed.
If a pocket opens sideways or a boss sits behind a wall, a 3-axis machine cannot reach it. Each extra setup adds fixture error, and the bore-to-datum relationship drifts with every re-clamp.
A 1.2 mm wall held in a vise springs back the moment the jaws open. The part measures fine on the machine and fails on the CMM. Five-axis access lets us support the wall from inside and take lighter finishing passes.
A low price based on two operations turns into a change order once the shop finds the undercut. You lose a week, not just money. We price the setups the geometry actually needs and say so up front.
Two things decide whether a complex part comes out right: how many times it gets clamped, and how well the toolpath handles the areas a 3-axis spindle cannot see.
A simultaneous 5-axis center moves the tool and the workpiece at the same time, so the cutter can reach five faces without the operator touching the vise. On a part with four side pockets and a compound-angle boss, that turns five operations into one.
The gain is not speed on the spindle. It is the error you never introduce. Every re-clamp adds a few hundredths of a millimeter of positional drift, and that drift stacks up over a run of 500 parts. Cutting the datum in the same setup keeps bore position tied to the same zero all the way through.
Deep cavities, side-opening slots and backward-facing bosses are where 3-axis work stalls. Short, stiff tools tilted into the corner cut cleaner than a long tool run straight down. We program the tilt to keep the flute engaged and the chip clear.
For parts that still need turning, our mill-turn centers finish the outside diameter and the milled features in one program. A Ø400 mm rotary table handles the larger housings. Shafts up to 4,000 mm long fit on the long-travel machines.
Match the geometry to the machine before you commit to a process.
| Part feature | 3-axis | 5-axis / mill-turn |
|---|---|---|
| Open pockets, one face | Good fit, lowest cost | Unnecessary |
| Side-opening slots | Needs a second op | One setup |
| Compound-angle holes | Angle plate or re-fixture | Cut as modeled |
| Thin walls, 1–2 mm | Deflection risk | Supported from inside |
| Ø400 mm housings | Not covered | Rotary table |
| Shafts over 2,000 mm | Not covered | Long-travel machines |
Simultaneous 5-axis centers for complex geometry, undercuts and true 3D surfaces. One setup, five faces.
Rotary work for cylindrical parts with milled flats, slots and cross holes. Good bridge between 3-axis and full 5-axis.
Straightforward plate and block work. Twenty-seven machines keep simple parts cheap and fast.
Mill-turn centers combine OD turning with milled features. Sixteen of them, plus Ø400 mm rotary capacity.
First articles in days, not weeks. Same programming team that runs production, so nothing gets lost in handoff.
Anodizing, plating, powder coating, bead blasting, brushing and laser marking at 1.5 mm minimum character height.
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Machines on site | 127 high-precision CNC machines |
| 5-axis centers | 16 simultaneous |
| Tolerance | ±0.005 mm (±0.0002 in) |
| Surface finish | Ra 0.2–3.2 μm, by process |
| Largest part | 4,000 × 400 × 150 mm travel |
| Rotary capacity | Ø400 mm table |
| Order size | One prototype to 10,000+ parts |
| Inspection | 100% before shipment, reports on request |
Fifteen years on the same site in Dongguan, with a second plant in Singapore for regional supply. Three wholly-owned plants and 7,600 m² under one quality system.
±0.005 mm on production parts, verified on the CMM. Surface finish runs Ra 0.2–3.2 μm depending on the process you pick.
Send the 3D model and 2D drawing. Our engineers flag thin walls, unreachable corners and tolerance stack-ups before the first chip.
Once the drawing is locked and material is in, the job goes to the floor the next working day. Parts ship in 3–5 days.
No minimum order quantity. The same fixture and inspection route applies to a single prototype and a full run.
ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016, ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 27001:2022 cover quality, automotive, medical and data handling.
Housings and brackets with compound-angle mounting faces. IATF 16949 paperwork travels with the run, and dimensional reports come on request.
Small instrument bodies and manifolds where the bore-to-datum callout is tight and the surface must clean up. ISO 13485 process control applies.
End-effector plates and joint housings that need many faces cut true to each other. One setup keeps the mounting pattern square.
Heat sinks, busbar supports and enclosure frames in aluminium and copper. Finish options include hardcoat anodizing and selective masking.
Use it when the part has features a 3-axis spindle cannot reach without re-fixturing: side-opening pockets, compound-angle holes, or surfaces that wrap around more than one face.
If every feature faces one direction, 3-axis is cheaper and just as accurate. We tell you which one the geometry actually needs instead of defaulting to the bigger machine.
A STEP or IGES 3D model plus a 2D drawing with tolerances, datums and surface finish callouts. If you only have a model, send it and we will flag the calls that need to be defined.
Add material, quantity and any finishing requirement. That is enough for a quote and a DFM report within 12 hours.
We avoid the re-clamp where the tolerance lives. Critical bores and datum faces get cut in the same setup, on the same zero, before the part leaves the fixture.
Temperature matters too. The shop is climate controlled and we let parts stabilize before final inspection on the CMM.
Yes, within limits. Walls around 1–2 mm are routine in aluminium if we support them from the inside and take light finishing passes.
Below that, the part may need a different process or a design change. DFM review catches this before we cut metal.
Up to 4,000 × 400 × 150 mm on the long-travel machines. Medium and compact travels cover 750 × 1,150 × 550 mm and 500 × 500 × 450 mm.
Rotary work goes to a Ø400 mm table, which covers most cylindrical housings and joint bodies.
Aluminium 6061, 7075 and 6082, stainless 303, 304, 316L and 17-4PH, alloy steels, copper and brass including beryllium copper, titanium TC4, Inconel, magnesium, plus engineering plastics like POM, PEEK and HDPE.
Beryllium copper and magnesium need specific chip handling and tooling, so we schedule them on machines set up for those alloys.
Uploads stay confidential and are not shared outside the quoting and programming team. We can sign an NDA before you send files.
That covers customer drawings, models and any production data tied to your part numbers.
Every part gets inspected before shipment. The route is raw material check, in-process monitoring and final inspection, with dimensional reports available on request.
For tight-tolerance features we record the CMM result against the drawing callout, so you get numbers, not a stamp.
Upload your 3D model and 2D drawing. You get pricing and manufacturability notes within 12 hours, with no minimum order quantity and no obligation to place the job.
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