CNC milling you can rely on

Yes, and it is what we are known for. We reverse engineer the part: measuring it by metrology or 3D scanning, rebuilding it as a full CAD model, and milling the replacement from that model. A milled component carries its faces, slots, bores and threads in a fixed relationship to one another, and recovering that relationship accurately is the whole skill, so the replacement fits the assembly the original came from. Where a feature failed because the original geometry was wrong, we correct it in the model before we mill, so the new part comes back better than the original. Send us the worn or obsolete component and our engineers will quote your CNC milling within 24 hours.

Yes. CNC milling works from a programme, so the machine follows the same toolpath on every part, and diameters, slots, pockets and hole positions repeat across the batch without hand adjustment, typically within around 0.05mm. Before the batch runs we inspect the first article against the CAD model, which confirms the programme and the fixturing are producing the part the drawing calls for. From there, part one and part one thousand come off the same. We also hold your model and programme on file, so when you reorder months later the new batch matches the first rather than starting from scratch. For an OEM buyer running a production line, that consistency is what makes precision milling a dependable subcontract route rather than a gamble on each order.

We mill aluminium, steel, stainless steel, brass and engineering plastics, among others, and the right choice depends on what the part has to do. Each material cuts differently: aluminium mills fast and suits light brackets, plates and housings; steel and stainless hold up in higher-load and higher-temperature duties but cut slower and need the right tooling to keep a clean finish; brass machines cleanly for fittings; and engineering plastics suit wear parts and insulating components. Aluminium CNC milling and steel milling are both routine for us. We confirm the grade with you before we quote, so the toolpaths and finish are planned around the actual material. If you need a grade outside these families, tell us and we will confirm we can hold it.

We work from 3D CAD in STEP, IGES or Parasolid, and we can also work from a 2D drawing or the physical part where no model exists. We cannot mill from an STL, which is a surface mesh rather than a true solid, though it is fine as a visual reference. On tolerances, milling typically holds around 0.05mm, tighter on the critical features on request, and we confirm what the part needs at quote stage rather than promise it blind. If you have only a worn sample, that is enough to start: we reverse engineer the model first, then mill from it. Tell us the fit the part has to make and we will confirm the tolerance before you commit.

CNC milling shapes a part by removing material with a rotating tool, working the faces the machine can reach and re-fixturing the part to reach the rest. It suits prismatic components: brackets, plates, housings and mounting parts with faces, slots, pockets and bores. 5 axis machining adds two rotary axes so the tool can reach five faces of a part in one setup, which suits complex geometry, contoured surfaces and parts where many features have to stay true to one datum. Plenty of parts do not need five axes, and milling them on 3 axis is quicker and cheaper. When you send us a part we will tell you which route fits, rather than pushing every job onto one machine. If your part has features on several faces that must stay true, ask us about 5 axis.

Every first job is quoted individually once an engineer has reviewed the part, the material and the quantity, so the right figure depends on the job rather than a fixed starting price, and we mill both single replacements and production batches with the same care. A one-off is often a reverse engineering job: a worn or obsolete milled part with no drawing, which we measure, model and mill as a single replacement. A larger run is about consistency, so the programme and fixturing are set once and every part comes off the same, checked against the first article. We size the work to the job, from a single prototype through to full production runs, rather than working to a minimum quantity. Send the part or drawing and we will quote within 24 hours.