From raw bar to finished part

Confirm we understand exactly what you need before we commit to a price or a date.

• Receive 2D drawings and 3D models (PDF, DWG, DXF, STEP, IGES)
• Review dimensions, tolerances, geometric controls, finishes and thread callouts
• Check material grade, heat treatment, plating or coating requirements
• Raise technical queries on unclear features before quoting
• Agree quantities, inspection, documentation and delivery

Make sure the right material, of the right grade, enters the factory and stays identified.

• Check incoming bar, plate and tube against the purchase order: grade, size, quantity
• Verify the mill test certificate and match the heat number to the material marking
• Inspect for visual defects, straightness and size
• Tag material with grade, heat number and job reference
• Store by grade in designated racks; quarantine anything that does not match

Turn the drawing into a proven route, programme and set-up before metal is cut.

• Write the process route: operations, sequence, machines and inspection stages
• Programme CNC toolpaths in CAM and verify them in simulation
• Design or select workholding; define datums and work offsets
• Select tooling, cutting data and coolant strategy for the material
• Define the inspection plan and the gauges required at each stage

Prepare blanks that are correctly sized, square and traceable.

• Saw-cut bar and plate to blank size with machining allowance
• Face and square blanks where the first operation needs a true datum
• Deburr cut edges and remove scale where required
• Transfer heat number and job reference to every blank or batch tray
• Stage blanks with the route card at the machine

Machine the part to the drawing, consistently, from the first piece to the last.

• Set workholding and tools; touch off tool lengths and set work offsets
• Run the first-off part and inspect it fully against the drawing
• Release the batch only after first-off approval
• In-process checks at set intervals with micrometers, bore gauges and go/no-go gauges
• Monitor tool wear and adjust offsets to hold size through the batch

Complete every feature and finish the drawing calls for, without damaging what is already machined.

• Deburr edges, break sharp corners and clear cross-holes
• Cut or chase threads and fit thread inserts where specified
• Polish, bead-blast or brush to the specified surface finish
• Heat treatment, anodising, plating or painting through controlled subcontract, with certificates returned
• Clean and protect parts between operations

Prove every part conforms to the drawing before it is released.

• Inspect critical dimensions against the drawing and inspection plan
• Check threads with plug and ring gauges; bores and fits with go/no-go gauges
• Measure surface finish where specified
• Visual inspection for burrs, damage and finish defects
• Segregate and label any non-conforming parts

Deliver clean, protected, correctly identified parts with their documentation.

• Clean parts and apply rust preventive to ferrous components
• Pack in VCI bags or paper, with separators to prevent part-to-part contact
• Label each pack with part number, drawing revision, quantity and job reference
• Compile the document pack: delivery note, inspection report, material certificates on request
• Final count against the order before dispatch