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Programmed turning for round parts, from a single one-off to repeat batches. CNC turning holds consistent diameters, shoulder lengths and thread forms across a run, which makes it the right choice when several identical parts need to match each other.

Typical tolerances are agreed from the drawing before we start, and we will flag any dimension that is tighter than the part actually needs — over-tight tolerances cost money without adding function.

Prismatic parts machined from plate, bar or block: brackets, plates, housings and profiles with pockets, slots, counterbores and tapped holes. Set-ups are planned so that datums stay consistent and features hold their position relative to one another.

Where a part suits it, we will suggest small drawing changes — a corner radius that lets a cutter through, a thread that can be tapped rather than cut — that make the part cheaper to produce without changing how it works.

Work where the fit matters more than the finish: bore and shaft pairings, reamed holes, press fits, sliding fits and clearance set to the application. This is often the stage that decides whether an assembly runs smoothly or fights back.

We also rework worn parts back to size, building up or sleeving where that is the sensible repair, and measuring the mating part so the finished fit is right rather than merely within tolerance.

Frames, guards, brackets, stands, trolleys and machine modifications fabricated and welded in mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium. Parts are cut, set up square and welded with the distortion that the job can tolerate in mind.

Fabricated items can be married up to machined parts in the same workshop, so a welded frame can arrive with its machined pads, holes and faces already finished.

Single parts made from a fully dimensioned drawing, a rough sketch, a hand-drawn section or a sample. Prototype work is where a workshop earns its keep, because the design is usually still moving and the machinist has to think about what the part is for.

We will tell you where a design will be awkward to make, where a change would save a set-up, and where the tolerance you have drawn is not the tolerance you need. Design-for-manufacture advice is part of the job, not an extra.

Small to medium batches where the same part is wanted again and again. Set-ups, tooling and inspection methods are recorded on the first run so that repeat orders come out the same way, without discovering a new problem each time.

Kits of several parts can be made together and delivered as a set, which suits machine builders, installers and maintenance teams who need everything on site at once.

Obsolete or broken components measured, modelled and made again. Where the original is worn or cracked we work from the surviving features and the way the part fits, then make the new part to suit the assembly as it is now rather than as it was drawn.

This is often the fastest route out of a breakdown: send the part, tell us what it does, and we will tell you whether it can be repaired, reworked or remade.

Parts deburred, finished and assembled into complete items, so what arrives is ready to fit rather than ready to fettle. Pressing, fitting, pinning and bolting are all done with the same measurement discipline as the machining.

Finishing is offered as a practical step — breaking edges, removing tool marks, preparing for paint or leaving a machined finish — and any decorative or protective coating is discussed before we agree what we can do in-house.