Custom Tooling and Fixtures

What is Custom Tooling and Fixtures?

Custom tooling and fixtures in CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining services are specialized devices, jigs, and equipment designed and manufactured to enhance the precision, efficiency, and repeatability of the machining process. These tools and fixtures are tailored to the specific needs of a CNC machining project and play a crucial role in securing workpieces, guiding cutting tools, and ensuring the accurate production of machined components

Overview of Custom Tooling and Fixtures

Custom Tooling:

1. Cutting Tools: Custom cutting tools are designed for specific machining operations, such as milling, drilling, or turning. These tools can have unique geometries and coatings to optimize performance for a particular material or operation.

2. End Mills and Drills: These are frequently customized to suit specific workpiece materials, geometries, and machining requirements, resulting in better surface finish, reduced tool wear, and improved cutting efficiency.

3. Tool Holders: Custom tool holders, including collets and chucks, secure cutting tools in the CNC machine’s spindle. They may be designed to accommodate specific tool shank sizes and tool types.

4. Tool Inserts: Custom inserts, such as carbide or ceramic inserts, can be tailored to suit the material being machined, improving tool life and cutting performance.

5. Toolpath Planning: Custom toolpath planning, managed through CNC programming, ensures optimal tool engagement, minimizes tool changes, and reduces machining time.

Custom Fixtures:

1. Workholding Fixtures: Custom workholding fixtures are designed to securely hold and position workpieces during machining. These fixtures can be tailored to accommodate the unique shape and size of the workpiece, ensuring stability and repeatability.

2. Jigs: Jigs are specialized fixtures used to guide the machining tool or workpiece in a precise manner, allowing for consistent and accurate machining of features, holes, or surfaces.

3. Clamps and Vises: Custom clamping solutions, such as clamps and vises, are designed to securely hold irregularly shaped or delicate workpieces in place, preventing movement during machining.

4. Rotary Tables: Rotary fixtures, including rotary tables or indexers, are designed for multi-axis machining. They enable the rotation of workpieces to access multiple faces without the need for repositioning.

5. Pallets: Custom pallets are used in CNC machining centers to hold multiple workpieces, allowing for quick workpiece changeovers and increased machine productivity.

6. Alignment Fixtures: Fixtures that assist in aligning workpieces precisely, ensuring that the machined features are in the correct position.

7. Specialized Tooling Fixtures: These fixtures hold specialized cutting tools, such as broaches or reamers, in place during machining to achieve precise operations.

Precision Machining

To produce highly intricate and precise results to achieve the exact specifications for your needs.

Deburring

To ensure smooth, flawless surfaces and safety of our customers, our team is highly is skilled in ensuring the quality of our products before it is shipped to the users.

Prototype Design & Manufacturing

We offer aid in designing the parts and components you have in mind to ensure accurate manufacturing based on your visualizations.

Engineering Support

To reduce errors in the manufacturing process, our engineers are on standby to ensure the quality of the entire production from start to finish.

Custom Tooling & Fixtures

We offer specialized custom tools only made for a particular part of your choosing.

Assembly & Sub Assembly

To make it easier for customers, we also offer assembling of parts to complete a product or we could sub assemble a part of that product.

Plastic Machining

We also posses the equipment to cater to plastic parts. Whether hard plastics, with chemical resistance, or thermal stability we got it for you.

Specialized Machining

Our services include the production of the most complex parts and components.

Polishing

As part of the finishing process, we make sure that all imperfections, scratches, and rough surfaces are eliminated thus achieving a shiny look.

Jigs and Fixtures

To hold the part or piece in position to avoid distortion.

Short Runs & Rush Orders

Small quantity and rush orders are accepted. We are ready to provide our services to address your urgent needs.

CNC Milling

Our cnc miiling machine can provide you a wide range of components If you have a toolpath ready.

CNC Turning

Our machines are capable of making conical or cylindrical shaped components.

Medical CNC

Our shop is capable of producing such quality and standard cnc services that we also cater to medical industries ensuring the effectiveness and above all safety for medical applications.

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