SheetContract manufacturing
ScalePrototype to 50,000
Quote2 working days
Budget figureSame day
RevA
Machining, fabrication, finishing
Send us the drawing.
We send back the price.
Most of the cost in a part is decided at the drawing stage. Send it early and we will tell you where it can be taken out, then hold the price we quote.
MaterialSteel, stainless, aluminium
General tol.±0.05 mm
Drawings accepted: STEP, DXF, PDFInspection records with every batch
Capability
What we can hold, and how many
Everything below is what the shop does on an ordinary week. If a part needs something outside it, we say so on the quote rather than after the first-off.
Materials
Mild steel, stainless 304 and 316, aluminium 6082 and 7075, brass
Certified stock; mill certs on request
Processes
CNC milling and turning, sheet metal, MIG and TIG welding, powder coat
Anodising and plating through partners
Tolerance
±0.05 mm general, ±0.01 mm on toleranced features
Stated on the drawing, held on the CMM
Volume
Prototype runs of one; production into the tens of thousands
Same drawing, same fixtures, either way
Lead time
Budget figure same day; full quote in two working days
First-off in ten working days, typical
How a part moves through the shop
01
Drawing
STEP, DXF or PDF. A photograph of a sketch is fine to start.
02
Quote
Two working days. Price, lead time and anything we would change, in writing.
03
First-off
One part, inspected against the drawing, before the run is cut.
04
Production
The run, the inspection records, and the delivery date we agreed.
SheetRequest for quote
Reply2 working days
AttachmentsSTEP, DXF, PDF
ObligationNone
Send us the drawing
A drawing package gets a full quote in two working days. If you only need a number to plan around, say so and you will have one today.