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Part
5-Axis bracket
Rev
A
Operation
001
Sheet
1 of 1

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Inspection is not a step. It’s the standard.

Five-axis milling, CNC turning and CMM inspection under one roof — quoted, cut and measured to your print.

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Prototype machining through low-volume production
DFM feedback with every quote

Fig. 1 5-Axis Bracket, Typ. Dwg. IV-001
1 2 3 4 5 6
  • 1Profile
  • 2Counterbore
  • 3Pocket
  • 4Bolt circle
  • 5Slot
  • 6Datum A

01 — Capabilities

Every operation the print calls for, run in-house.

Mill, lathe and inspection sit on the same floor, so a part moves from first cut to final report without leaving the building.

01

5-Axis CNC Milling

Simultaneous five-axis work for contoured surfaces, deep pockets and compound angles — cut in as few setups as the geometry allows.

  • Simultaneous 5-axis
  • Compound angles
02

CNC Turning

Turned parts held to print on diameter, face and bore, documented the same way as the mill side.

  • Diameters
  • Bores & faces
03

Prototype Machining

One-off and first-article parts cut from your model, so the design gets tested before tooling or volume is committed.

  • One-off
  • First article
04

Low-Volume Production

Bridge quantities from a handful to a run, on the same machines and the same inspection plan used for the prototype.

  • Repeatable
  • Setup-to-setup
05

CMM Inspection

Coordinate measurement against the print, reported feature by feature so receiving has something to check against.

  • Feature by feature
  • Reported
06

DFM Consulting

A machinist’s read on the drawing before it is released — features, datums and tolerances reviewed for manufacturability.

  • Print review
  • Datums & tolerances

02 — Inspection

Measured on the granite, not in the copy.

CMM inspection runs on the same floor as the machines. Every inspected job follows the same four steps, in the same order.

  1. 01

    Setup & fixturing

    The part is located the way it will be used, on the datum features called out on the print.

  2. 02

    Probe qualification

    The probe is qualified before the first feature is touched, so the numbers mean something.

  3. 03

    Feature measurement

    Every ballooned feature is measured and compared against its nominal on the drawing.

  4. 04

    Report issued

    Results travel with the parts, so receiving inspection has something to check against.

Coordinate measuring machine probing a machined part on its granite table
Fig. 3 — Feature measurement CMM

03 — The standard

Tolerances are a promise. We put them in writing.

Every job leaves with the numbers attached: what was cut, what was measured, and where it landed against the print. If a feature moved, you hear it from us before you hear it from receiving.

The drawing is the contract. Reading it carefully, cutting to it deliberately and measuring it honestly is the whole job — the rest is adjectives.

Machinist reviewing a printed drawing at a bench with a digital caliper
Fig. 4 — Print review Before the first cut

04 — Submit a print

Send the print. Get a number.

Tell us the process, the quantity and the tolerance that matters most. A machinist reads every submission.

Drawings and models can follow in the reply — tell us what you have and we will say what we need.