Machining
CNC machining
Quick-turn milled parts for brackets, housings, plates, and fixtures.
- Metals and plastics
- Fixturing and workholding
- Rework existing parts
Quick-turn fabrication with engineering support
Fabrication & Engineering in the Research Triangle.
Partner with someone who understands how to make your part work.
Serving Raleigh, Durham, Cary & the Triangle. Small-batch & prototype work with fast turnaround.
Capabilities
Sheet metal
Cutting & bending
Brackets, panels and enclosures.
- Sheet cutting and forming
- Metals
- Custom forming tools
Welding
MIG & TIG welding
Assemblies, brackets, and repairs.
- Steel, stainless, and aluminum
- Prototype and low-volume assemblies
Laser Cutting
Plastic cutting & metal engraving
Panels, labels, and cosmetic details that still respect manufacturability.
- Plastic panels cut to size
- Engraving for plastics and metals marks
Prototyping
Plastic casting & low-volume parts
Support for simple casting and short-run part workflows.
- Small-run, proof-of-concept components
- Assistance with design for manufacturing
- Try it before committing to a mold
3D scanning
3D scanning & reverse engineering
Capture real-world geometry when you don’t have a drawing.
- Prepare and scan existing parts
- Create reference models for CAD design
- Retrofit parts and tight fitting assemblies
Engineering & CAD
Engineering with the whole process in mind
Work with someone who lives on both sides of the process: designing parts and making them.
- Clean, well-structured CAD that’s easy to revise
- Designs that are manufacturable from day one
- Design verification and validation support
- Tolerancing that keeps parts accurate and affordable
Typical projects
- One-off mounts, brackets, and adapter plates
- Prototype assemblies requiring quick iteration
- Lifetime testing rigs
- Modifying existing parts
- Small fixtures and jigs for in-house processes
- Reverse-engineered parts for obsolete equipment
- CAD cleanup, redesigns, or manufacturability reviews
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