Frequently Asked Questions

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Design for manufacture is common for mass produced parts, but how does it work for the one off or small batch? Does the designer have any clue as to the capability of the machine shop? Knowing your capabilities and, more importantly working within them is vital. This can be discovered before a chip is cut.

Modern machine tools are powerful beasts. How to achieve the best results, what the optimum  NC code should look is often ignored or even not considered. Preparing CAM post processors to get the best from the machine can remove problems you didn't even know you had.

Final Inspection should be an academic exercise and not a barrier to shipping parts. If machine tool capability is known, manufacturing processes and NC programs are written to ensure they perform within that capability then parts should be correct. Machining is science not an art form.