Machining.
For plastic components that require intricate geometries, threading, or scarf cuts that cannot be achieved through standard die cutting, machining is the essential solution. Using advanced CNC equipment, we mill, turn, and drill high-performance plastic stock into finished parts with extreme mechanical integrity and dimensional accuracy.
- Plastic machining is a chip-removal process that mills, turns, and drills solid plastic stock into finished parts with intricate geometries, threading, and scarf cuts that die cutting cannot produce.
- Machining suits load-bearing parts, structural insulators, high-precision mechanical assemblies, and fluid-handling or medical components that need smooth, non-porous surface finishes.
- Our CNC equipment machines high-performance plastics like UHMW, Delrin, PEEK, PTFE, Nylon, HDPE, and Ultem, holding tolerances to plus or minus .0005 from prototype to high-volume production.
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Benefits of plastic machining.
Plastic machining offers a level of complexity and structural precision that is unique to the chip-removal process:
Complex 3D Geometries. Machining allows for the creation of parts with varying heights, blind holes, counterbores, and internal threads.
High Structural Integrity. Because we machine parts from solid blocks, rods, or thick sheets of plastic, the finished components retain the full physical properties of the raw material. This makes it the ideal choice for load-bearing parts and structural insulators.
Exceptional Surface Finishes. CNC machining can achieve very low surface roughness, which is critical for parts used in fluid handling or medical environments where a smooth, non-porous finish is required.
Prototype to Production Scalability. We can move quickly from a CAD design to a first-article prototype. Once the program is perfected, our CNC machines can run high-volume production with total repeatability.
Tight Tolerance Control. For rigid plastics, we can hold dimensions of ±.0005. This is necessary for parts that must fit into high-precision assemblies or mechanical housings.