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Precision Machining

SMC Precision Machining Division operates one of the most complete and capable facilities in the region.  With our wide array of CNC and mechanical equipment, we almost certainly have the right machines and personnel to run your parts economically and to specification; from low volume to high volume, simple to complex.     

Facilities List
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Equipment/Capabilities:  
  • CNC Swiss Type Screw Machines
    • 3 to 9 axis
    • Low to high volumes
    • Close tolerance
    • Excellent for small parts
  • CNC Horizontal Milling
    • 2 pallet to 10 pallet
    • 300-600mm pallets
    • 6000-12,000 rpm spindles
  • CNC High Productivity Multi-Tasking Machines
    • 7 to13 axis
    • Low to high volumes
    • Turning and milling at one time
    • Excellent for complex parts
  • CNC Vertical Milling
    • 6000-15,000 rpm
    • Up to 20”x40” pallets
  • Rotary Transfer
    • Hydromat with 12 stations
    • 25mm capacity
    • Cross drilling and tapping 
    • Excellent for high volume, close tolerance
  • Creep Feed Grinding
    • Finished parts in a single pass
    • Excellent for pre-hardened materials
  • Screw Machine
    • 27 Acme Gridley mechanical screw machines
    • Up to 2.625” diameter
    • Excellent for low to high volumes
  • EDM
    • Sinker and conventional
    • Down to .002” wire diameter
To fully appreciate our equipment and capabilities please review our equipment list.

Secondary Operations – To ensure proper surface finish and to offer the best possible lead times we have in-house capabilities to provide: 

  • Cleaning
  • Vibratory deburring
  • Passivation
  • Harperizing

Our qualified vendor partners offer:

  • Plating
  • Abrasive blasting
  • Ultra-sonic cleaning
  • Thermo-deburring
  • Electro-polishing
  • Laser marking

Materials – Our equipment and operators are well versed in most machinable materials.  We have one of the largest inventories of brass in the Midwest as well as 12L14, T303 and many others.   We turn hex, round, square and tube stock.

  • Aluminum
  • Brass
  • Bronze
  • Dura-Bar (trademark) cast iron
  • Steels including tool steels
  • Stainless steel
  • Exotics
  • Teflon
  • Nylon
  • Acetal

Engineering – We welcome the opportunity to assist our customers in product design.  Our engineers will work with you to ensure maximum design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA).  We also have in-house SLA model capabilities.  Our engineers work with the following software:

  • AutoCAD
  • SolidWorks
  • Feature CAM
  • Pro E
  • Part Maker
  • Inventor

Assembly - We also offer a complete assembly department where your machined components can be matched up with stamped and/or injection molded parts from our other divisions to produce a sub-assembly ready for your installation. Click here for Assembly Services.

Quality – Our quality system is compliant to ISO-9001 and will be certified by fall of 2009.  As a supplier to numerous medical, defense and industrial equipment manufacturers we can supply whatever quality metrics required.  Please link to our equipment list for a summary of our quality equipment.

Recycling – SMC Contract Machining Division supports recycling efforts.  Wherever possible all cutting fluids and swarf are recycled.  When using customer supplied material we can return swarf when negotiated in advance of production.

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