Aluminum CNC Machining Part

Aluminium parts by CNC machining

Aluminium CNC machined parts are popular across manufacturing because aluminium is light, strong and very easy to machine. CNC machining shapes the part directly from bar or plate, without a mold, which makes it efficient for prototypes and low volumes and, with good fixturing, competitive at high volume too.

This component is machined from 6061 aluminium for a motor manufacturer, in high volume, to the customer's data sheet. No heat treatment was required.

Why 6061

• Good strength-to-weight ratio for motor and structural parts.
• Excellent machinability, which keeps cycle times short.
• Takes anodising well for corrosion protection and colour.
• Good thermal conductivity for parts that carry heat away from motors and electronics.

How we make high-volume aluminium parts economical

• Programming and fixtures designed by our engineers to machine several faces in one setup.
• Multi-part fixtures so one machine cycle produces several parts.
• Tooling and feeds optimised for aluminium to reach fine finishes without secondary polishing.
• In-process checks with probing and final inspection to the customer's data sheet.

Quantities range from one prototype to thousands of parts, and production lead times are short. See our aluminium CNC machining service for more detail.

How a project like this works

• Tell us what you need – the mold only, molded parts, or both, and your estimated annual volume.
• Send drawings – STEP, IGES, STL, DWG or PDF, or a sample. We sign off moldability in a DFM review.
• Quotation – tooling price, part price and a schedule, with steel, cavities and runner proposed.
• Mold design approval – you approve the 3D mold design before steel is cut.
• T1 samples + FAI report – production or mold shipment starts after your approval.

Shipping molds and parts

• Molds are cleaned, rust-protected, marked and checked against a shipment checklist: cooling circuits, sprue, locating ring, ejection and support pillars.
• Molds ship with drawings, a spare-parts list and the T1 process sheet.
• Parts are packed to your packing instruction and inspected before shipment.
• We ship to customers in Europe, the USA and Asia.

After-sales

Our after-sales team supports mold maintenance and modifications remotely and can supply spare inserts. Contact customerservice@precisemoulds.com.