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Automation Equipment

Machine components, gearbox parts and drive elements for equipment builders.

Equipment builders do not buy one part, they buy a kit that has to fit together on an assembly line. What matters in a supplier here is not the cheapest bracket. It is parts that arrive to drawing, in the right order, and do not stop the build.

We make linear-axis components, gearbox housings and shafts, pulleys, couplings, mounting plates and sensor brackets — usually as repeat batches against a drawing that has already been through several revisions.

What we make here

Parts that come through this department.

Linear axis and rail componentsGearbox housings and shaftsPulleys, couplings and adaptorsMounting plates and bracketsSensor and camera mountsFrame and guarding parts

Typical work: repeat batches where the second order has to measure the same as the first.

How the work runs

From drawing to shipping, in this order.

Motion reviewWhich face carries the load, which one carries the bearing and which one is cosmetic — that decides the datum and the finish map.

MachiningHousings and plates cut on 3- and 4-axis machines; bores and bearing seats held to the assembly tolerance.

Assembly checkWhere the customer asks, parts are checked as a sub-assembly so a stack error is caught here, not at the line.

Finish and packAnodising, blackening or zinc plating arranged, then parts packed by assembly group.

Materials, equipment and inspection

The practical detail.

Materials and environment

6061 and 7075 aluminium, 1045 and 4140 steel, stainless, brass and engineering plastics. Anodising, blackening and zinc plating arranged to the drawing's finish callout.

See the full material list

Inspection

First-article inspection on the first part of every run, CMM for hole position, and dimensional reports with measured values on request.

Quality and documentation

Capacity

What the department can actually hold.

Part family	Typical material	What decides the price
Linear axis and rail mounts	6061, 7075	Flatness, hole position and anodising class
Gearbox housings and covers	ADC12, 6061	Bore tolerance and sealing faces
Drive shafts and couplings	4140, 303	Concentricity and keyway or clamp detail
Sensor brackets	6061, 304	Quantity and finish; usually a laser or milled part
Robot end effectors	7075, 6061	Weight, stiffness and multiple setups
Conveyor and frame parts	Steel, aluminium	Length and tolerance; often a cut-and-drill job

Automation parts fail on the interface, not on the part. Give us the mating part or the assembly tolerance and the stack is checked before the first chip.

Parts we have machined

Real components, photographed on our own bench.

**Automation station**Frame and axis parts

Where the money goes

What actually drives the price of this work.

Tolerance on the interface Only the faces that mate need the tight callout. Applying it to the whole part triples the inspection.
Finish Anodising is priced by surface area and colour batch; a black hard-anodised part costs more than a clear one.
Setup count Brackets with holes on four faces are a 4-axis job. The same bracket designed with holes on two faces is a cheaper part.
Batch and repeatability Automation buyers reorder on a schedule; the fixture and program are kept so the second batch runs on the same offsets.
Assembly Sub-assembly checking is optional, and it removes the argument about who caused the stack error.

Straight answers

Questions buyers ask about this work.

Can you hold a repeat order to the same dimensions?

Yes, and that is the point of the fixture. The setup, the program and the inspection plan stay with the job, so a reorder runs on a proven process instead of being re-engineered.

Do you assemble small sub-assemblies?

Where it helps the build, yes — pressing, pinning and light assembly are quoted as a step, with the fit checked before the parts are packed.

How do you handle drawing revisions?

The revision on the drawing is the revision we machine. If a new revision arrives mid-run we stop and confirm before cutting anything further.

Keep reading

Where this usually leads next.

CapabilityCNC Milling CapabilityGear Cutting ReferenceEquipment & quality

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