Reliable 5-Axis Machining Services for Prime Contractors
At Focused on Machining, our 5-axis machining services and advanced scheduling allow us to expertly support prime contractors. We take on-time delivery performance seriously as your manufacturing partner because we know one late supplier can derail an entire production line. Currently, our on-time delivery rating sits at 95%.
Our 5-axis machining enables us to machine complex parts and serves as part of a larger system designed to reduce your risk and compress timelines.
5-Axis Machining: Complex Parts With Less Risk
5-axis machining is well known for handling complex geometry and features, but consistency is just as important for prime contractors. After all, many complex parts can be produced on 3-axis equipment, but the 3-axis option requires more setups and fixturing, introducing more chances for error.
Consider a part with multiple datums and a tight-tolerance hole that has to be located precisely relative to all of them. 3-axis equipment can achieve that result, but it depends on an expert machinist perfectly executing several flawless setups. Every additional setup introduces new risk.
With 5-axis machining, that same job can be completed in a single setup. Fewer setups mean better positional accuracy and a more repeatable process. That, in turn, will lead to fewer surprises during inspection and an overall more stable production and precision machining process.
Speed Scales With Automation
Speed is important in every industry, but for prime contractors, the large programs they often manage can make speed and reliability critical. Instead of waiting for a single order, you’re keeping a huge number of tasks on track.
Our five-axis not only reduces setup time, but it allows for extended runtime and lights-out operation, as well. That efficiency helps us protect lead times even when schedules get tight. The additional capacity also helps us adjust when the unexpected occurs, preventing disruption for your project and making us a perfect partner for contract manufacturing services.
A Process for Reliability in Every Step
When machine shops struggle with late deliveries, it’s rarely from any single mistake. Instead, they come from systemic process issues: no buffer for uncertainty, limited visibility in a schedule, and no technology to help recover from setbacks. If shops can’t recognize a problem until the due date arrives, you might be facing weeks or months until delivery.
We never want to put a customer in that position at Focused on Machining. We build realistic schedules in ProShop to account for not only the full scope of work but the inevitable bumps that happen in production. The scheduling is updated dynamically, allowing us to spot risks early and communicate with you to find solutions.
Our 95% on-time delivery rating does mean that a small percentage of our jobs ship late, but our process almost always allows us to measure those delays in days, not months. In part, that’s due to the modern equipment, like 5-axis machining, that we’re able to pair with our transparent scheduling technology.
Complexity and Dependability In One Shop
Prime contractors need dependable delivery just as much as they need complex parts, and we’re ready to provide both in our 5-axis machining services. Contact us today and partner with our Colorado machine shop for a low-risk manufacturing partner!