Industries

What changes from industry to industry

Across the industries we serve, the machined parts share the same core processes — milling, turning and finishing — but the emphasis shifts with each sector. Automotive work leans toward volume runs and repeatable tolerances on brackets, fittings and small hardware. Medical parts put more weight on clean, burr-free finishes and on the material certificate that accompanies each batch. Aerospace components tend to be machined from aluminium and titanium with tighter, carefully placed tolerances. Oil and gas and marine hardware favour stainless and corrosion-resistant grades, while electronics needs precision enclosures and heat-sensitive parts. Hydraulic and pneumatic brings manifolds, fittings and valve bodies. In every case the difference is not a new process but how the drawing is read — which tolerances matter, which materials are called out, and what documentation the buyer expects. The shared thread across all of them is that every part starts from a drawing, and the drawing — not the industry label — decides the process, the material grade and the finish.

The documents and traceability each sector expects

Every batch we ship carries the same two standard documents: a material certificate (MTR) and pre-shipment photos of your actual parts. What changes between sectors is how far the buyer leans on that paper trail. A medical or aerospace buyer will want the material certificate to follow the batch from receipt to assembly; a general industrial buyer may only need to confirm the grade at the dock. Material traceability runs through the material certificate, which ties each batch to its declared grade. For sectors that want more detailed documentation, we confirm at the quote stage exactly what we can supply, so expectations are set before the first part is made. Documentation is stated up front, not improvised after shipping. In practice a buyer states the documentation level in the RFQ, and we price and schedule to it, so no one discovers a paperwork gap after the parts are cut.

How we handle a sector-specific drawing

A sector-specific drawing usually means one of three things: a material grade chosen for corrosion or strength, a set of tolerances concentrated on the functional features, or a finish specified for the operating environment. We read the drawing the same way for every sector — pull out the datums, the critical tolerances and the surface requirements, then return DFM feedback with the quote within 24 hours. If a callout is hard to machine or a tolerance is tighter than the function requires, we say so and propose the alternative before you commit. Where a part needs a secondary process such as heat treatment or plating, it is arranged through our vetted partner network, managed under one quality process, so the drawing is honoured end to end. Send the drawing and we will map it to the right route — milling, turning, or a combination — rather than guessing. The result is one quote that covers the machining and any finishing, so the drawing is answered in a single hand-off rather than split across suppliers.

How to start

Starting is a single step: upload your drawing through our request a quote page or send it on WhatsApp. We return DFM feedback and a quote within 24 hours, with the material, tolerance, MOQ and lead time stated plainly. Samples leave in 5–10 days and production in 25–35 days after drawing approval, so you can validate a design before committing to a production run. Orders start at 50 pieces per style and material, with samples from a single piece. See our factory for the floor in Qidong City, Jiangsu Province, China that machines your parts, and use our materials and surface finishes pages to choose the grade and finish. Pick the sector closest to yours from the list below and we will confirm the details from your drawing. If you are not sure which sector page fits, describe the part and its working environment and we will point you to the right starting point.

The processes that sit behind every industry

The industry label decides which tolerances matter and what documentation the buyer expects. It does not change the route: every part is milled or turned from bar or plate, then finished. These are the processes the ten sectors below actually share.

• CNC machining — the umbrella route: milling, turning and secondary operations under one drawing.
• CNC turning — shafts, spacers, threaded parts and anything round.
• CNC milling — brackets, housings, manifolds and pockets.
• 5-axis machining — parts with features on more than one face in a single setup.
• Automatic screw machining — high-volume small fasteners from bar.
• Cold heading — formed fasteners at volumes where turning is too slow.
• Custom screws and custom washers — the two most requested part families across all ten sectors.