A CNC lathe turns round parts from bar or blank. The workpiece rotates, and programmed tools cut diameters, faces, grooves, threads and bores in a sequence that repeats identically for every part in the batch. It is the process for anything cylindrical: a shaft with stepped diameters, a flange with a bolt pattern, a bush with a press-fit bore, a decorative cap or a threaded fitting. The drawing goes in, and the part comes out to it.
What gets turned
- Shafts, pins, spacers and bushes for machinery and fabricated equipment.
- Flanges, adaptors, nozzles and fittings for pressure vessels, tanks and piping.
- Architectural components — standoffs, handrail ends, bollard caps, spigots and decorative bosses.
- Threaded parts and inserts in stainless steel and brass for hardware and assemblies.
Why turn in the same workshop
Fabrication rarely ends at the sheet. A tank needs nozzles, a handrail needs end caps, a screen needs standoffs, and buying those from a separate machine shop adds a supplier, a delivery and a place for dimensions to drift. Turning them alongside the fabrication means the machinist and the welder read the same drawing and the fit is checked before the part leaves. Batches repeat from the same program, so a replacement made next year matches the original.
Stainless steel, aluminium, brass and carbon steel are all machined; material is drawn from the same store that supplies the rest of the job.
From your drawing to a machined part
- Send the drawing — a dimensioned PDF is enough for most parts, a STEP file is welcome for complex profiles.
- We confirm material, quantity and any surface finish or thread specification, and flag anything that needs a second operation.
- Parts are programmed, turned and inspected against the drawing; first-off parts are checked before the batch runs.
- Machined parts are packed — or welded, polished or PVD-coated into the assembly they belong to, in the same order.