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Swiss lathe machining

We provide Swiss lathe machining for small, slender, and high-precision components. With guide bushing support and multi-axis tooling, we produce tight-feature parts with excellent stability for prototypes and low-volume production.

Precision Small-Diameter Turned Parts
Ideal for Long, Slender, and Complex Components
Supports Prototypes & Low-Volume Production

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Why Choose Swiss Lathe Machining?

Swiss lathe machining is designed for small, precise, and slender parts that need strong support during cutting. It is especially useful when long length-to-diameter ratios, fine features, and repeatable accuracy are required.

Efficient for Repeatable Small-Part Production

Swiss lathe machining is well suited for batches of small precision parts. It helps maintain consistency across repeated components while reducing handling between operations.

Complex Features on Small Components

Swiss machining can combine turning, drilling, milling, threading, grooving, and cross-hole operations on compact parts. This makes it suitable for components with tight details and multiple features.

Stable Machining for Slender Parts

Swiss lathes support the workpiece close to the cutting tool with a guide bushing. This helps reduce deflection and improves stability when machining long, thin, or small-diameter components.

Materials for Swiss Lathe Machining

We machine a range of metals and engineering plastics for Swiss lathe parts, depending on strength, corrosion resistance, machinability, and application requirements.

Aluminum Alloy

Carbon steel

Copper

Titanium

Stainless Steel

Magnesium

ABS

Nylon (PA)

HDPE/UHMWPE

Polycarbonate (PC)

PMMA (Acrylic)

PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)

PEEK (Polyether Ether Ketone)

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Materials for Swiss Lathe Machining

We machine a range of metals and engineering plastics for Swiss lathe parts, depending on strength, corrosion resistance, machinability, and application requirements.

Aluminum Alloy

Carbon steel

Copper

Titanium

Stainless Steel

Magnesium

ABS

Nylon (PA)

HDPE/UHMWPE

Polycarbonate (PC)

PMMA (Acrylic)

PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)

PEEK (Polyether Ether Ketone)

Aluminum Alloy

Aluminum alloys are lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and easy to machine, making them suitable for precision parts, enclosures, fixtures, and structural components. Common grades include 6061-T6, 7075-T6/T651, 2024-T351, 5052-H32, 5083-H111, and 6063-T5/T6.

Carbon steel

Steel offers high strength, durability, and wear resistance, making it suitable for structural parts, fixtures, shafts, gears, tooling, and other mechanical components. Common grades include 1018, 1045, 4140, 4340, A36, D2, and H13.

Copper

Copper provides excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, along with good corrosion resistance and formability, making it suitable for electrical components, heat sinks, connectors, electrodes, and precision parts. Common grades include C110, C101, C145, and C17200.

Titanium

Titanium offers an excellent strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility, making it suitable for aerospace components, medical devices, automotive parts, and high-performance mechanical applications. Common grades include Grade 2, Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V), Grade 7, and Grade 9 (Ti-3Al-2.5V).

Stainless Steel

Stainless steel offers high strength, excellent corrosion resistance, and good durability, making it suitable for medical devices, food-processing equipment, industrial components, enclosures, and precision mechanical parts. Common grades include 303, 304, 316, and 17-4 PH.

Magnesium

Magnesium is a lightweight metal with excellent machinability and a high strength-to-weight ratio, making it ideal for CNC machining, rapid prototyping, and low-volume production of aerospace components, automotive parts, electronic housings, and precision lightweight components. Common grades include AZ31, AZ61, AZ80, and ZK60.

ABS

ABS is a cost-effective engineering plastic with good impact resistance, toughness, and machinability, making it suitable for CNC machining of functional prototypes, housings, covers, brackets, and low-volume production parts. Common grades include general-purpose ABS, flame-retardant ABS, electroplating-grade ABS, and ABS-ESD.

Nylon (PA)

Nylon offers high strength, good impact resistance, low friction, and excellent wear resistance, making it suitable for CNC machining of gears, bushings, rollers, bearings, structural components, and other durable precision plastic parts. Common grades include PA6, PA66, PA12, and glass-filled nylon.

HDPE/UHMWPE

HDPE and UHMWPE offer excellent chemical resistance, low moisture absorption, low friction, and good impact and wear resistance, making them suitable for CNC machining of wear strips, guide rails, liners, bearings, rollers, and other durable industrial plastic parts. Common grades include HDPE, PE500, PE1000, and antistatic UHMWPE.

Polycarbonate (PC)

Polycarbonate offers excellent impact resistance, optical clarity, dimensional stability, and heat resistance, making it suitable for CNC machining of protective covers, transparent housings, lenses, inspection windows, and functional prototypes. Common grades include clear PC, black PC, flame-retardant PC, and glass-filled PC.

PMMA (Acrylic)

PMMA offers excellent optical clarity, good surface finish, and dimensional stability, making it suitable for CNC machining of transparent covers, display panels, lenses, light guides, inspection windows, and custom prototypes. Common grades include clear acrylic, cast acrylic, extruded acrylic, and impact-modified acrylic.

PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)

PVC offers good chemical resistance, electrical insulation, flame-retardant properties, and cost-effective machinability, making it suitable for CNC machining of fluid-handling components, electrical insulators, equipment housings, valve parts, and chemical-processing components. Common grades include rigid PVC (PVC-U), CPVC, clear PVC, and flame-retardant PVC.

PEEK (Polyether Ether Ketone)

EEK is a high-performance engineering plastic with excellent heat resistance, mechanical strength, chemical resistance, and dimensional stability, making it suitable for CNC machining of precision components used in aerospace, medical, semiconductor, oil and gas, and other demanding industrial applications. Common grades include unfilled PEEK, glass-filled PEEK, carbon-filled PEEK, and bearing-grade PEEK.

Surface Finishing Options

Swiss lathe parts can be finished to improve corrosion resistance, appearance, wear performance, conductivity, or functional surface requirements.

Nickel Plating

Adds corrosion and wear resistance with a smooth, metallic appearance, maintaining high dimensional accuracy for precision applications.

E-Coating (Electrophoretic Coating)

Electrostatically applied for even coverage, E-Coating provides excellent corrosion protection and consistent finishes across complex geometries.

Anodizing

Applied to aluminum parts, anodizing is one of the most widely used surface finishes for CNC milled parts, significantly increasing corrosion resistance, surface hardness, and overall durability. This process offers a wide range of color and texture options while maintaining tight machining tolerances, making it ideal for precision CNC machining applications in aerospace, electronics, medical devices, and industrial equipment.

Painted Finish

Spray painting and powder coating add color, corrosion protection, and a consistent appearance. Powder coating offers superior wear resistance and durability, making it ideal for production parts.

Sandblasting & Bead Blasting

Sandblasting uses abrasive particles to create a textured finish, while bead blasting applies fine glass beads for a smooth, uniform matte appearance. Both processes eliminate imperfections and prepare surfaces for coatings.

Sanding & Polishing

Removes tool marks and rough areas, delivering smooth, glossy surfaces while maintaining dimensional accuracy. Perfect for customer-facing parts and high-end prototypes.

As Machined Finish

Milled parts come directly from the machine with visible tool marks and a slightly rough surface. Ideal for functional prototypes or internal components where precision is critical, offering fast turnaround and cost savings.

Surface Finishing Options

Swiss lathe parts can be finished to improve corrosion resistance, appearance, wear performance, conductivity, or functional surface requirements.

Nickel Plating

Adds corrosion and wear resistance with a smooth, metallic appearance, maintaining high dimensional accuracy for precision applications.

E-Coating (Electrophoretic Coating)

Electrostatically applied for even coverage, E-Coating provides excellent corrosion protection and consistent finishes across complex geometries.

Anodizing

Painted Finish

Spray painting and powder coating add color, corrosion protection, and a consistent appearance. Powder coating offers superior wear resistance and durability, making it ideal for production parts.

Sandblasting & Bead Blasting

Sanding & Polishing

Removes tool marks and rough areas, delivering smooth, glossy surfaces while maintaining dimensional accuracy. Perfect for customer-facing parts and high-end prototypes.

As Machined Finish

Swiss Lathe Machining Size & Tolerance Capabilities

Our Swiss lathe machining service supports bar stock up to Ø32 mm in diameter and part lengths up to 100 mm, making it ideal for small, slender, and complex precision components.

Capability	Range / Tolerance
Maximum Bar Diameter	Up to Ø32 mm
Maximum Part Length	Up to 100 mm
Standard Turned Feature Tolerance	±0.025 mm to ±0.05 mm
Critical Feature Tolerance	Down to ±0.013 mm
Best-Fit Parts	Pins, shafts, sleeves, fittings, connectors, threaded parts, miniature precision components
Production Type	Prototypes, low-volume, and production runs