CNC Turning Services

CNC turned NPI prototypes and precision production parts expedited to meet your build time requirements
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Production Schedule To Meet Your Lead Time

Get lead times and pricing in a matter of clicks. SyncFab puts Data Science to work for you so you can easily choose the optimal price/lead time option for your project. Compatible with most drawing files.

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We are ITAR registered and offer CoCs, material certifications, finishing certs, inspection reports, and hardware certs with a fully vetted network of qualified suppliers to meet all your certification requirements ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, IATF 16949, ISO 13485 and more.

Machining Capabilities

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Wire EDM Services

SyncFab offers precision 3, 4 and 5-axis wire EDM services for Kovar®, Inconel®, iron, copper, stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, aluminum, tantalum and nickel alloys.
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CNC Shearing

SyncFab vets CNC shearing suppliers to ensure shops have the capacity, qualifications, certifications, and experience to deliver.
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CNC Milling

CNC milling is used to produce many parts and geometry types. With tight tolerances and high accuracy, CNC milling is a 3-axis rotating tool.

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Electron Beam Welding

SyncFab vets Electron Beam Welding suppliers to ensure shops have the capacity, qualifications, certifications, and experience to deliver.
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Laser Cutting

SyncFab provides a readily-available network of U.S.-based Laser Cutting suppliers to fulfill orders quickly, economically, and to the highest quality.

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CNC Punch Press

SyncFab vets CNC Punch Press suppliers to ensure shops have the capacity, qualifications, certifications, and experience to deliver.

CNC Materials

CNC Finishes

Applications for CNC Turning

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Tooling Parts

Because CNC can be applied
to virtually any material, it is
perfect for rapid tooling, i.e.,
creating fixtures or molds.

NPI Prototyping Parts

The range of materials available,
low cost per unit, and speed of
production makes CNC a great
option for prototyping.

Production Parts

High-quality finish, vast material
options and precise tolerances
have made CNC a favorable
technology for end-use parts.

CNC Turning for Industrial Applications

Manufacturers producing complex, critical, and precision products rely on CNC Turning capabilities to
deliver the parts needed at the highest quality, greatest speed, and best comparable price.

Working with experienced and certified CNC Turning shops provides a wide range of manufacturers, in a
variety of industries, with the high-quality components required.

High Quality Rapid CNC Turning Secured by Blockchain for unmatched supply chain cybersecurity

With access to a network of over 5,000 shops including those with CNC lathes and turning centers, SyncFab provides you with the capacity and capabilities your project needs, while also delivering the most competitive pricing and lead times. SyncFab’s machine learning-trained technology platform also provides instant manufacturability feedback to ensure that your part is optimized for the CNC turning process and fits the requirements you need.

Advantages of CNC Machining

Rapid Turnaround

Using the latest CNC machines, SyncFab produces highly accurate, quick turn parts in as fast as 1 day.

Precision

Offers high-precision tolerances ranging from +/-0.001″ – 0.005″, depending on customer specs.

Custom Finishes

Select from a variety of finishes on solid metal and plastic parts, built to precise design specifications.

Scalability

CNC Machining is perfect for production of 1-10,000 parts.

Material Selection

Choose from over 50 metal and plastic materials. CNC Machining offers a wide variety of certified materials.

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CNC Turning – Large Format

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Precision Turning Of Large Components

SyncFab is your go-to source for CNC Turning large and heavy parts. We have the equipment and expertise (CNC milling and CNC turning) to produce large parts in house. We have developed processes to cost effectively manufacture large turned parts. We operate a vetted network of machine shops nationwide that can run large turned parts at extremely competitive pricing.

Large Precision CNC Turning And Machining

SyncFab has taken large precision turning and machining to a higher level. Our large format machining enables us to cut precision parts in a single setup, resulting in precision accuracy throughout the part. Without the need to break down a setup and re-establish a coordinate system, the entire machining process is predictably accurate. A winning combination of technology, cell manufacturing techniques and teamwork allows GBF to serve a number of industries with large precision machining:

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CNC Turning with SyncFab

The Basics Of CNC Lathes

CNC lathe machines, also called live tooling lathes, are ideal for cutting any symmetrical cylindrical or spherical parts. Characteristically, a lathe spins a workpiece on a vertical or horizontal axis, while a fixed shaping instrument moves around it on a more or less linear path. The act of cutting a workpiece on a CNC lathe is called turning.

How CNC Turning Works

CNC lathes use a subtractive method to create the desired shape. With the G-Code created, a blank bar of stock material is loaded into the chuck of the lathe’s spindle. The chuck holds the workpiece in place while the spindle spins. When the spindle is up to speed, a stationary cutting tool is brought into contact with the workpiece to remove material until the desired geometry is achieved.

There are many operations that can be performed on a live tooling lathe, including facing, threading, knurling, drilling, boring, reaming, and taper turning. Different operations require tool changes and can increase cost and set-up time.

When all machining operations are completed, the part is cut from the stock for further post-processing. The CNC lathe is then ready to repeat the operation with little-to-no set-up time in between. 

Types Of CNC Lathes
There are many types of lathes, but the most common are 2-axis CNC lathes and Swiss-type lathes. Swiss-type lathes are unique in that stock material is fed through a guide bushing, allowing the tool to cut nearer to the point of support, which makes them particularly useful for long, slender turned parts and micromachining. Some Swiss-type lathes also come equipped with a second tool head that operates as a CNC mill, allowing them to perform multiple machining operations without having to move the workpiece to a different machine. This makes Swiss-type lathes extremely cost-effective for complex turned parts.
Benefits Of CNC Turning
Like CNC mills, CNC lathes can be easily set up for high repeatability, which makes them great for everything from rapid prototyping to low and high-volume production. Multi-axis CNC turning centers and Swiss-type lathes allow for multiple machining operations in one machine. making them a cost-effective option for complex geometries that would otherwise require multiple machines or tool changes in a traditional CNC mill.

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