Machining operations
CNC turning, milling, drilling and grinding.
AMES / MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY
Machining
CNC machining across castings, forged components and fasteners.
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Overview
We supply CNC-machined housings, bearing blocks, flanges, shafts and other components that need finished bores, threads, faces or mounting interfaces. Our manufacturing network offers CNC turning, milling, drilling and grinding. Machining can be ordered as a standalone service or as a finishing step for castings, forgings, fasteners and other supplied blanks. We coordinate operations around the drawing datums, material and part geometry, then connect machining with upstream processes when a product needs multiple manufacturing steps. This approach helps align the route from an unfinished blank to the machined features required for assembly or use.
Supply options
Typical parts
Typical fit includes housings, bearing blocks, flanges and shafts.
Supplied blanks
Machine castings, forgings, fasteners and other supplied blanks.
Process integration
Coordinate finished interfaces with upstream casting or forging.
Machining operations
Operation sequence follows the part datums, interfaces and features that need a finished surface.
Milling
Rotating cutters create flat faces, pockets, steps and profiles.
Turning
A rotating workpiece is cut to create or finish cylindrical features.
Drilling and boring
Hole-making and bore-finishing operations establish openings and interfaces.
Post-process machining
Cast or forged blanks can receive finishing at specified datums and interfaces.
Materials
Workpiece form and material affect tool choice, cutting conditions and the practical machining route.
Steel castings
Machined faces and bores establish mounting, sealing and alignment interfaces on cast housings.
Cast iron
Finish machining can establish precise bores and faces on housings, bases and other cast components.
Aluminum alloys
A lower-density workpiece family when reducing component mass is a design priority.
AMES-MACH-01 identifies steel castings, cast-iron parts and small weldments as workpieces. Other material options are considered through the wider network.
Factories
Employee and output figures describe each independent partner profile overall.
INDEPENDENT PARTNER / 01
AMES-CAST-01
Casting & machining
Casting partner with sand and investment routes, 3D-printed sand molds and machining centers.
Employees380
Current annual output90,000 metric tons
Operations
- Sand casting
- Investment casting
- Casting with 3D-printed sand molds
Equipment
- Machining centers
Inspection
- CMM
- X-ray inspection
- Ultrasonic testing
INDEPENDENT PARTNER / 02
AMES-CAST-02
Iron casting
Iron-casting partner with automatic and shell molding, machining centers and dimensional inspection.
Employees460
Annual output44,000 metric tons
Operations
- Automatic molding
- Shell molding
- CNC and robotic machining
Equipment
- Machining centers
Inspection
- CMM
- Spectrometry
- Magnetic-particle testing
INDEPENDENT PARTNER / 03
AMES-FORGE-01
Forging & machining
Forging partner with electric screw-press forming, controlled-atmosphere heat treatment and CNC machining.
Employees2602024 profile
Operations
- Electric screw-press forging
- Controlled-atmosphere heat treatment
- 3- and 4-axis CNC machining
Equipment
- Electric screw presses
- CNC machining equipment
Inspection
- CMM
- Hardness testing
- Spectrometry
INDEPENDENT PARTNER / 04
AMES-MACH-01
CNC machining
CNC-machining partner with vertical and horizontal machining centers and CMM inspection.
Employees50
Annual output10,000 metric tons
Operations
- Machining with vertical and horizontal machining centers
Equipment
- Vertical machining centers
- Horizontal machining centers
Inspection
- CMM
INDEPENDENT PARTNER / 05
AMES-FAST-01
Fasteners & formed parts
Fastener partner with hot forging, stamping, CNC turning and surface treatment.
Employees300
Annual output170 million parts
Capabilities span supplier-level operations; the applicable facility and route vary by project.
Operations
- Hot forging
- Stamping
- CNC turning
- Surface treatment
Equipment
- CNC turning equipment
Inspection
- CMM
- Spectrometry
- Optical sorting
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