AddressBirchfield Engineering Ltd, Northfield Road, Dudley, DY2 9JQ
Call us01384 237171
Emailpeter@birchfieldengineering.co.uk

Trusted and establishedPrecision EngineeringPrecision Engineering

Trusted and established Precision Engineering Company providing machining solutions to numerous UK manufacturing sectors. If you are looking for a fast turnaround, high quality and competitively priced CNC machining service Birchfield Engineering Ltd ‘Precision CNC Machinists’ can help manufacture components of various sizes and complexity and we can offer many types of post machining finishes and treatments.
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Working closely with clients and understanding their needs we will support you to give you peace of mind and trust you are working with a company you can rely on.

Peace of mind

Working closely with clients and understanding their needs we will support you to give you peace of mind and trust you are working with a company you can rely on.

CNC machining uses computer aided design to generate digital instructions and enable us to generate CNC programs which will plot Tool Paths for our machines to follow and manufacture components exactly to your specification.

Precision CNC machining is a sector of manufacturing which provides a high level of accuracy and is the most suited for mass production and allows quick and reliable production of many types of specialist components to our clients design and specification.

Birchfield Engineering Ltd have a varied range of Fixed Head and Vertical Milling CNC machines and have invested year on year. This way we can stay in touch with the fast-paced development of CNC machines which enable quick, cost-effective production.

Providing a specialist service using modern CNC machines, our highly trained team have great knowledge and many years of experience who will assist clients with their subcontract machining requirements. During production we will carry out capability studies on critical features and can achieve and maintain close tolerances, for example 10-20 micron on a turned diameter.

Machining Solutions

We use a variety of machines which enables us to provide a machining solution for a wide range of sizes and components of many types of application and purpose.

The types of machining we offer:

Turning is the removal of material from the outside of the workpiece generating the outside diameters.
Boring is the removal of material from inside the work piece. The tool moves to the size required and takes a cut into the workpiece as it rotates.
Grooving internally and externally is when a grooving tool approaches and plunges into the work piece then moves along the workpiece creating a groove in an external or internal diameter to the desired depth and width.
Drilling and U-Drilling is used to generate holes in a workpiece. This is often used to allow another tool to follow in its path such as a boring bar to control a diameter to a tighter tolerance.
In process Milling on CNC Turning Centres is when a cutter approaches to produce flats, a hexagon or square.
Providing a specialist service using modern CNC machines, our highly trained team have great knowledge and many years of experience who will assist clients with their subcontract machining requirements. During production we will carry out capability studies on critical features and can maintain tolerances such as low as 20 microns on diameter.
We use a variety of machines which enable us to provide a machining solution for a wide range of sizes, from 5mm up-to 300mm on turned parts.

Free Cutting Steel

230M07FC Super Free Cutting Steel
212A42 ‘40’ Carbon Free Cutting Steel
606M36 Manganese Free Cutting Alloy Steel

Mild Steels

080A15 General Engineering Quality Steel
070M20 ‘20’ Carbon Steel
080M15 Case Hardening Carbon Steel

Carbon Steels

080M40 ‘40’ Carbon Steel
212A42 ‘40’ Free Machining Carbon Steel

Direct & Case Hardening Alloy Steels

605M36 Manganese Molybdenum Steel
817M40T 1 ½% Nickel Chromium Molybdenum Steel
655M13 3 1/4% Nickel Chromium Steel

Stainless Steel

303S31 Austenitic Free Cutting Stainless Steel
316S11 Austenitic Improved Machinability Stainless Steel
431S29 Martensitic Stainless Steel
17/4PH Martensitic Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steel

Phosphor Bronze

BS1400 PBI Continuous Cast Phosphor Bronze
BS1400 PB2 Continuous Cast Phosphor Bronze
SAE 660 Continuous Cast Phosphor Bronze

Aluminium Alloy

2011- T3 Free Machining Alloy
6082-T6 Free Machining Commercial Alloy
080M40 ‘40’ Carbon Steel
7075-T6 High Strength Aerospace Alloy
As well as a complete machining service we can offer all types of post machining treatments to drawing specifications and customer requirements including various types of specialist surface finishes, heat-treatment, grinding.

Accredited ISO CertificationQuality system certifications

Quality is assured with an accredited ISO Certification for our systems and processes, Inspection reports, Certificates of Conformity along with many aspects of IATF 16949:2016 such as PPAP reports.

Machining Bar of up to 3m allows a bar fed machine for continuous CNC machining, cut billets of material, press cut profiles, laser cut profiles, flame cut profiles, various types of castings, extruded profiles as well as machining from customers free issue material.

Step 1
Set quality standards
Step 2
Act to ensure standards are met
Step 3
Plan for improvement in standards
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CNC Multi Axis Turning and Vertical Machining CentresComplete machining of components on one machine

‘Complete machining of components on one machine’

‘Significantly reduced “set up” times and increased productivity’

‘A ‘one hit’ fully machined component manufactured efficiently and sustainably’

CNC Fixed Head Machining – We have a variety of single spindle lathes with a single turret as well as a variety of twin turret lathes with twin spindles offering machining on multiple axis. These types of machines allow us to perform multiple machine operations at once so components are produced quicker and, in many circumstances, a single part can be completed in just one machine cycle.

Vertical Machining Centre – Where the component is held static in a fixture on the machine bed and the tool approaches from above. The machine bed then moves in multiple axis to cut the desired size and shape of the component. We can offer machining on a vertical capacity on many types of components of all shapes and sizes up to 500 x 1000mm. Our vertical machining processes often involve bespoke made fixtures made in house which allows us to hold and machine components which often have a unique shape or form.

CNC Technology has been and will continue to be the future of precision engineering. The development of CNC machining has been designed to increase the reliability and accuracy of precision engineers worldwide. The intentions are to increase productivity, sustainability, and versatility. The range and complexity of components produced using CNC technology is getting better and better with every advancement.

At a glance

Efficient Machining – carrying out multiple machine operations on a multi axis CNC machine reduces production time. “Set up” times and cycle times are reduced.

High Quality – With the use of modern CNC technology, expertise, and quality assurance our twin turret, twin spindle machines help to eliminate the risk of non-conforming components. Enabling greater precision and a machining service you can trust.

Cost reductions – Utilizing the advanced technology and development of modern CNC machining by investing in multiple axis machines we have been able to reduce energy costs, “set up” and machine cycle times. The result is a sustainable production process.

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