Get Your Engineering Job Done Right

Do you have a technical job you need machined?

Need CNC Machining done fast, or maybe just a small manual machining rework?

Machining and fitting can be difficult and out of reach of most without the proper
equipment and skills.

Whether you need general machining or full computer design and CNC machining done we can help.

Specialist engineers will save you time and money with the best job and specifications done right first time.

Don’t waste time, -get the right advice and skills at our one stop shop.

We have a vast list of happy and repeat customers that keep bringing back their machining challenges

We have been operating in Qld for over 20 years

Services We Have

-Full Welding Facilities                                    -All CNC Machining(Lathe and Milling)

-Computer Drafting and Design                -CNC Computer Programming

-All Manual Turning                                         -All Manual Milling

-All Broaching                                                        -Key-way cutting

-Pressing of bearings                                        -All Threading External and Internal

-Shaping and Boring

-Thread Repair with Helicoil

CONTACT US for any questions and quotes.

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How to Build a Career in Automotive Engineering

Ever imagined our earth without engineers? The human race wouldn’t have known automobiles, computers, electricity, trains, metros, homes, buildings and roads. Engineering is one career that is always promising and in fact is one of the most demanding professions. There are a lot of engineers all over the world who are running the planet. Automotive engineering is very tough but is a very fulfilling profession. These engineers work only for automobiles, their parts, mechanism, cost estimation, repair works and everything else that is related to automobiles. In fact they decide about a vehicle’s driveability. The appearance of the vehicle as well as the performance of the parts of the automobile is what automotive engineering is. The subject specializes in building automobiles that are trouble free and provide a smooth drive to the user. Getting into the stream of automotive engineering and making a career in it is not easy. It needs lots of effort and also good graduation scores. Since automobiles are entirely based on physics and math, excellent grades are required in these subjects to become a competent automotive engineers.

Engineering Education

Choosing a college to get into the profession of automotive engineering is vital. You can choose vocational classes to study this stream. But make sure that the college is good and it should have instructors who have experience related to the automobile industry and related engineers. That will give firsthand experience to the students about automobiles and also gives insights about the profession. All the programs are integrated with internship and apprentice programs. There are numerous students who avail these opportunities to get into the reality. It is mandatory that a student scores very well in all the subjects related to automotive engineering. Once all of them are cleared, the candidate can get into one of the automobile industries and build a rewarding career.

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How to find a CNC machine shop

Having your CNC machining in the right hands is important.

Making sure the machine shop is competent, fair priced and can deliver is all part of finding a good deal.

Here are the top ten things to consider and maybe ask your possible machine shop before you hand over you machining job.

1) Do they have well trained staff. Are they all qualified tradesman with at least a few years experience?

2) Is the machine shop well presented. Is it clean and tidy and looks organised?

3) Is the service and customer support friendly and prompt?

4) Can they provide testimonials to show their great service is just normal practice?

5) When you ring them up, are they ready to help and discuss your project with a keenness to have your custom?

6) Do they provide a detailed quote and an estimation on a time frame. Is the time frame realistic and also guaranteed?

7) Do they have registered company name and number, just to make sure they are a fully legitimate business?

8)  Do they have a good quality control process. Do they use top quality measuring equipment, and is it calibrated regularly?

9) Is their machining centres and lathes good quality and well recognised brands to show they can output quality tolerances and surface finishes?

10) Do they have multiple payment facilities. Can you pay by internet banking, credit card, eftpos, cash and cheque?

We always recommend some research just so your job isn’t handed over to the wrong people and a dispute takes place.

Also remember we have a range of CNC machines and are ready to tackle your next project. Contact Us Here

Here is some popular CNC machines that a shop might have…

Haas CNC machines

Mori Seiki

Mazak

Bridgeport

Daewoo

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Removing Broken Taps

Broken taps are common place and are a real hassle. They are usually hard to get out and you are in the final assembly stage just to make it more complicated.

Here’s a few ways to get out your broken tap-

1) Carefully chip it out with a hard punch. This can be messy and could end up damaging the existing thread and hole.

It is possible however if there is not much of the tap left in the hole.

Difficulty level= 5 Success= 5 (it usually make a bit of a mess)

2) Braze a small shaft onto the tap so you can turn it out where it came from. This requires a gas plant and brazing rods etc.

Once moving though, the tap should come straight out. You sometimes need to machine or grind the end of the tap flat to get a contact surface for your small shaft.

Difficulty level= 8 Success= 7 (it usually takes a bit longer and requires equipment)

3) Drill out your tap with a hard reverse carbide drill.

This is the most common way to remove tap. You do need a milling machine or drill press to use a carbide drill, the are brittle

and using a cordless drill could snap it off compounding your problems. As it is drilled out sometimes the tap will start unwinding back up the thread(as its a reverse drill). If this happens the thread is usually undamaged and ready for the next tap.

Difficulty level= 5 Success= 9 (requires drilling equipment which most machine shops have-we do see here)

Next time you are unfortunate enough to break your tap let us have a look at it and help you out.

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