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Swiss-Type Machining

Sliding-headstock lathes for small, slender, high-precision turned parts from Ø1 mm.

Capabilities

Parameter	Value
Bar capacity	Ø1–32 mm
Diameter tolerance	±0.002 mm
L:D ratio	20:1 routine
Thread capability	M1–M20, thread whirling
Economic batch	100–100,000 pcs

Typical applications

Medical needles, probes and bone screws
Dowel pins and precision shafts
Connector contacts and ferrules
Micro motor shafts

Parts made with this process

CNC Machined Shafts & Pins

Turned geometry with bearing fits, threads and runout controlled from a common datum axis.

CNC Machined Bushings & Sleeves

Bore-first turned components for controlled clearance, wear and alignment.

Recommended materials

01Stainless Steels

Stainless Steel 303

The machinist's stainless: sulfur additions cut machining cost ~30% versus 304 on turned parts.

02Copper Alloys

Brass C360 (Free-Machining)

The machinability benchmark itself: fastest cycle times in the shop, naturally low-friction.

03Stainless Steels

Stainless Steel 316L

Marine and medical stainless: molybdenum chemistry that shrugs off chlorides and sterilization cycles.

04Titanium Alloys

Titanium Grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V)

Half the weight of steel at full strength, bio-inert, corrosion-proof — and priced accordingly.

CNC Machining

CNC end mill cutting a precision metal component

Milling, turning, 5-axis, Swiss-type, EDM and grinding under one roof. One upload, one accountable partner.

CNC Milling

Machinist at the open door of a vertical machining center, tool holders staged in the foreground

3- and 4-axis vertical machining for housings, brackets, manifolds and structural parts.

CNC Turning

Operator programming a multi-tasking turning centre at its control pendant

Live-tooling lathes for shafts, pins, bushings and threaded fittings up to Ø406 mm.

5-Axis Machining

Five-axis machining of a complex impeller

Simultaneous 5-axis machining for impellers, freeform surfaces and compound-angle features.

Related engineering guides

Swiss machining small precision parts

Swiss Machining for Small Precision Parts: Shafts, Pins, Bushings and Micro Hardware

A guide to Swiss-type CNC machining for small precision turned parts, long slender geometry, tight diameters and production volumes.

CNC turning services for medical instruments

CNC Turning for Medical Instruments: Swiss Micro Turning of Small Precision Parts

Swiss-type CNC turning for medical instruments: micro shafts, cannula fittings and handle components in titanium, 316L and PEEK with tight tolerance control.

CNC turning for surgical instruments

CNC Turning for Surgical Instruments: Swiss, Micro and Finish Requirements

How surgical instrument bodies, tips and handles are turned: Swiss-type versus micro-turning, 316L and titanium behaviour, Ra targets and passivation.

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