Adapt Plastics offers CNC turning, milling and routing services for machining prototype, custom, low-volume and small run plastic-based parts. We machine PET, PVDF, polyester and a variety of plastic-based materials, used in a wide range of industries with specialized plastic-based material and machining needs.
High-quality single or multiple machining processes are available for a variety of machining needs, with tolerances down to ±.001” achieved on turn diameters up to 18”, and bar diameters up to 4”. Parts up to 60”x 36” may be milled, and parts up to 22’ x 5’ may be routed. Please contact Adapt Plastics today so we might work with you to find the solution to your special needs. For more information, please see below.
Custom CNC Turning, Milling & Routing of Plastics Capabilities
| General Capabilities | CNC Turning CNC Milling CNC Routing |
| Machining Processes | Gear Cutting Broaching Parting/Cutting Facing Turning: – Contour Turning – Form Turning – Taper Turning – Straight Turning Threading – External – Internal Knurling Boring Drilling Counter-boring Counter-sinking Pocketing Profiling Reaming Tapping Thread Milling Ramp Millin |
| Tolerances | ± .001 in. |
| Part Diameter | Max: 18 in. (457.2 mm.) Max (Bar): 4 in. (101.6 mm.) |
| Part Length | Max (Turning): 40 in. (1016 mm.) Max (Milling): 60 in. (1524 mm.) Max (Routing): 22 ft. (6705.6 mm.) |
| Part Width | Max (Milling): 36 in. (914.4 mm.) Max (Routing): 5 ft. (127 mm.) |
| Materials Used | ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) Acetal Acrylic Nylon PEEK Phenolic Polycarbonate Polyester Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Polyethylene Polypropylene Polystyrene PET PET Clear PTFE (PolyTetraFluoroEthylene) PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) CPVC PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride) PVT Noryl |
| Fixtures | In-House Plastic Fixtures |
| Equipment Capabilities | CNC Control Capabilities Off-Line Programming Utilizing MasterCAM Bar Feed Live Tooling |
| Machinery Axis | 3 4 |
| Quality Control | Full Quality Control Department – 1st Piece Inspection – In-Process Inspection – Final Inspection Standard Metrology Equipment |
| Production Volume | $25 min Prototype Low Volume Small Run |
| Lead Times Available | Quoted on job by job basis Emergency services available Just In Time (J.I.T.) Deliveries |
| Additional Services Offered | Assembly Engraving Etching Non-Marring Surfaces for Acrylic Reverse Engineering |
| Industries Served | Food Water Treatment Sewage Treatment Agricultural Automotive/Transportation Energy – Wind – Oil Marine Medical Military/Government Pharmaceutical |
| Industry Standards Met | ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials FDA – Food And Drug Administration Mil-Spec – Military SpecificationsMIL-I-45208 MIL-STD-45662RoHS – Restriction Of Hazardous Substances (Compliant) Veteran Owned Business |
| File Formats Accepted | AlphaWorks AutoCAD (DWG,DXF) BMP – Bit Mapped Graphics DXF – Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format GIF – Graphics Interchange Format IGES – Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, ANSI file format. JPG or JEPG – Joint Photographic Experts Group MasterCam (MDX, MC8, MC9, SET) PDF – Portable Document Format SolidWorks (SLDPRT,SLDDRW,SLDDRT) STEP – Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data TIFF – Tagged Image File Format |