Capabilities

Horizontal milling. Multi-axis turning. Swiss production. Under one roof.

Overview

Nine CNC machines. Five Mazak HCN 5000 horizontal mills set up the same way — same tooling, same fixturing — so any part can run on any of the five, with dual-pallet automation. Multi-axis turning centers with Y-axis and live tooling. Swiss-type production on Tsugami. SolidWorks and CAMWorks in-house. We machine from prototype through production, keeping process control consistent across the full run.

Horizontal Milling

Five Mazak HCN 5000 horizontal machining centers, all set up with the same tooling and fixturing so any part can run on any of the five. If one machine is down, production continues on another without re-proving.

• 4-axis simultaneous machining with 15,000 RPM spindles
• Dual-pallet changers — load/unload while cutting
• 120-tool magazines for complex multi-feature parts
• In-process probing on every machine
• Semi-annual ballbar calibration for positioning accuracy

Mazak HCN 5000 horizontal machining center at Metal Essence

Multi-Axis Turning

Mazak Multiplex and QT series turning centers with Y-axis, live tooling, and sub-spindle capability. Complex parts done-in-one, reducing handling and improving concentricity.

• Mill-turn capability for cross-drilled features
• Sub-spindle for complete part processing
• Bar feeding for lights-out production
• Tsugami B0206V Swiss-type for small-diameter precision

Engineering & Programming

SolidWorks for modeling and CAMWorks for toolpath generation. DFM review before cutting metal. Cycle-time optimization that reduces your per-piece cost.

• Design-for-manufacturability review on every quote
• Custom fixture design in SolidWorks
• Toolpath simulation before first cut
• Quote turnaround in 1–2 days

CAD/CAM programming station at Metal Essence

Quality & Inspection

ISO 9001:2015 quality system. First-article through final inspection. Traceability for regulated industries.

• Fowler Baty Venture XT 3030 CMM with vision and touch probing
• Trimos V7-700 height gauge
• Mitutoyo optical comparator
• Certified gaging with traceable calibration records
• In-process probing on all horizontal mills

Assembly & Kitting

Mechanical assembly, press-fit operations, and kitting services. We build our own roller lifter product line in-house — same care goes into your assemblies.

• Press-fit and torque-controlled hardware installation
• Mechanical operation verification
• Fixture-based assembly inspections
• Kitting and packaging per customer spec

High-performance mechanical roller lifters designed and manufactured by Metal Essence

Silver-plated brass precision turned components produced by Metal Essence

Finishing & Secondary Processes

In-house CNC engraving for serialization and traceability. Plating and finishing managed through trusted, established vendors — with complete documentation on every job.

We also perform post-plating machining: when a feature has to hold tolerance on the bare metal, we plate first and machine the critical surfaces afterward, so the finish never compromises the fit.

• CNC engraving for part marking and serialization (in-house)
• Post-plating machining for tolerance-critical features (in-house)
• Electroless nickel, nickel sulfamate
• Gold, silver, and tin-lead plating
• Anodize (Type II, Type III hard coat), zinc plating, black oxide
• Passivation (citric and nitric), heat treating, cryogenic processing

Materials

Aluminum (6061, 7075, 2024), stainless steel (303, 304, 316, 17-4 PH), Nitronic 60, titanium (Grade 2, Grade 5), nickel superalloys (Inconel 625/718, Hastelloy, and other high-temp nickel alloys), Kovar, tool steels, pre-hardened steels, brass, copper, bronze, and plastics (Delrin, Nylon, PEEK, PTFE). If your material isn't listed, send us the spec — we likely run it or can source it.

Send Us a Drawing

Quote turnaround in 1–2 days. Talk to the engineers who program the machines.

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