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CNC means Computer Numerical Control. CNC milling and turning are subtractive manufacturing processes where CNC controlled cutting tools remove material from a workpiece to create a desired shape. The difference between milling and turning is that in milling, the workpiece remains stationary, while the workpiece rotates in turning operations. CNC milling and turning can be used to create any shape, no matter how complex the geometries.

No. Patton can perform CNC milling on metal, plastic, or ceramics using rotating cutting tools with 3-axis, 4-axis, and 5-axis processes for high-precision machining at high speeds. Patton also offers various types of 3D printing, material molding including injection molding and over-molding.

Yes. A punch press is a CNC-controlled machine used to cut holes in material by applying pressure to a die in which a workpiece is held.

Yes. Tool-offset refers to the allowance made by a milling machine to account for variations in tool size and shift its position. It ensures the CNC machine is operating on the right part of the workpiece. These adjustments ensure accurate and consistent machining.

Yes. We do not have plastic injection molding machines in-house, but we have at least a dozen contracted injection molding partners. Patton designs and fabricates all kinds of molds from single cavity, low-volume plastic molds, to complex, multi-cavity, high-volume steel molds.

Yes. To hold our customers’ tightest tolerances, we keep our shop temperature-controlled year-round.

Yes. Patton is proficient in both SolidWorks and Fusion 360. This allows us to accept any type of solid model file and manufacture the part directly from that model. We can also work from paper drawings.

Yes. Patton can stamp metals shaping flat metal sheets using a cold-forming process, that uses presses and dies to cut, bend, and shape the metal. This allows us to stamp a wide variety of parts at high volumes with precision and repeatability.

Yes. Patton gives our customers offers the latest in precision laser cutting and bending. The use of a fiber laser allows Patton to hold the tightest tolerances of up to +/- .001" on flat pattern features and the use of custom hard tooling on our brake allows us hold +/-.002 on bends.

Yes, Patton offers laser cutting services suitable for a wide range of applications. Laser cutting is performed on metal sheets, plates, or tubes delivering clean cuts with high accuracy and minimal distortion.