CNC Machining for Electronics & Robotics

Electronics and robotics parts are small-feature parts. A connector tooling insert has slots narrower than any cutter can enter, a robot gripper has a pocketed plate carrying pads, fingers and a manifold, and a laminate insulator bracket has a row of small holes through a thin section. Each of those is a different process problem, and the same shop has to solve all three.

For slots and profiles below cutter size we wire cut. For thin laminate and plastic sections we back the exit face and drill last so holes do not break out. For anodized robot parts we machine fit features to a pre-coating size and finish the batch together so the colour and texture match across the assembly.

Small features are measured optically. Slot widths, hole rows and small pitches on these parts are below what hand tools measure honestly, so they are checked on the vision measuring system, and a ganged feature is checked for its accumulated dimension as well as its pitch.

Material choice on insulating parts is yours to specify. Tell us the laminate or plastic grade, the voltage or temperature it sees and which face is the datum. Those three answers decide the material, the backing method and the order of operations.