Why Complex Components Rarely Rely on One Manufacturing Process

A finished engineering component may look simple. The route taken to manufacture it often is not.

A plate may begin on a waterjet cutting machine before moving into CNC machining. A fabricated assembly can require cutting, welding, machining and finishing. An electrical component may need accurate profiling followed by plating to achieve the required conductivity and protection.

That is why modern subcontract engineering is increasingly about combining the right processes, rather than finding one machine capable of doing everything.

At PRV Engineering, those processes include hydro-abrasive waterjet cutting, CNC turning and milling, 5-axis machining, metal fabrication, welding, busbar manufacture and specialist finishing.

So, what are they actually used for?