About
Welcome to Carter's Machine Co.
Why Use Carter’s Machine Co. for Custom CNC
Machining Services? Carter’s provides a custom CNC and manual machining service to
engineers, product developers, designers, and more through our network of
multi-talented machinists and Tool & Die makers. Our highly qualified
machine shop services and CAD-CAM specialists can make any custom design,
simple or complex. We offer rapid prototyping, small-batch machining, and
high-volume production, including In-house Injection Mold building services.
Call, text. fax or e-mail us to get a price, lead time, and
design-for-manufacturability feedback on your custom CNC parts. Our fast CNC
machining capabilities include services for metals and plastics and flexible
production and shipping options to meet you at the perfect price and product
development stage.
Carter’s Machine Co. assures the quality of your machined parts
with our ISO 9001:2015 guidelines and quality management system, and options to
add inspections, hardware traceability, material and certifications. We accept
technical drawings and have support teams to ensure you get quality CNC
machined parts on time.
What is CNC Machining?
CNC, or computer
numerical control machining, is a widely used manufacturing process that uses
automated, high-speed cutting tools to form designs from metal or plastic
stock. Standard CNC machines include 3-axis, 4-axis, and 5-axis milling
machines and lathes.. Machines may vary in how CNC parts are cut—the workpiece
may remain in place while the tool moves, the tool may remain in place while
the workpiece is rotated and moved, or both the cutting tool and workpiece may
move together.
Skilled machinists operate a
CNC machine by programming tool paths based on the geometry of the final
machined parts. The part geometry information is provided by a CAD
(computer-aided design) model. CNC machines can cut almost any metal alloy and
rigid plastic with high precision and repeatability, making custom machined
parts suitable for nearly every industry, including, aerospace, medical,
robotics, electronics, and industrial. Carter’s provides CNC services and
offers custom CNC quotes on over 40 materials ranging from commodity aluminum
and acetal to advanced metals and engineered plastics like PEEK and Teflon.
What is Injection Mold Tools?
The Injection Mold tooling process begins with your ideas of any
plastic moldable part from a button to a laptop encasement, and brings it to
life. Our skilled in-house Tool & Mold designers and engineers, to builders,
are ready to work with you and your project to ensure you get a fully
functional tool that can run prototypes to production runs of your plastics
parts. All molds are made of aluminum alloys to tool steels depending on your
requirements and using DME type components. When your mold tool is built it can
then be inserted into an Injection Mold machine that will make your parts in a
production style environment.