We are excited to announce that our Denver, CO machine shop is officially ISO 13485:2016 certified to perform precision machining and assembly of components for the medical device industry. As you may be aware, ISO 13485:2016 is one of the most stringent quality standards that regulates the manufacturing industry. It is not easy to implement and receive certification for this standard, which is why only a small percentage of machine shops are currently accredited.

Our team at Summit CNC experiences the benefits of our newly integrated ERP & QMS system every day, however, it is our customers who ultimately benefit most. From estimate and quote generation, to order processing and inspection, to final delivery/shipment to our customers, each step of our internal processes is streamlined and more efficient than before.

As the year closes, we are reflecting on our successes and want to express our gratitude for your business and support. When we launched our Denver machine shop a couple years ago, we had a vision of focusing on the prototype needs of aerospace, defense and medical companies. Like many startups, where we started is not where we are now.

As we’ve shared before, our Denver machine shop is here to remove friction and stress for our customers. Keeping with those values, whenever we quote parts that call for hardware integration on the associated engineering drawings.

As prototype and low-volume CNC machining specialists, Summit CNC often provides fixturing and tooling solutions for manufacturing and assembly. If other shops have no-quoted your one-off and low-volume requests for CNC machined fixtures and tooling, you can stop your search right here with our Denver machine shop.

Parts with cylindrical profiles are typically best machined on a CNC turning center. Yet many machine shops don’t own a turning center with the ability to machine all the features on a cylindrical part, forcing those shops to transfer the piece to a CNC mill to complete the job.

Ports are sometimes considered challenging features to machine. Without specialty tooling, this can be true. Machining a port with multiple standard tools can be a time consuming process and there is no guarantee that the feature will function properly.

Have you ever received a quote for precision CNC machining services and wondered, “Why is this part so expensive? And why will it take so long to make? The answer could be that you didn’t follow Design for Manufacturing (DfM) best practices.

Did you know that in addition to precision CNC machining prototyping and low-volume production services, Summit CNC commonly machines tooling for customers? Specifically, our team can CNC machine molds for customers interested in sourcing custom molds from here in the US.

When part designs include unnecessarily tight tolerances, customers can expect extended quoting times, longer lead times, and increased overall prices. Keep reading to dig deeper into: understanding over-tolerancing, how Summit CNC approaches tight tolerances, and avoiding over-tolerancing.

You’re ready to start your prototyping journey, but you need a manufacturing partner you can trust—one who understands prototyping and delivers high-quality prototypes. Summit CNC is that prototyping partner. Located in beautiful Colorado, our family-owned-and-operated precision machine shop produces CNC machined prototypes for diverse industries, from aerospace to medical to R&D.

As we scale, adding top-of-the-line equipment to our shop is an unending priority here at Summit CNC. Demand is increasing for CNC turning services, and many of the parts we manufacture have features that require milling and Y-axis capabilities.

Superior parts require a state-of-the-art facility. At Summit CNC, we maintain an 800-amp, 2,400-square-foot precision machine shop with towering ceilings, accessible indoor and outdoor workspaces, and a well-lit shop floor.

High-quality plate work machining services aren’t easy to find. That’s why we decided to hone our plate work machining expertise here at US-based Summit CNC, offering exceptional CNC plate parts that meet all critical specifications.

When you’re designing a part that can’t accommodate nuts and bolts, the best solution is to design tapped holes. Our precision machine shop will pre-drill the part’s holes and then insert a machine screw to “tap” the hole’s internal threads.

Hard metals are the only choice for certain medical, aerospace, defense, energy, and other CNC machining applications. But if you need machined parts made from a material like 400 stainless steel, Inconel, or titanium, it is important to find a precision machine shop that is truly capable of machining these materials to your desired specifications.

When you order parts with critical precision tolerances or outlined GD&T specifications, you need to know that you’re getting exactly what you’ve paid for.

Tired of inconsistencies across low-volume part runs? So were we! That’s why we’ve equipped Summit CNC to make low-quantity, high-precision parts with unparalleled quality. Through extensive research, we were able to eliminate key obstacles to low-volume manufacturing success and establish processes that ensure superior quality on every size run.

“Do you machine undercuts?” We’ve heard this question quite a bit lately, mostly from engineers looking for a precision machine shop that can perform their designs’ critical undercuts.

When it comes to manufacturing, we’re what you might call “material agnostic,” meaning we accept almost any plastic, composite, soft metal, or hard metal for precision machining.