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Our Turning Services Meets Tight Tolerances and Short Lead Times

With numerous, high profile customers in an array of industries, JB Tool, Die & Engineering, Inc. leads the way in turning services. With a fast response and turnaround time, we provide turning services suited for a wide host of applications.

We specialize in working within extremely tight tolerances. Part diameters and lengths can vary depending on the lathe used. Machining processes available to our customers are numerous, and materials we work on, from standard to precious and exotic metals, plastic polymers, and more, are practically limitless. Our top-of-the-line, 2-axis lathes include center, CNC, gap bed, and tracer lathes. We also manufacture various types of fixturing. Our huge range of secondary services further enhances our level of quality and convenience.

With emergency and rush services available and short lead times, customers find our turning services to be superior. We can handle any size job, and take pride in our quality, expertise, and commitment to the client. Please contact us with any questions, and see below for details.






Capabilities

Industry Focus
Aerospace
Agricultural
Automotive
Electric Motors
Electronic
Energy
Food Processing
Industrial
Machine Tool
Marine
Medical
Metal Stamping
Military
Optical
Packaging
Pharmaceutical
Plastics
Wire

Intended Applications
Bushings
Cams
Castings
Construction equipment
Dies
Engine components
Fixtures
Forgings
Gauges
Hydraulic components
Machine components
Molds
Shafts
Spindles
Tooling
Turbine components
Valves

Tolerances
Concentricity: ± 0.0002 in
Diameter (outer/inner): ± 0.0002 in
Length (over in): ± 0.0005 in
Straightness : ± 0.0005 in

Part Diameter - CNC
Max Chucking: 12 in
Max Though Spindle: 3.5 in

Part Diameter - Engine Lathe
Max Chucking: 48 in
Max Though Spindle: 3 in
Max Turn Dia.: 52 in

Part Length Between Centers - CNC
Max: 40 in

Part Length Between Centers - Engine Lathe
Max: 144 in

Machining Processes
Broaching
Spline
Parting/Cutting
Facing
Turning:
  • Contour Turning
  • Form Turning
  • Taper Turning
  • Straight Turning

Threading:
  • External
  • Internal

Internal Forming
Knurling
Boring
Drilling
Counterboring
Countersinking
Reaming
Pocketing
Profiling
Tapping
Thread Milling
Hard Turning
Thin Wall Turning
OD Grinding

Materials (Metals)
Alloy Steels
Aluminum
Brass
Bronze Alloys
Carbon Steel
Copper
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Nickel
Powdered Metals
Stainless Steel
Titanium
Tool Steels
Tungsten

Materials (Exotic & Precious Metals)
Inconel
Invar
Kovar
Monel
Superalloys
Tantalum

Materials (Plastic Polymers)
ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
Acetal
Acrylic
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics
Nylon
Phenolic
Polyamide-Imide
Polycarbonate
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
Polyetherimide
Polyethylene
Polyphenylene Sulfide
Polypropylene
Polystyrene
Polysulfone
PTFE (PolyTetraFluoroEthylene)
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride)
Teflon

Materials (Other Materials)
Ceramic
Composite Materials
Fiberglass
Graphite

Equipment
Lathes
  • Engine Up to 144" Between Centers
  • Gap Bed
  • CNC
  • Tracer

Fixturing
Collet
Four-jaw chuck
In-House Fixturing & Tooling
Three-jaw chuck

Equipment Capabilities
Bar Feed
CAM Programming
CNC Control Capabilities
Large Swing Lathe

Machinery Axis
2

Secondary Services Offered
Anodizing
Assembly
Bending
Broaching
Certification
Counter Sinking
Deep hole Drilling
Drilling
EDM
Etch and Chromating
Grinding
Heat Treating
Inserting Plastic Molding
Milling
Passivating
Plating
Pressing
Reaming
Tapping
Threading
Welding

Advantages of Turning
Short lead times
Tight tolerances

Production Volume
Large Run
Low Volume
Prototype
Small Run
Specialty Production Shop

Lead Times Available
Emergency services available
Quoted on job by job basis
Rush Services Available

Industry Standards
ISO 9001-2008-Compliant, currently seeking registration in 2012
International Organization for Standardization

File Formats
AutoCAD (DWG,DXF) - Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format
BMP - Bit Mapped Graphics
Catia (CGR)
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format
IGES - Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, ANSI file format.
Inventor (IDW, IPT)
JPG or JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
MasterCam (MDX, MC8, MC9, SET)
PDF - Portable Document Format
SolidWorks (SLDPRT,SLDDRW,SLDDRT)
STEP - Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data
TIFF - Tagged Image File Format



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