Machined Parts For Office Automation Equipment
OA machines were the first work this factory took on in 2009, and long slender feed shafts are still the parts the workshop is built around.
Where OA Mechanisms Give Trouble
- Feed shafts that run out and mark the media
- Drive components that lose position after a service intervention
- Long shafts that cannot be held straight by a fixed-head lathe
- Noise appearing in the field months after assembly
What OA Buyers Ask For
- Repeatable shaft geometry across years of production
- Secondary features square to the turned datum
- Scheduled deliveries against a rolling forecast
- Dimensional reports that match the customer control plan
Parts We Already Machine For This Sector
Typical Applications In An OA Machine
Media Transport
Feed and idler shafts running the length of a paper path, where run-out shows up as a mark on the page.
Drive Modules
Short stepped shafts with pinned gears and pulleys, carrying torque from a small motor.
Adjustment Axes
Lead screws setting registration and guide positions, where backlash becomes a print defect.
From Print To Serial Delivery
Drawing Review
We mark up features that are expensive or fragile before quoting.
Sample Run
First articles within 30 days, with a dimensional report.
Control Plan
Characteristics and sampling frequency agreed with your quality team.
Scheduled Supply
Material held against forecast so repeat deliveries stay short.
Delivery Capability
- Repeat scheduled deliveries rather than spot orders
- Material held against an agreed forecast
- Bagged, tubed or trayed packing for automated assembly
- Export documentation prepared by the trade department set up in 2021
Quality Evidence We Provide
- First article dimensional report for every new part number
- Profile projector and 2D height gauge records
- ISO 9001 certification held since 2009
- Long-running production history on Japanese OA shaft programmes
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Office Automation Equipment — Sourcing FAQ
Have you supplied office automation manufacturers before?
Office automation parts are the work the factory was founded on in 2009, and the lathe department has run OA shafts for a Japanese customer over many years of continuous supply.
Can you hold shaft straightness over a long feed roller?
That is what the guide bushing on a sliding-head lathe is for. The achievable figure depends on the length-to-diameter ratio and we agree it against your drawing rather than quoting a blanket number.
Do you work to a customer control plan?
Yes. If your quality team has one, we adopt the same characteristics and sampling frequency instead of imposing ours.
What packing suits automated assembly?
Tubes, trays or individually bagged parts, depending on how your line feeds. Tell us the feeder and we will pack for it.
Can you take over a part from a Japanese supplier?
Frequently. Send the drawing and current production samples; measuring both tells us what the drawing alone does not say.
Talk About An OA Part Programme
Send the drawing and a current sample. We reply with price, sample lead time and the inspection plan we would run.