General Machining Job Shops
Job shops take whatever work comes through the door, which means their equipment has to cover a wide range rather than do one thing perfectly. XAIMC supplies the turning milling drilling grinding and sawing machines that make up a working shop.
What Goes Wrong in This Work
- Work turned away because the lathe is one size too small
- No grinding capacity, so every hardened or close-tolerance job goes out and comes back late
- Stock cutting on an inadequate saw slows every machine behind it
- Tooling and workholding sourced from three suppliers with three lead times
What the Workshop Actually Needs
- A capacity ladder across turning and milling rather than a single machine size
- In-house grinding so the last operation is not outsourced
- Workholding and tooling from the same supplier as the machines
Machine Categories for General Machining Job Shops
Turning
Bench lathes engine lathes gap-bed lathes heavy-duty horizontal lathes and vertical turret lathes.
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Milling
Universal vertical horizontal bed-type and swivel-head milling machines plus drilling and milling combinations.
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Drilling
Bench pillar box-column and radial drilling machines from small bench units to large radial arms.
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Grinding
Surface cylindrical centreless and tool grinding machines for finishing operations after turning and milling.
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Sawing
Hacksaw band saw circular and cold saw machines for cutting bar tube and section stock.
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Boring
Horizontal boring and milling machines including CNC models for large housings and frames.
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Accessories
Power chucks independent chucks machine vises magnetic chucks milling arbors hobbing cutters and honing tooling.
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Measuring Tools
Dial indicators bore gauges micrometers vernier calipers and magnetic stands for shop measurement.
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Cut stock
Band saws hacksaws and cold saws to get square blanks to length
Rough machine
Turning and milling to near-final dimension on manual or CNC machines
Hole work
Bench pillar and radial drilling, tapping and boring for holes and threads
Finish
Surface cylindrical and centreless grinding to final tolerance and finish
Inspect
Micrometers bore gauges and indicators to verify before despatch
Machines Used in General Machining Job Shops
BV20-1/BV20L-1 Manual Small Bench Lathe Machine
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BVB25 3in1 Multipurpose Milling Drilling Machine
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HQ800 Multi Purpose Type Drilling Milling Machine
View Machine →X716 Swivel Head Bed Type Universal Milling Machine
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X715 Bed Type Vertical Milling Machine
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Heavy Duty Universal Vertical Milling Machine X5032
View Machine →Auto-Feed Drilling Machine ZB4116G ZB4120G ZB4132G ZB4132GP ZB5032B & ZB5032GP
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Bench Strong Drilling Machine Z4006G Z4116G Z4120G Z4132G Z5032G & Z5032GP
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Pillar Type Vertical Drilling Machine Z5025 and Z5025B
View Machine →How We Supply It
- Machines can be quoted as a shop package sized against the work you are bidding for
- Chucks vises and collet systems supplied with the machines that use them
- Consolidated shipment reduces freight cost per machine
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How to Choose a Metal Band Saw for a Fabrication Shop
A metal band saw cuts bar, tube, section and plate to length ahead of machining, welding and assembly, and the right one depends on section size, mate
General Machining Job Shops Questions
Can you quote a complete shop rather than individual machines?
Yes. Send us the range of parts you expect to make — biggest diameter, longest shaft, heaviest plate — and we will put a machine list against it.
Manual or CNC for a starting shop?
Manual machines cover mixed one-off work at lower cost and are easier to staff. CNC starts to pay once you are repeating the same part in batches.
Do you supply tooling with the machines?
Standard tooling and workholding ship with the machine. We manufacture chucks vises and collet systems ourselves.
Equip Your General Machining Job Shops Operation
Send us the work you take in and the site conditions you have. We will propose the machines and confirm what ships together.