Swiss Machining in Houston, TX
Swiss-turned parts to your drawing, from eight Swiss-type lathes in our Houston shop. Bar up to 1-1/4 in. (32 mm), in every material we machine, from brass and bronze to stainless and the superalloys, in runs of thousands. Send the print and we quote within 24 to 48 hours.
Swiss-type lathes, in-house.
On a Swiss-type lathe the bar slides out through a guide bushing and is cut right where it is supported, so slender parts stay straight and on size along their whole length. Two operations run at once, the front of one part while the back of the last is finished, which keeps the cost per part down on long runs. How Swiss-type turning works →
Small, precise parts, in quantity.
Socket and set screws
Socket head, low head, flat head and shoulder screws, and set screws with any point.
Pins and small studs
Long, slender pins and studs where straightness and concentricity matter.
Plugs and fittings
Seal plugs, threaded fittings, sleeves and bushings to print.
Special nuts
Small special and jam nuts in stainless and nickel alloys.
Instrument and valve parts
Small precision parts for instruments, valves and pumps.
Parts to your drawing
If it is turned from bar up to 1-1/4 in., send the print.
Shear pins to sensor housings.
Common Swiss-machined parts we make to drawing:
- Shear pins
- Shear screws
- Dowel pins
- Clevis pins
- Taper pins
- Hinge pins
- Pivot pins
- Guide and alignment pins
- Locking and retaining pins
- Bushings
- Sleeves
- Spacers
- Standoffs
- Shafts
- Axles
- Shaft collars
- Valve stems
- Poppets
- Plungers
- Pistons
- Nozzles
- Orifices
- Seal plugs
- Threaded plugs
- End caps
- Fittings
- Adapters
- Connectors
- Couplings
- Nipples
- Threaded inserts
- Shoulder screws
- Thumb screws
- Jack screws
- Adjusting screws
- Captive screws
- Knurled nuts
- Thumb nuts
- Contact pins
- Probe tips
- Sensor housings
- Instrument stems
- Rollers
Every turned fastener we make.
Fasteners we turn from bar, made on our Swiss-type lathes in sizes that fit 1-1/4 in. bar:
- Socket head cap screws
- Low head socket cap screws
- Flat socket cap screws
- Button socket cap screws
- Socket head shoulder screws
- Custom socket screws
- Socket set screws
- Custom set screws
- Vented socket screws
- Custom vented fasteners
- Hex head cap screws
- Hex head bolts
- Heavy hex bolts
- Hex head machine screws
- 12-point flange screws
- Hexagon flange bolts
- Custom bolts and screws
- Double end studs
- Tap-end studs
- Collar bolts
- Custom studs
- Finished hex nuts
- Heavy hex nuts
- Machine screw hex nuts
- Hex jam nuts
- Lock nuts
- 12-point flange nuts
- Hexagon cap nuts
- Tommy bar nuts
- Custom nuts
- Custom washers and spacers
- Dowel pins
- Custom pins and keys
- Hex head pipe plugs
- Hex socket pipe plugs
- Square head pipe plugs
Parts from our Swiss-type lathes.
One shop, start to finish.
- Swiss-type, standard CNC and polygon turning, milling, threading and broaching under one roof, so a part that needs more than one machine stays in one shop.
- Bar traceable to its heat and mill certificate, with the certification sent with your parts.
- Fastener people: we make the screws, studs and nuts these parts are bolted together with.
- In Houston, with a 24/7 hot-shot line for the job that cannot wait.
What to send.
- The drawing, with its revision.
- Material and any specification it must meet.
- Quantity, and whether it is a one-off run or a repeat order.
- Any plating or finish, and the certification you need.
Swiss machining: common questions.
What is Swiss machining?
Swiss machining, also called Swiss turning or Swiss screw machining, is turning on a lathe whose headstock slides: it feeds the bar out through a guide bushing and the tools cut right next to that support. Because the bar is held close to the cut, long, slender parts stay straight and on size.
Swiss machining vs CNC turning: which does my part need?
Swiss-type lathes suit small-diameter parts that are long for their size, run in quantity: screws, pins, studs, plugs and fittings. Short, thick or large-diameter parts go on our standard CNC lathes. Send the drawing and we will run it on whichever machine suits it.
What is the largest diameter you can Swiss-turn?
Bar up to 1-1/4 in. (32 mm) on three of our Swiss-type lathes, and up to 3/4 in. (20 mm) on the other five.
What materials do you run?
Every material on our materials page: brass and bronze, carbon and alloy steels, all the stainless steels including 17-4 PH and duplex, and the nickel alloys and superalloys, among them Inconel, Monel, Hastelloy, Incoloy and A-286.
Do you make shear pins?
Yes. Shear pins and shear screws are classic Swiss-turned parts, made to your drawing in the material and to the dimensions the shear value depends on.
What quantities do you take?
Swiss-type lathes are built for production, and our runs are typically in the thousands.
How fast can I get a quote?
Within 24 to 48 hours. Attach your drawing to the quote form, or email it to us.