What Is Production Machining?
Production machining is the capability to output large production runs using a variety of machining services. At MPM, our production machining services include milling, turning, CNC machining, and Swiss machining (more details in its own section.)

Milling machines are very versatile devices capable of many machining operations. The milling machine rotates the cutter but keeps it fixed in space while the piece part is moved into the rotating cutter. Turning is performed on a lathe. The lathe is used to perform several operations almost all of which involve the rotation of the piece part. CNC machines are fast, repeatable and programmable. Machines are typically automated and unattended making it possible to manufacture complex and simple parts efficiently. MPM currently have 10 mills, 7 lathes, and 1 FMS machines to handle mill parts up to 20” x 40” x 22” and lathe parts from .050” diameter to 15” in diameter.

Our production runs are anywhere between 20 pieces per lot to 500 pieces per lot, depending on our customers’ needs. It is not the size of the lot we are looking for in production work, but the repeatability of the product line.