CNC Machining in Manchester, NH

J&D Machine, an exclusive swiss screw CNC machine shop, has been CNC machining in Manchester, NH for more than twenty five years. Our company prides itself on its ability to solve complex issues in cooperation with design engineers while serving the precision component manufacturing needs of companies. We have a wide array of clients and do CNC machining for the aerospace, defense, and medical industries. We also do CNC machining for fiber optics.

Our goal is to achieve total customer satisfaction. We supply competitively priced, quality products and deliver them on time. It is our constant endeavor to meet or exceed industry standards, emphasizing continuous improvement, in order to achieve the highest level of process efficiency. Our commitment is to support the customer from initial contact to delivery.

J.&D. Machine owner, John Ambrose, and lead machinist Willis Hyslop have over forty five years of combined experience in the field of CNC precision machining.

We incorporate state of the art equipment from our 4000 square feet of manufacturing space at 728 E. Industrial Park Drive Unit 5,  Manchester, NH 03109. Our CNC machines include a Citizen A20 Type VII, 2 Citizen L20 Type VII’s, 2 Hanwha SL12H’s, a Hanwha XD20H,  a Nexturn SA-38, a Tsugami BX12, and a Wasino LG7 Gang Tool Machine.

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CNC Machining to 3D Printing

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3D printing is becoming quite popular in the media these days. The idea that you can “print” something out of raw materials seems like something out of a science fiction movie, yet people are really doing it with this amazing technology. But what does it mean for the state of manufacturing? As I research about 3D printers I’m reminded of the changes in manufacturing that came about with the advent of CNC, or Computer Numerical Control. CNC changed manufacturing forever, making more complex parts a lot easier to create.

3D printing is somewhat of a natural progression from CNC turning and milling. In CNC, you’re starting with a rod of material and using tools on the X and Y axis, along with a moving Z axis to cut away the material until you have your desired shape. With 3D printing, you’re using the same X, Y and Z axes, but you’re putting down the material instead of taking it away, cutting the cost of tooling and fixturing.

But what will 3D printing do for CNC? I think it will improve it. There are already plenty of combination CNC machines and 3D printers, and since CNC shops are already used to CAD systems, I see the CNC shops that are heavy in prototyping adopting 3D printing and outfitting their shops with 3D printers.

3D printing is still in its infancy. Those who can remember back to the early 80′s, when CNC was just coming about might see some similarities between the two. 3D printing definitely has the same potential that CNC had back then.

When it comes to mass production, CNC is still the most cost effective and the fastest. Of course that could change because, as we know, anything is possible.