Facility and equipment

CNC machining in Aurora, Illinois.

Our milling and turning departments are supported by material preparation, CAM programming and adjacent warehouse space. Bring the part dimensions, material and critical requirements so CDS can confirm equipment fit for your project.

6CNC mills
5 + 1Turning centers + engine lathe
Wide view of the CDS machine shop
Inside the CDS machining operation · Aurora, Illinois

Milling and turning equipment.

Part size, cutter access and workholding determine the setup a component needs. The milling and turning departments provide different ways to reach its working features.

Photography plannedCNC milling department

Department equipment

6 CNC mills

Four YCM · Two Fadal

The milling department brings more than 60 combined years of experience to work with faces, pockets, slots, hole patterns and contours.

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Photography plannedCNC turning department

Department equipment

5 turning centers

Plus one engine lathe

A twin-spindle, fully live-tooled setup can produce round parts with milled operations in one cycle. CDS lathe specialists have decades of experience. Part geometry determines whether this approach fits the project.

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Material preparation and programming support.

Shop support equipment

A SawStop table saw for material cutting, drill presses, bandsaws and other support equipment serve the machining operation.

CAM programming

CDS uses CAM software from CAD-CAM to help programmers communicate with drawing software and CNC equipment. Discuss your drawing and file-compatibility needs with CDS.

Particle evacuation and air filtration

An in-house-designed particle evacuation and air-filtration system is intended to remove dust and out-gassing from the machining environment.

Adjacent warehouse and material storage.

A second warehouse next to the machining facility provides space for stocked blanket orders, spare parts and additional material storage, with space for shipping-department expansion and material-racking staging.

Sheet, rod and rigid tube can be supplied as stock shapes or cut material, including blanks and discs. The Material Distribution page explains that separate offer. Confirm the exact item, grade and availability when requesting a price.

Photography plannedWarehouse and material racking
Storage context. Confirm specific items, grades and availability with CDS.

Confirm the fit for your part.

Equipment counts cannot determine the work envelope, workholding approach or availability for a particular order. Include:

  • Drawing and revision, or the available sample, sketch or CAD definition.
  • Overall dimensions, critical features, stock size and unusual access or support requirements.
  • Exact material and grade, tolerances, mating interfaces and acceptance requirements.
  • Prototype, replacement or recurring context, quantity and requested timing.
  • Required inspection, records, marking, packaging or storage conditions.

Discuss the part and its requirements.

Send the information that determines equipment fit, quantity and timing.