Electronics and semiconductor equipment
CDS provides CNC milling and turning of engineered plastics. Submit your component drawing and specified grade for a fixture, insulator, spacer, housing or fluid-handling part so CDS can confirm machining feasibility.
This machining scope concerns non-catalogue components within equipment. It does not include PCB fabrication, electronics assembly, finished devices or complete equipment.
The mechanical job
Fixture components, insulating supports and housings require different machined features. Submit the customer-approved part definition; CDS confirms the material and configuration it can manufacture.
Plates, nests, frames, carriers and holders can require machined faces, pockets, hole patterns and mounting features. The drawing establishes their locations and tolerances. CDS machines the component; your team establishes fixture function and fit.
Custom insulators and machined standoffs follow specified dimensions, mounting features and materials. Your engineering team defines isolation and spacing requirements. Confirm the individual configuration with CDS.
A machined housing or holder may require pockets, openings, entries and attachment features. CDS works from the drawing; shielding and environmental ratings require separate customer qualification.
Winding or mounting interfaces can make a component difficult to describe by name alone. A drawing and exact material callout connect those features to the dimensions and duty that control machining feasibility.
The electrical job
Electrical function needs its own specification. A polymer name, filler or color cannot establish the finished part's electrical performance, and an insulating material is not automatically a static-control material.
An insulator resists current flow and separates conductive parts. It can retain static charge, so insulation alone does not establish static control.
A dissipative material allows charge to move away through a controlled path. The actual contact path and conditions affect that behavior.
A conductive material allows charge to move more readily through an intended path. Conductivity alone does not establish a complete ESD-control solution.
Exact grade Specified test conditions Test method Acceptance criteria
The ULTEM and PEEK pages explain general machining and grade considerations. Your engineering team selects the material; neither family name identifies an electrical or static-control grade.
Dielectric, ESD and flame requirements have different test scopes. State the specified grade and acceptance criteria for the part. CDS must confirm any requested records or tests; a material classification does not establish an ESD program or finished-part conformity.
Contact and environment
For a proposed wafer-handling or high-purity fluid-path component, CDS must confirm whether it can meet the specified material, cleanliness, handling and packaging requirements before accepting the work.
Contact profiles, support faces and mounting features follow the customer drawing. Any required surface, cleanliness or packaging controls must be stated with the machining request.
Manifold machining covers passages and ports in a stationary body. The drawing controls connections and sealing features. Your engineering team establishes fluid compatibility, pressure and purity requirements.
Component machining
CDS machines in Aurora, Illinois. CNC milling covers faces, pockets, slots and patterns; CNC turning covers rotational features. The quote confirms manufacturing feasibility for your specified part, rather than component design or material selection.
