CNC Turning in Canada
Round parts made in volume are turned: shafts, bushings, fittings, fasteners, connectors. The lathe spins the part against the tool, and with live tooling or a mill-turn center it adds flats, holes, and slots without a second operation, making turning the most economical route to a precise round part at scale.
Volume is a Canadian strength. Ontario is the second-largest vehicle-producing region in North America after Michigan, assembling roughly 1.3 million vehicles a year1, output that runs on millions of turned components, with the same shops serving energy, hydraulics, and industrial equipment. Swiss-type lathes handle long, slender, high-precision work, and mill-turn centers collapse setups and cost on more complex parts.
Sources 1. Invest Ontario, Automotive
What you can get made
- Finishing
- Anodizing, Heat Treating, Painting, Plating, Powder Coating, Deburring, Honing, Polishing
- Advanced equipment
- 5-Axis Machining, CMM, Live Tooling, Mill-Turn, Wire EDM, Swiss Turning
- Industries served
- Industrial, Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Automotive, Medical, Mining, Defense, Energy
Good to know
- Swiss-type lathes excel at long, slender, high-precision parts.
- Mill-turn centers combine turning and milling to cut setups and cost.
- Ideal for high-volume round parts and fittings.