CIXIN MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY
Swiss-Turned Precision Pin with Base
A miniature Swiss-turned pin component featuring a cylindrical shaft and flat base with precise dimensional control. Designed for applications where concentricity, smooth surfaces, and reliable repeatability are essential, this part demonstrates Swiss Turning capabilities for high-precision aerospace, medical, and instrumentation components.
- Dimensional Accuracy: Maintains ±0.005 mm on shaft and base features.
- Compact Geometry: Small diameter shaft with integrated base requires careful tool control.
- Surface Finish: Polished surfaces on shaft and base to ensure assembly fit and smooth motion.
- Material Range: Stainless steel, aluminum alloys, titanium — suitable for high-reliability applications.
- Production Flexibility: Supports prototyping, small batch, and volume runs with consistent quality.
- Repeatable Quality: High consistency for miniature components critical in precision assemblies.
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This pin component combines a cylindrical shaft with a flat base, creating machining challenges including tight concentricity requirements, surface finish, and dimensional stability. Swiss Turning allows the workpiece to remain stationary while the tooling moves around it, enabling high-precision machining of small diameters without deflection.
The process starts with rough turning to remove bulk material, followed by semi-finishing passes to control geometry, and finishing passes for surface quality and concentricity. Edge chamfering and deburring are applied to ensure safe assembly and reduce post-processing.
Swiss Turning enables production of miniature parts with micron-level precision, smooth functional surfaces, and reliable fit in assemblies — critical for aerospace, medical, and precision instrument applications. Fast turnaround, consistent quality, and low tolerance variation make it suitable for both prototypes and small-volume production.
| Parameter | Details |
| Material | Stainless Steel 304 / Aluminum 6061 / Titanium |
| Shaft Diameter | 4 mm |
| Shaft Height | 6 mm |
| Base Diameter | 8 mm |
| Base Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Tolerance | ±0.005 mm |
| Surface Finish | Ra 0.4–0.8 μm |
| Production | Prototype, small batch, or volume |
- Aerospace: Precision alignment pins and miniature mounting components
- Medical Devices: Instrumentation pins and positioning elements
- Precision Instruments: Shafts and pins for small assemblies
- Industrial Automation: High-accuracy mechanical interfaces requiring smooth surfaces
Q1: What makes this Swiss-turned component challenging?
Maintaining concentricity and dimensional precision on a miniature shaft while keeping the base flat and smooth.
Q2: How does Swiss Turning solve these challenges?
The workpiece remains stationary while tooling rotates around it, ensuring tight tolerances, smooth surfaces, and minimal deflection.
Q3: Can dimensions or materials be customized?
Yes — shaft diameter, base size, height, and material can all be adapted to design requirements.
Q4: Is small-batch production possible?
Yes, prototypes, small batches, and volume runs are supported with consistent precision.
Q5: Which industries benefit from this service?
Aerospace, medical devices, precision instrumentation, and high-accuracy assembly applications.
