Aluminum backplate for lab instrumentation

A bio-nanotechnology instrument company needed a machined aluminum backplate to a metric print — flat, deburred, countersunk, and turned around fast.

THE PROBLEM

What the customer brought us

A bio-nanotechnology instrument company needed aluminum backplates for an instrument build: 127 mm × 127 mm × 3.18 mm plate with four 6 mm countersunk mounting holes, dimensioned in metric. Thin instrument plates are easy to get wrong — they warp if handled carelessly, and burrs or sharp edges are unacceptable on parts that technicians assemble by hand.

WHAT WE DID

How we built it

We machined the plates to print with flatness-conscious workholding, countersank the mounting holes to the specified 90° included angle, and deburred and broke every edge. Metric prints are run as drawn — no unit conversion errors between the customer's CAD and our floor.

THE RESULT

What the customer got

Clean, flat, assembly-ready plates delivered on a prototype timeline. Instrument makers in the Triangle's bio and nano space need a local shop that treats small precision parts with production discipline — that's this job.

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Material
Aluminum plate
Size
127 × 127 × 3.18 mm
Holes
4 × Ø6.00 mm, 90° countersunk
Print
Metric, run as drawn
Finish
Deburred, edges broken
Run type
Prototype quantities

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