Great Lakes Tool and Engineering, takes pride in being a high precision, micron level job shop. Specializing in functional gauging, prototyping and short run production of critical parts. Along with CAD/CAM and CNC technology we use precision surface, cylindrical, and jig grinding to ensure that your parts / assemblies meet your needs. For the convenience of our customers, we also work with outside venders to provide services that we do not. Giving Great Lakes Tool and Engineering the capability to take your project from print to finished components and assemblies. From hole locations to flat and parallel your parts will be within your specifications. Our skilled Toolmakers are in control of your parts from programming through quality control. Done right and delivered on schedule.
Fast turn around Specialists, same day service available.
Some of our capabilities:
- Design / Solid modeling using SolidWorks
- Programming utilizing EdgeCam
- Milling, CNC / manual
- Turning, CNC / manual
- Reverse Engineering
- Heat treatment
- Precision surface grinding
- Precision cylindrical grinding
- Precision jig grinding
Examples of materials we stock and work with:
- Aluminum (examples 2024, 6061, 6063, 7050, 7075)
- Brass
- Bronze
- Copper
- Ceramic
- Phenolics
- Low Carbon Steel
- Powdered Metal (examples 3v,10v,15v)
- Stainless Steel (examples 304, 316, 416, 420, 440, 15-5, 17-4 in any heat condition)
- Tool Steels (examples A2, D2, 01, S7, W1)
- Tungsten Carbide
- Plastics (examples Nylon, Delrin, Teflon, Acrylics)
If it doesn’t appear on the list that doesn’t mean we can’t or won’t work with it.
Examples of services provided by outside venders, including but not limited to:
- Anodize
- Electroless Nickel
- Chrome
- Case Hardening
- Dry Lube
- Black Oxide