For general enquiries a rough sketched fax is often best.

A simple line drawing or sketch for straight forward arcs or shapes is OK.  

Full engineering drawing are great, but the quickest and safest method is emailed  CAD files.

With CAD drawings we can machine direct from your master files minimising duplication and errors.

Using CAD files slashes set up time and can make substantial financial savings.

In real terms this means we can do shorter runs and even one off panels that would have been uneconomic a few years ago

File Types

We use Alphacam CAD/CAM and  are able to import most CAD files types

The most reliable method of file transfer is usually email with files attached

Floppy disks can easily become contaminated lost or damaged

Here is a list CAD file types we can import

DWG, DXF, IGES, IGS, CADI, VDA-FS, ANVIL, 3D XYZPoints, STL, STEP,

The best file to try is DXF (AutoCAD)

Followed by DWG (For some reason AutoCAD release 13 seems the most reliable)

We use PC's but are able to convert from Apple Mac this is not always 100% reliable please contact us for more advice.

(some times a total nightmare).

Just email a file and we can have a look.

Coral Draw and Adobe Illustrator files can be imported but their DXF file filters are made up of a mass of tiny lines so we like to convert them ourselves. Images can be scanned and bit mapped files can be converted for routing but these are not suitable for interlocking or precision parts but ideal for cut outs & signs etc.

 Potential problems with file transfers