Enclosure Machining

Custom Machined Enclosures

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High quality precision machined components

Specialising in intricate, tight tolerance work

Extensive experience and high customer satisfaction

Example Machined Enclosures

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View some examples of the machined enclosures we have manufactured.
Click on the image to find out more about the machining process, material and tolerance.

Aluminium milled heatsink enclosure

Bespoke enclosure

Product

Machined Aluminium Heatsink Enclosure

Machining Process

CNC Milling

Material/Finish

Aluminium with natural sulphuric anodising

Tolerance

+/- 0.025mm

Aluminium enclosure

Aluminium enclosure

Product

Machined Aluminium Enclosure

Machining Process

CNC Milling

Material/Finish

Aluminium

Electronic enclosure with heatsink

Electronic enclosure with heatsink

Product

Machined Aluminium Heatsink Enclosure

Machining Process

CNC Milling

Material/Finish

Aluminium 6082 T6 with powder coating

Electronics housing with soft sulphuric blue anodising

Electronics housing with soft sulphuric blue anodising

Product

Machined Aluminium Electronics Enclosure

Machining Process

CNC Milling

Material/Finish

Aluminium 6082 T6 with soft sulphuric blue anodising

Enclosure lid with heatsink

Enclosure lid with heatsink

Product

Enclosure lid with heatsink

Machining Process

CNC Milling

Material/Finish

Aluminium 6082 T6 with Cerakote coating

Aluminium nickel bronze enclosure

Aluminium nickel bronze enclosure

Product

Aluminium nickel bronze enclosure

Machining Process

CNC Milling

Material/Finish

Aluminium nickel bronze

CubeSat enclosure

CubeSat enclosure

Product

Enclosure for components within CubeSat

Machining Process

CNC Milling

Material/Finish

Aluminium 7075

Military comms system enclosure

Military comms system enclosure

Product

Military comms system enclosure

Machining Process

CNC Milling

Material/Finish

Aluminium 6082

Monitor system housing

Monitor system housing

Product

Monitor System Housing

Machining Process

CNC Milling

Material/Finish

Aluminium with soft sulphuric blue anodising

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Bespoke Enclosure Manufacturing

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Penta Precision machines custom enclosures for specialised applications for our customers all over the UK.

We manufacture both from raw material as well as modifying off the shelf moulded or specialist pre-moulded enclosures.

Combining our tool making heritage and production machining expertise, we are also able to offer machining design advice, helping you take cost out of manufacture.

We can machine up to 20kg weight enclosures within our milling capacity range of 475 x 550 x 1000mm. If your requirement is outside our limits, give us a call and we will try and point you to someone who can help.

 



Penta's 3Cs

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Here at Penta, we are committed to delivering an exemplary experience to those who choose to partner with us. We have implemented rigorous processes to ensure that communication, care, and consistency occur at every stage; from our quoting process through to production and delivery.

Read more about our “3 Cs” on our Proven Process page.

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Machined Enclosure Industry Examples

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We have experience in machining bespoke and custom enclosures for specialised applications in the following industries:

Custom Machined Enclosure Materials

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We can manufacture enclosures in a variety of materials, primarily:

Notes for Designers

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To aid machining, reduce processing time and thus cost, consider these factors in custom and bespoke enclosure design:

  • Specify the largest internal corner radii as possible

  • Keep wall cross sections thicker and more stable

  • Keep tolerances as open as possible

  • Where not critical, specify rougher internal surface machined finishes

  • Minimise the number of faces with features that require machining to reduce set-up time

  • Deep enclosures increase cutting tool length, reducing tool stability and slows processing time. Consider moving away from an “enclosure and lid” design to have a split line 50% down the depth of the enclosure, changing to a top and bottom half style assembly.

For more detailed information on designing enclosures, read our blog 'Electronic Enclosure Design for Machining in 2023'

If you're still weighing your options and want to see how CNC machining compares to other manufacturing methods for enclosures, see our article 'Which manufacturing method is best for enclosures?'

When your design is proven, we can help with final manufacturing machining and finish design so the specification is clear and can be manufactured repeatedly to the correct quality specification.  

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Machined Enclosure Materials and Applications

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Factors to consider that affect the choice of enclosure material are:

  • Indoor or exterior environment

  • Mechanical loading

  • Risk of collision

  • Gas, chemical or dust contaminants

  • Marine and salt water exposure

  • WEEE Directive and regulations on waste management and recycling 

 

Stainless Steel

Used where cleanliness and corrosion resistance is important due to cleaning regimes or harsh environmental factors. 304 (1.4301 and 1.4307) stainless is often specified for indoor clean room environments. Enclosures can tarnish and pit in environments open to the elements, salt water and where aggressive cleaning is performed. In such situations 316 stainless is a better choice. It takes 2 to 2.5 times the machining time to process stainless steel compared to aluminium, therefore making stainless steel an expensive and rare choice of material for bespoke machined enclosures for mechanically demanding applications.

 

Aluminum

Where the enclosure needs to be more robust to cope with bumps and knocks then aluminium is worth considering. Aluminium is a common choice of material for bespoke and custom machined enclosures. Aluminium is often considered to tackle the issue of “noisy electronics and assist with EMC protection. Applications where corrosion resistance is an issue, aluminium should also be considered. Where applications have high mechanical demands stainless steel is naturally the more robust option. However designers do consider and choose to manufacture in aluminium with uprated wall thicknesses to meet the mechanical requirements being dictated.

Where volumes are higher, firstly consider off the shelf standard die cast enclosures which could be modified to suit the requirements of the applications. If volumes are high then investment in specific die cast tooling may be an option to achieve the lowest unit costs.

 

Plastic

Plastic is also a common cost effective choice for lightweight applications to enclose instrumentation, electronics, control gear and display screens. Plastic grade selection requires careful consideration to meet the needs of the application. Factors for consideration are:

  • Temperature

  • UV rating

  • EMC protection

  • Ambient environment characteristics

  • Presence of chemicals

ABS and polycarbonate are the common grades for standard moulded enclosure manufacture. 

Again, firstly consider off the shelf moulded options that could be modified by machining. The as moulded outside finish can be aesthetically acceptable and remove costly finishing processes.

We often perform secondary machining operations to “off the shelf” and bespoke plastic moulded enclosures, which due to restrictions in moulding cannot be formed to the finish size geometry and require additional machining to complete. These higher value enclosures typically need processing with great care as the outside finish is complete and aesthetically critical.

Client Feedback

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"Overall excellent service, parts are delivered on time to an acceptable standard. Sales and quotation team are very responsive to our enquiries."
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David  Supplier Quality Engineer
"To be confident that an accurately manufactured part will arrive on the agreed deadline is invaluable and increasingly rare. Penta give us this confidence."
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Paul – R&D Manager
"Penta Precision provides a near faultless service.
They are a friendly and helpful company who I hold with very high regard.''

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John – Tooling Engineer
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