Norck: Your Partner for Precision Metal Part Manufacturing – No Challenge Too Complex

Norck delivers rigorously engineered metal parts, pushing the boundaries of precision for aerospace, defense, medical, robotics, and other sectors where performance is paramount. We combine advanced machining, forming, fabrication, 3D metal printing, and rigorous quality control to solve your most demanding manufacturing challenges.

Custom metal part manufacturing designates a set of fabrication methods used to manufacture a custom part in small quantities. Custom manufacturing is used in the following sectors:

   - Medical: surgical tools, implants, and orthopedics.
   -  Industrial: Welded structures, gears, shafts, jigs and fixtures, and enclosures.
   - Hardware: Hinges, handles, tools, screws, nuts, and rivets
   - Aerospace & Automotive: Bodies of aircraft and cars, electrical cables
   - Robotics: Robots' bodies, gears, shafts, grippers
   - Consumer products: home appliances, cooking utensils, PC enclosures, jewelry
   - Education: Desks, laboratory equipment, prototypes

Custom metal part manufacturing offers many advantages over medium and high-volume production:

• Lower production costs: A custom part might cost more per part than medium or high-volume production. But it is cost-effective for two reasons:
   -  It doesn’t require a big budget for development, tooling, and fabrication
   -  It can be manufactured in smaller quantities

• Highly customizable: As the name suggests, a custom plastic part is customizable. Your product can be as custom as you can imagine.

• Convenient for startups and small businesses: Custom metal part is ideal for startups and small businesses since it helps them turn any idea into a tangible product and test the market before diving into mass production.

There are several manufacturing processes to produce custom metal parts. Which can be divided into three types:

1.  Additive manufacturing

• Metal 3D Printing (DMLS):Direct metal laser sintering is a process used to produce custom parts by fusing metal powder particles using a laser beam. It uses different metal materials such as:

   • Used plastic materials include:
   -  Titanium
   -  Stainless steel
   -  Aluminum
   -  Nickel
   -  Cobalt
   -  Copper
   -  Platinum
   -  Gold
   -  Silver

   •Applications of DMLS: It is used in various sectors such as Aerospace, automotive, medical, and oil and gas. It makes complex mechanical shapes, gears, jigs and fixtures, prototypes, robot arms, and orthopedics.

   • Advantages and disadvantages:
   + Complex designs
   + Rigid components
   + Fast production
   + Vast material selection
   - Requires post-processing
   - High cost

2. Subtractive manufacturing

Sheet metal fabrication:It is a set of manufacturing methods of cutting and forming metal sheets to produce parts. The mainly used materials are:
   • Steel alloy       
   • Stainless steel
   • Aluminum

Applications of sheet metal fabrication:It is widely used in the automotive sector as it is used to make the bodies (BIW), home appliances, aircraft fuselage, and wings.

Advantages and disadvantages:
+ low production cost
+ fast process
- High cost of toolings 

Tube bending: Tube bending is a set of techniques to bend straight tubes into different shapes. The process can be performed by using cold or hot methods. Generally, round stock is used, but rectangular tubes and pipes can also be bent.

A post-process can be mandatory to remove burrs. It can also be used with laser tube cutting to add holes and shapes or to cut the edges

Applications of tube bending: It is generally used in piping for the gas and oil sector, stair rails, and welded structures.

Advantages and disadvantages:

+ Clean since there is no welding between tubes
+ No leak risk
+ fast process
+ low production cost
- High cost of toolings

CNC machining: CNC machining (Computer Numerical Controlled machining) designates a process that uses a computer to control the trajectory of the machining tool. It employs many machining techniques, such as milling, turning, and drilling. Used materials are:

   • Titanium
   • Stainless steel
   • Aluminum 
   • Nickel 
   • Cobalt 
   • Copper

Milling: Milling is a process that uses a rotating tool to remove material from the fixed workpiece. There are two types of milling, horizontal and vertical milling.

   •  Applications of milling: It is generally used to make squared machined parts in various sectors such as Aerospace, automotive, and medical. It makes jigs and fixtures, gears, and turbines.

   •  Advantages and disadvantages:
   + Accurate process with lower fabrication costs
   - High cost of tooling

   •  Turning: This method uses a lathe to turn workpieces at high speeds and a tool with a special shape to remove layers of material from the workpiece. The workpiece shape is generally revolutionary. If the workpiece is long enough, an extra part is used to support the weight of the workpiece.

   • Applications of turning: It is widely used in various sectors such as Aerospace, automotive, medical, and oil and gas. It makes shafts and revolutionary components.

   • Advantages and disadvantages:+ Accurate process+ lower fabrication costs- Manufacturability is limited to simple shapes

   • Drilling: It is a process used to make homes in the workpiece. The holes are generally perpendicular to the surface but can have angles with special tooling. This process includes taping, counterboring, and countersinking.

   • Applications of Drilling: It is used to make holes or taps in CNC machined parts, and it is used in various sectors such as Aerospace, automotive, medical, and oil and gas

   • Advantages and disadvantages:
+ Automated process with high accuracy and speed
- Requires special tooling for different operations
- Hole depth and diameter are limited

   • EDM: It is a thermal cutting process of metal parts using a high voltage electrical discharge, hence the name EDM (Electrical discharge machining). In this technique, electrical discharges (sparks) heat a metallic shape that engraves through the workpiece. EDM can use a wire instead of a shape to cut through the workpiece (wire EDM). Used materials are:
   • Titanium
   • Stainless steel
   • Aluminum

   • Applications of EDM: It is generally used in mold design in Aerospace, automotive, medical, and home appliances.

   • Advantages and disadvantages:+ High tolerances+ Complex shapes- High-cost process- Operates only on conductive materials

2. Formative manufacturing

   • Die casting: Die casting is a process in which molten metal is fed into a mold cavity under high pressure. Mold is made from hardened steel and contains the shape of the part to be molded. The die-casting process is used for high and medium-volume production due to the high cost of mold fabrication.

   •Applications of Die casting:It is widely used to make rigid components with complex shapes in various sectors such as Aerospace, automotive, and oil and gas. It makes crankcases, shafts, gears, and locks.jigs, and fixtures, electronics.

   • Advantages and disadvantages:
   +  Complex shapes
   + High tolerances
   - Long development  time 

   • Waterjet, laser, and plasma cutting: It is a set of cutting methods that use heat or water to cut through almost any type of material to produce a part or product.

   • We offer the following finishes for custom-manufactured parts:

   - Surface finish
   - Deburring
   - Plating 
   - Anodizing 
   - Heat treatment 
   - Powder coating 
   - Painting 
   - Welding 
   - Riveting 
   - Assembly 
   - Testing

Norck is a technology-powered manufacturing leader specializing in CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding. Our intelligent, data-driven approach ensures exceptional quality, optimized costs, and seamless supply chain management for companies worldwide.

Key Services:

• Precision CNC Machining: High-quality custom parts and components.
• Advanced 3D Printing: Rapid prototyping and complex production parts.
• Sheet Metal Fabrication: Custom fabrication solutions across materials.
• Injection Molding: Scalable production for plastic parts.

Why Choose Norck?

• AI-Powered Manufacturing: Data and AI optimize our processes for superior quality, minimized costs, and supply chain visibility
• Vast Production Capacity: Our extensive partner network in Europe and the US guarantees both low and high-volume production.
• End-to-End Expertise: Our team of engineers, data scientists, and product developers ensure design for manufacturability and unparalleled service
• Single-Source Solution: Norck streamlines your supply chain, reduces overhead, enhances purchasing power, and delivers just-in-time results.
• Online Custom Metal Part Manufacturing Services: Norck's online custom metal part manufacturing services provide a fast, easy, and reliable way to bring your ideas to life with high quality, custom made parts.
•  Custom Metal Part Manufacturing Services Near You: Your search for custom metal part manufacturing services ends here. Norck offers tailored engineering and manufacturing support that begin with your unique project needs. Whether you're a local business or searching online, our expert team delivers top-quality, custom metal part manufacturing solutions to bring your designs to life.

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