Services
Six areas of work. Most engagements start with a paid shop assessment, because guessing is expensive and a day of looking properly is not.
CNC Department and Process Evaluation
A structured look at how work actually moves through your shop: setup discipline, documentation, training gaps, equipment use, bottlenecks, and where jobs wait. You get a findings memo and a prioritised list of what to fix first – not a binder.
Setup, SOP, Training and Control Support
Practical setup routines, procedures people will actually follow, skill matrices, onboarding plans and first-off approval routines. Every procedure is tested on the floor by someone who did not write it, before it becomes policy.
Equipment, Tooling and Cutting Efficiency
Equipment capability and condition, tooling and cutter selection, tool life habits, speeds and feeds, workholding, maintenance records, and whether tooling organisation is quietly costing you setup time.
CAM, Capacity and Shop Improvement
CAM utilisation and programming practice, capacity constraints, subcontract decisions, meeting rhythm, and a realistic improvement roadmap rather than a wish list.
Production Cost and Quoting Reality
Many shop problems start before the job reaches the floor. This reviews how quotes are built, what is missing from them, who approves delivery dates, and whether production is asked before a promise is made.
Team Accountability and Routine Ownership
Practical structure for better routines, communication and ownership. Not team building – meeting discipline, action logs with names and dates, and problems that surface while they are still small.
Selective owner advisory
For owners thinking further ahead: whether the business can run without you, key-person risk, equipment fleet reality, management depth, and pre-sale operational readiness. This is operational review from a manufacturing perspective. It is not business valuation, legal, tax or accounting advice, and it works alongside your CPA, lawyer or broker rather than replacing them.