Design Support
S&S - Precision is always more than willing to assist you with your product design. Our staff of manufacturing personnel can be especially helpful in suggesting ways of designing a part to be most economical in terms of machining costs without sacrificing integrity or quality. Oftentimes, slight revisions to a part's dimensions or tolerances can greatly reduce product costs. Also, a slight change here or there, might make a difference in the type of machine used to manufacture the part, improving machining costs and/or lead times.

Minimum and maximum quantities
We don't have an established minimum quantity. However, quantity greatly effects price in several different ways. Depending on the type of machine, the set up of the machine can sometimes be a substantial proportion of the cost on shorter runs. Also, the quantity will determine what type of machine we use to manufacture the part. This will play an important factor in the cycle times and thus the price. S&S - Precision will normally set up our CNC's for prototype or short runs of 50 to 1000 pieces. Items with runs over 1,000 pieces can often be set up and run on an automatic screw machine.

Stocking programs
S&S - Precision, often produces parts based on semiannual or yearly blanket orders. In this case, S&S - Precision, will help you take advantage of higher volume price breaks and have shipments released to meet your monthly requirements. Once you commit to a volume purchase, S&S - Precision, will commit to having your parts ready as soon as you need them. Should you have a spike in demand and require more than the normal release amount, we will normally be able to accommodate your request up to an extra 3 months’ supply.

Lead times
Typical lead times for new items are from 6-8 weeks. Many factors play a role in what actual lead times will be, especially material availability and the need for any special tooling Should you have an urgent request, S&S - Precision, will accommodate your needs.