Websites for CNC machining companies
Web design for CNC machining companies: £249.99 to build, then £49.99 a month, no minimum term. Send a drawing, get a price. Everything should be built around that path.
The entire sales process in precision machining is: customer has a drawing, wants a price and a lead time. Anything that slows that down loses the enquiry to a competitor with an easier route.
Buyers also approach several suppliers at once, so speed of response frequently matters more than being the cheapest.
What your customers want answered
- Can you make this part, in this material, to this tolerance
- What is your lead time
- What quantities do you take
- How do I send a drawing and what format do you need
- Do you do finishing, treatment and assembly as well
A proper upload route for drawingsA form that accepts common file formats, states what information you need alongside — material, quantity, tolerance, finish, delivery date — and commits to a response time. It is the single highest-value function on a machining website.
Capability shown only in photographs
A gallery of shiny parts does not tell a buyer whether their part is possible. Axis counts, travels, bar capacity, achievable tolerances and inspection equipment do.
Machines, materials and tolerances
Engineers want to know what you can make. List machines, materials, sizes, tolerances and finishing, with photos of real parts.
Quotes from drawings
Let buyers upload drawings for a quote, and explain lead times, batch sizes, materials sourcing and quality checks on delivered parts.
Prototypes, batches and repeat work
Say clearly where you sit: one-off prototypes, small batches, production runs or all three. Explain how repeat orders work, whether you hold stock or programs for repeat parts, and how you handle design changes between batches.
Describe your quality process in practical terms: first-off inspection, measuring equipment, material certificates and inspection reports on request. If you hold a quality standard, say which. Engineers comparing suppliers look for exactly this, and a page that answers it saves a call and wins the quote.
Common questions
- What should a CNC machining website include?
- Machines, materials, tolerances, finishing, part photos, drawing uploads, lead times and quality checks.
- Should I list tolerances?
- Yes. Engineers need to know you can hold their tolerances before sending drawings, so list them by process and material.
- Do I take one-offs?
- Say clearly whether you take prototypes and one-offs as well as batches. Many buyers need both and look for suppliers who say so.
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Tell me about your business.
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Liam Tapp, Website Builds