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Plastics CNC Milling in Canada

When metal is too heavy, too conductive, or not chemically inert, machined plastics take over, and Canada has both a deep plastics industry and the petrochemical feedstock behind it. CNC milling is only as good as the people running it, and Canada pairs the most-educated workforce in the OECD with an aerospace sector built on tight-tolerance work.

The capability below reflects qualified Canadian shops that handle CNC milling in plastics.

ISO 9001AS9100CWBITARControlled Goods ProgramISO 13485
Network coverageQualified manufacturing capacity by state and province.Ontario: ~54k parts/moQuebec: ~24k parts/moAlberta: ~16k parts/moNova Scotia: ~16k parts/moManitoba: ~10k parts/moBritish Columbia: ~8k parts/moSaskatchewan: ~4k parts/moOnt.~54kQue.~24kAlta.~16kN.S.~16kMan.~10kB.C.~8kSask.~4k~140,000parts / month
About 140,000 plastics CNC milling parts per month of qualified manufacturing capacity across the network.

What you can get made

Finishing
Polishing, Deburring, Powder Coating, Heat Treating, Painting, Anodizing, Laser Marking, Plating
Advanced equipment
5-Axis Machining, CMM, Live Tooling, Mill-Turn, Wire EDM, Swiss Turning
Industries served
Aerospace, Industrial, Medical, Defense, Food Processing, Automotive, Energy, Oil & Gas

Good to know

  • Delrin (acetal) is the general-purpose pick; PEEK for high temperature and chemical resistance.
  • Five-axis milling reduces setups and reaches complex contours in one operation.