CNC Programming Solutions

Design and manufacturing, from the shop floor up.

Fabricor is a machining, CAD/CAM programming, design and process engineering shop, with experience across machine shops, a tool and die shop, and aerospace. Available for design and CNC-related work.

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Drawn by: Fabricor
Scale: 1:1
Sheet: 1 of 1

Machining: 3–5 axis mills and mill-turns
CAD/CAM: SurfCAM and BOBCAD
Design: Tooling, fixtures and weld fixtures
Standards: GD&T, from aerospace process engineering

Built on real shop-floor experience.

Fabricor's roots are on the shop floor: sweeping floors, cleaning up after the machinists, and learning by asking questions and watching how the work was done. That start led to work as a saw operator and welder, and then a machinist.

The first shop had no CNCs, so four years were spent cranking handles on manual machines, a skill still used today. When staffing thinned to just two people, the shop's first CNC lathe was learned and run straight from the manuals, well before resources like YouTube existed.

That hands-on work was paired with full-time study for an Associate's degree in industrial tooling and technology, so as much was learned in the classroom as on the floor.

At every step, something new was learned and put to use, and that's what makes Fabricor well-rounded in the CNC manufacturing environment.

Career path

Shop floor start

Started by sweeping floors, asking questions and learning from experienced machinists.
Saw operator, welder and manual machinist

Four years of cranking handles on manual machines.
CNC machinist, fixture designer and IT support

Moved into CNC while working and studying full time.
Tool and die shop

Started as a CNC operator, learned CAD/CAM on SurfCAM and BOBCAD, and moved into the design department as a programmer.
Tooling and special machine design

Designed tooling, fixtures, special machines and weld fixtures.
Process engineering, aerospace

Learned GD&T, and programmed and ran complex CNC on 3–5 axis mills and mill-turns.