CNC machining and production of parts from a drawing, a sample or an idea

Every device, fixture and screen in the end hangs, stands or slides on a piece of metal that someone has to make precisely. That is why Prolight runs its own machine shop with CNC machining, where the enclosures for our electronics and the mounts and structures for lighting and LED screens are made, but also parts to order for other companies and tradesmen. We do CNC milling, turning and drilling in metal and engineering plastics, from a single piece to a series. The same workshop that feeds our projects is open to yours as well, under the same terms and with the same control.

Ordering without complications

It is easiest if you have a technical drawing or a 3D model; we accept STEP, IGES, DWG and DXF formats and help with preparation before machining when needed. If there is no drawing, bring a physical sample and we will measure and reconstruct it, or come with just an idea and we define the dimensions and requirements together, so rework does not get paid for twice. With the quote you also get a material suggestion if the drawing does not specify one. We machine steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass and engineering plastics, and we choose the material according to where the part works, in the rain, under load or in a display case. Before delivery every piece passes a dimensional inspection, and CNC machining guarantees repeatability; the first and the hundredth part come out the same, within the set tolerances. For parts installed outdoors we also suggest surface protection, because a good piece deserves to stay good after the first winter too.

What determines the price and the lead time

The price is determined by the material, the quantity, the complexity of machining and the tolerances, so the quote is always itemized by those lines and you know what you are paying for. A single part or a prototype is as a rule a faster job than a series, and we state the deadline before starting and stick to it, because our own projects depend on the same workshop. For series we first make a prototype, confirm it with you, and only then let the machines repeat. Smaller series we often combine with similar jobs in the machining schedule, so a single piece does not carry the cost of an empty slot, and when the deadline is burning, say so right away; the workshop's weekly plan can find room for an urgent case. If the part is to be built into a wider system, a fixture mount, an electronics enclosure, a screen frame, you get it matched to the rest of the project, because the same company does both the electronics and the installation. When a drawing has an error that would only show in the field, we flag it before the machine starts, because correcting a line is cheaper than correcting a finished piece.

A workshop that saves projects

Part of the workshop's work is parts that no longer exist, a fixture mount long out of production, a gear from a device whose manufacturer has vanished, a cover that cracked in the field the day before an event. Within our service we make such parts instead of writing off the whole device, which extends the life of the installation and saves the owner's budget. A typical workshop delivers a piece of metal to drawing and stops there. With us the same roof holds mechanics, electronics and software, so the part arrives thought through in the context of the system it goes into, with the hole in the right place and a dimension that respects the cable passing through it. That is why clients who need nothing stage-related come back to us too, just a part that has to be exact and delivered when promised. We work for cafés and restaurants, museums and galleries, shopping malls, stage technicians and manufacturing companies, in Belgrade and across Serbia, and parts from our workshop travel to projects across Europe and Asia as well.

Send a drawing, a model or a photo of the part you need, and we will come back with a quote including the price and the lead time. A photo with a tape measure next to the part is often enough for a first estimate. If you are not sure what the part should look like, let's talk about the project; one conversation is often enough to turn a sketch into a drawing ready for the machine. We do not charge for answering an inquiry, and the estimate usually arrives faster than you can find a workshop willing to take a small job.