Micro Logic Corp does business online as eMachineShop.com . I'm in the process of designing some custom machined parts from them (eMachineShop). I haven't finished the transaction, but I'm quite impressed with the company so far.
Pros:
- Clean enough website to understand how to navigate it
- Relatively easy to use CAD software
- Instant price quoting *once your part is designed* (I believe they offer other quoting formats if you want to call them during business hours and get a more "consultative" quote, instead of a precise one)
- Fairly wide range of materials choices
- Plenty of detail control over the machining process (just like you'd expect from a CNC system, there are lots of configs).
- Reasonably good help instructions for their software are posted on the website.
Cons:
- Their software is Windows-only (no Mac or Linux as far as I can tell, nor did they choose to do it as a web-tool, it is a downloadable Windows application).
- They don't accept Google SketchUp (free edition) files. For a DIY-grade online shop I'd expect that (yes, I realize you can buy SketchUp Pro for $500 and export to some more standard CAD formats that they do support, but we're not talking about an enterprise-targeted product here).
Possible cons:
- I've seen a few posts online about potential Quality Control issues. Since I haven't received my parts yet I'm not sure about that.
Note: eMachineShop lists its contact info as
31 Industrial Ave.
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone (201) 962-7511 read more