What PCBWay offers
PCBWay started in printed circuit board manufacturing and has grown into a one-stop electronics and mechanical source. Its CNC service, run from factories in Shenzhen, China, quotes parts online across a wide material list and pairs machining with 3D printing, sheet metal, injection molding, and vacuum casting. For hardware and maker projects that already order boards through PCBWay, adding machined and printed parts in the same cart is convenient, and prices on small prototype lots are aggressive.
Where Wexmar fits
Wexmar is a domestic production machine shop rather than a broad prototyping portal. The advantage is a short, US-based supply chain and direct access to the people cutting the metal.
Wexmar is a US CNC machine shop in Canastota, NY that ships nationwide. The shop runs 10 CNC lathes, 6 Mazak horizontal machining centers (3 and 4 axis), and 4 Maier MLK-32 Swiss lathes turning bar stock to 32mm diameter, with 2 Brown & Sharpe CMMs for in-house inspection. Work runs from one-off parts through long-run production. Wexmar is SAM registered (CAGE 16AD7), NIST 800-171 scored 110 of 110 in SPRS, DFARS-relevant, Buy American, and Made in USA. Quality is ISO 9001-aligned.
Wexmar machines turned, milled, and Swiss parts only. It does not offer 3D printing, sheet metal, injection molding, or casting, so a project that needs those belongs with a multi-process shop like PCBWay. Where Wexmar stands out is domestic turned and milled production with in-house CMM inspection and federal compliance already in place.
Side by side
| Factor | PCBWay CNC | Wexmar |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | Shenzhen, China | Canastota, NY, USA |
| Breadth | CNC, 3D print, sheet metal, molding, casting | Turning, milling, Swiss |
| Best lot size | Prototype and low volume | One-off through long production runs |
| Inspection | Factory QA | In-house Brown & Sharpe CMM |
| Swiss turning to 32mm | Available | 4 Maier MLK-32 Swiss lathes |
| US compliance | Not a US supplier | SAM, SPRS 110/110, Buy American |
| Quote | Online from CAD | Instant quote from a drawing |
Choosing between them
If you are buying a few prototype parts across mixed processes and cost is the deciding factor, PCBWay is a reasonable choice. If you need turned or milled metal parts made in the United States, held to a CMM, and backed by federal registrations, a domestic direct shop keeps the work close. Wexmar quotes both one-off and production volumes from a single print. Review CNC milling or send a drawing for an instant quote.
Materials, tolerances, and lead time
Wexmar machines common and specialty metals for turned and milled work, including aluminum, stainless, carbon and alloy steels, brass, and bronze, with material choice driven by the drawing. The four Maier MLK-32 Swiss lathes handle small, tight-tolerance turned parts in bar stock to 32mm diameter, while the 6 Mazak horizontal machining centers cover 3 and 4 axis milled work. Every job can be checked on the shop's two Brown & Sharpe CMMs before it ships, and first-article and in-process inspection scale with the run. Lead time tracks material availability and quantity rather than a queue in someone else's plant, and the same drawing that priced the job runs it from prototype through production. Send a print to the instant quote page to start.
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