Fairchild Precision Parts

Swiss CNC Turning | CNC Turning & Milling | Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing

🔎 At a glance
Company Name: Fairchild Precision Parts
Location: Winsted, CT
Founded: 1944
Shop Type: Job Shop / Contract Manufacturer
Industries Served: Aerospace, Defense, Fluid Control Systems, Consumer Goods, Inspection Instrumentation
Production Style: Swiss CNC turning for high-volume, tight-tolerance work; CNC turning and milling for complex geometries; turnkey material sourcing and finishing
Machining Capabilities: Swiss CNC turning, CNC turning and milling, tolerances to ±0.0001"
Materials: Stainless steel, aluminum, brass, engineered plastics (Delrin)
Certifications: AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, ITAR registered

🏭 About Fairchild Precision Parts

Founded in 1944 as a Brown & Sharpe screw machine shop supporting the WWII effort, Fairchild Precision Parts has spent more than 80 years building a reputation as the precision machining partner that Tier 2 aerospace, defense, and industrial suppliers rely on for mission-critical components. The company runs a 15,000+ square foot facility in Winsted, Connecticut, combining production and job-shop work: high-volume, tight-tolerance parts on Swiss CNC turning centers alongside lower-volume, more complex geometries on CNC turning and milling equipment. Fairchild holds tolerances as tight as ±0.0001" and works in materials ranging from stainless steel and aluminum to brass and engineered plastics like Delrin. The shop also offers turnkey services, coordinating material sourcing and finishing so customers get a complete-to-print part rather than just a machined blank.

Fairchild is AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified, ITAR registered, and holds SAM, JCP, and CMMC compliance registrations, reflecting the defense and aerospace customer base it serves. Leadership has kept the shop investing in current CNC technology while maintaining the kind of customer relationships that come from eight decades in the same trade. For a machinist, that combination of production consistency, real complexity, and long-term customer relationships is a rare mix in a shop this size.

👍 Why you'll like working here

Working at Fairchild means running both sides of the CNC world -- high-volume Swiss turning and lower-volume, complex CNC turning and milling -- rather than being boxed into one type of work. The parts you're making matter: aerospace, defense, and fluid-control components that don't tolerate shortcuts, machined to tolerances as tight as ±0.0001". At a company that's been in continuous operation since 1944, there's institutional knowledge on the floor and a track record of investing in the equipment needed to hold those tolerances. Being AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified for the long haul also means the quality systems here are mature, not something the shop is still figuring out.

⚙️ What you'll be working on

• Precision components for aerospace, defense, fluid-control, and industrial customers
• Swiss CNC turning for high-volume, tight-tolerance parts
• CNC turning and milling for more complex, lower-volume geometries
• Materials including stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and engineered plastics like Delrin
• Holding tolerances as tight as ±0.0001" on select jobs
• First-article and in-process inspection supporting AS9100D/ISO 9001 quality requirements

⭐ Shop highlights

• 80+ years in continuous operation, founded in 1944
• AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified, ITAR registered
• Both Swiss CNC turning and conventional CNC turning/milling under one roof
• Tolerances as tight as ±0.0001"
• Turnkey services including material sourcing and finishing coordination
• 15,000+ square foot facility in Winsted, CT

🛠️ Machines & technology

CNC Lathes / Mill-Turn: Citizen and Miyano CNC lathes; Daewoo and Doosan CNC lathes, running Fanuc controls

Swiss: Swiss CNC turning centers for high-volume, tight-tolerance production

Other Production Equipment: Keyence measurement systems, optical comparators, concentricity gages, and profilometers

📏 Quality & inspection

Fairchild is AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified and ITAR registered, with quality systems built around rigorous in-process and first-article inspection. The shop uses precision measuring equipment including Keyence systems, optical comparators, concentricity gages, and profilometers to hold tolerances as tight as ±0.0001" across stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and engineered-plastic parts.

💼 Current CNC career opportunities

CNC Lathe Setup Tech & Operator

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