Preventative maintenance
Scheduled services with every check logged against the machine. Intervals set around how hard your machine works, not just the calendar.
Keeping your machines running at their best
CNC machine service, repair & support
Mobile CNC service engineer based in Glastonbury, Somerset, covering the South West and further afield. Servicing, breakdowns, installs and accuracy checks on CNC machine tools.
- CNC machine tool engineerOver 20 years’ experience
- Mobile serviceSouth West and further afield
- Planned maintenanceScheduled servicing
- Breakdowns and repairsMechanical and electrical
- Ballbar testingAccuracy you can measure
- Written reportafter every visit
What we do
How we can help
Service, repair and set-up for CNC machine tools, working directly with you rather than through a call centre.
Breakdowns and repairs
Fault diagnosis and repair across the whole machine, whether the cause is mechanical, electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic. Whatever has stopped production, we find the root cause and put it right. Where parts are needed, you get a clear plan before any work goes ahead.
Installs and relocations
Positioning, levelling, set-up and handover of new machines, and full decommissioning and recommissioning when a shop moves.
Ballbar and geometry
Measuring and correcting how accurately your machine moves, so parts hold tolerance and problems show up early.
Operator training
Practical sessions for your operators on your own machines: daily checks, basic care and confident, safe operation.
Accuracy checks
Precision you can measure
A ballbar test shows how accurately a machine really moves. The trace picks up backlash, squareness, servo mismatch and wear long before they show up as scrapped parts.
Regular testing gives you a record to compare against, so you can plan the fix instead of reacting to a breakdown.
Machines we work on
Experience across a wide range
CNC mills, lathes and machining centres, plus manual machines and bar feeders. If yours isn't listed, get in touch and ask.
- HaasMills and lathes
- DoosanMills and lathes
- DMGMachining centres
- DugardMachining centres
- ColchesterLathes
- Manual millsXYZ and others
- Bar feedersIncluding Hydrafeed
Recent work
Examples from site
Factory relocation
A complete shop move. We decommissioned every machine for the move, then recommissioned them at the new site so the shop could get back to full production smoothly and efficiently.
- 12
- Haas machines decommissioned and recommissioned, plus a Haas barfeeder
- 2
- Doosan lathes, with a Hydrafeed barfeeder
Install
Doosan Puma 400L lathe
Installed and commissioned, ready for production.
Re-level and commission
DNM 4500 mill
Re-levelled and recommissioned so it holds accuracy again.
Service
CNC lathe service
Checking turret alignment with a dial test indicator.
Repair
VMC gearbox rebuild
A machining centre gearbox stripped down, worn parts replaced and the unit rebuilt, so the machine went back into production rather than waiting on a replacement gearbox.
The worn, damaged part 
Worn shaft and bearing 
Shaft rebuilt with new bearings 
Gearbox rebuilt after repair
How we work
Simple, and you always know where things stand
Tell us about it
Call or email with the make, model, serial number and what the machine is doing.
Book the visit
We agree a day with you that suits your production. Urgent breakdowns are fitted in wherever possible.
Work and test
The work is carried out and the machine is checked and tested before we leave.
Written report
You get a report of what was found, what was done and what we recommend next.
About AvalonCNC
Practical experience. Reliable support.
I've worked on machine tools since 2005, when I began an electrical apprenticeship with a local engineering company. As part of my training I helped maintain the company's machine shop of Mori Seiki turning centres, gaining hands-on experience in PLC programming, fault finding, and hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
I went on to work as a maintenance engineer at an injection moulding plant, then joined Haas Automation UK as a field service engineer, progressing to senior engineer over 11 years.
I started AvalonCNC to give customers one-to-one support, work across a wider range of machine tools, and help businesses build consistent preventative maintenance plans that cut downtime. What I enjoy most is getting a shop back up and running when its machines are down, whether that's a small engineering workshop or a large established factory.
- 2005Electrical apprenticeship: machine shop maintenance on Mori Seiki turning centres, PLC programming, hydraulics and pneumatics
- NextMaintenance engineer at an injection moulding plant
- Haas UKField service engineer, later senior engineer, over 11 years
- 2017Haas certification at the factory in Oxnard, California
- NowAvalonCNC: one-to-one service across the South West and beyond
Your machines, on record
Every machine has a history: when it was serviced, what was found, which parts were fitted and what needs watching. For customers on a service plan we keep those records up to date, so you're never searching for a service sheet.
- A record for each machine, by serial number
- Daily and weekly operator check sheets for each machine type
- Service intervals matched to machine usage
- Clear recommendations, so maintenance can be planned
Get in touch
Let's keep your machines running
Call for breakdowns. For services, quotes and anything planned, email is fine.
Based in Glastonbury, Somerset. Covering the South West and further afield.
It helps if you include
- Machine make, model and serial number
- The control type
- Any alarm numbers or a description of the fault
- Your site address and best contact
- How urgent it is