Lab and R&D equipment
Incubation tanks, chambers, vial racks and fixtures for research teams.
Acrylic Art makes precision parts in plastic and metal.
Machined, fabricated, assembled and shipped from one shop in Emeryville. Acrylic, PEEK, Delrin and 60+ other plastics, plus aluminum, brass and stainless.
- 34+ years in Emeryville
- Plastics and metals
- One-offs to small runs
Who we make parts for
Medical device
Housings, covers and machined components built to your drawing.
Biotech and pharma
Process chambers and assemblies with machined ports and bonded seams.
Aerospace
Engineering plastics and metal parts held to tight tolerances.
We also make
- Signs and wayfinding
- Retail displays and fixtures
- Museum and exhibit cases
- Semiconductor and clean room parts
A smaller share of the shop's work, and jobs we're glad to quote.
We don't stop when the part comes off the machine.
At most machine shops you get raw parts back, then find someone else to bond, assemble and ship them. Here it all happens in one building in Emeryville.
- Op 10
Drawing review
Send a CAD file, a sketch with dimensions, or the part you want copied. We go over it with you before we quote.
- Start from
- CAD, sketch or sample
- Also
- Reverse engineering
- Repeat orders
- Pricing held where we can
- Op 20
CNC machining
Milling and turning in acrylic, polycarbonate, PEEK, Delrin, Ultem and metals.
- Work envelope
- 20 × 40 × 14 in
- Tolerance
- ±.001 in typical
- Materials
- 60+ plastics, plus metals
- Op 30
Fabrication
Cutting, heat bending, solvent welding and bonding. Edges are flame or vapor polished.
- Sheet size
- Up to 10 × 6 ft
- Thickness
- .030 to 4 in
- Edges
- Flame or vapor polished
- Op 40
Assembly
Hinges, latches, fittings and screen printing are installed in-house. Every part is cleaned and inspected.
- Hardware
- Hinges, latches, fittings
- Marking
- Screen printing, engraving
- Before it ships
- Cleaned and inspected
- Op 50
Packing and shipping
We box and label your order and ship it to you or directly to your customer. Repeat customers can keep stock on our shelves.
- Ship to
- You or your customer
- Stock
- Shelves held for repeat customers
- Reorders
- By phone or email
Capabilities
| Process | What it covers | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| CNC machining | Vertical machining centers, milling and turning | Work envelope 20 × 40 × 14 in |
| Tolerances | Held on machined features | ±.001 in typical |
| Sheet fabrication | Cutting, heat bending, solvent welding, bonding | Sheets to 10 × 6 ft, .030–4 in thick |
| Finishing | Flame and vapor polishing, annealing, precision cleaning | Optically clear edges |
| Secondary | Screen printing, engraving, vinyl, assembly | Painting and anodizing through local partners |
Materials we stock and machine: Cast and extruded acrylic, Polycarbonate, PEEK, Ultem, Delrin and acetal, UHMW, Teflon and PVDF, PVC, Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Stainless steel, and more than 60 plastics in all.
Recent work
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Divided chamber
- Material
- Cast acrylic
- Process
- Machined, bonded
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Process chambers
- Material
- Acrylic, fittings
- Process
- Machined, bonded, assembled
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Brass components
- Material
- Brass
- Process
- CNC machined to print
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Stacking vial racks
- Material
- Acrylic
- Process
- Machined, bonded
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Hinged enclosures
- Material
- Acrylic, gaskets
- Process
- Fabricated, assembled
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Engineering plastic parts
- Material
- Delrin, acetal
- Process
- CNC machined
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Instrument covers
- Material
- Acrylic
- Process
- Heat bent, polished
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Visitor signs
- Material
- Black acrylic
- Process
- Cut, screen printed
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Chemical-resistant parts
- Material
- PTFE, PVDF
- Process
- CNC machined
What customers say
5.0 on Google, 17 reviews Read them on Google
Is your job a fit?
A quick check before you send anything. If you're not sure, call and ask.
Go
- Prototypes and one-off parts
- Small production runs, reordered over years
- Jobs that need machining and assembly together
- Parts that have to be clear, clean and exact
No-go
- Injection molding
- Vacuum forming
- High-volume runs in the tens of thousands
- Retail sheet sales
What to send us
A CAD file
Send a model and a quantity. We quote it and tell you anything we would change before we cut.
A sketch
People bring us ideas drawn on a napkin. We work out the drawing, the material and the cost with you.
A part in your hand
Bring in the part you have. We measure it, draw it and make copies.
Visit the shop
We're a few minutes from the Emeryville Amtrak station. Call ahead and bring your part or your drawing. We start early, so mornings are best.
- Address
- 1290 45th St
Emeryville, CA 94608 - Phone
- 510.654.0953
- info@acrylicart.com