I work in a manufacturing facility. We currently use a Dayton mini milling machine to manually cut/route? a 1" x 2.3" rectangular notch out of the end of a 14-20' long by 8" wide piece of powder-coated aluminum extrusion. They have a thickness of 0.08" - 0.16". See photos.
We cut anywhere from 80-140 of these each day, if that makes any difference.
We want o be able to just slide the extrusion into a jig on the CNC table, hold it there. hit a button and have it cut the notch for us automatically.
Is this doable? Do we need to buy a super expensive CNC machine to do this or can we get something on the more affordable end of things? Any recommendations or companies that we can work with who will guide us and provide a solution?
Any help is greatly appreciated!