Aerospace precision machining · Ben Arous, Tunisia
Precision built
for flight.
Complex machined components in high-strength aluminium for aerostructures and aircraft equipment. Fifteen CNC machining centres from 3 to 5 axes, all purchased new. Three shifts plus a weekend team. EN 9100 and ISO 9001 certified.
Who we are
A build-to-print machining partner that takes industrial responsibility for the part.
ESM manufactures to customer definition. We do not sell machine hours: we take a drawing, industrialise it, machine it, deburr it, inspect it, manage the special processes through a qualified partner network, document it and deliver it ready for use.
Founded in 2019 and based in Ben Arous, Tunisia, ESM has grown from 20 to about 150 people in six years, on a machine park bought entirely new. Aerospace represents 80 % of our activity. The remaining 20 % — high-precision industrial and automotive work — is run under the same quality system.
What we machine
Capability at a glance
5-axis machining
Eight 5-axis centres, including four pallet-changer monoBLOCK machines and one large-envelope centre at 1,335 × 1,250 × 900 mm.
3 and 4-axis
Four 3-axis verticals and three horizontal 4-axis centres with automatic pallet changers for repeatable, high-volume runs.
Prototype to serial
First articles, small batches and medium-to-large series managed in the same flow, with the same documentation discipline.
Inspection and FAI
In-house control laboratory, 3D portable arm measurement, calibrated instrument pool and First Article Inspection on every new part.
The industrial flow
From drawing to delivered component.
Every part follows the same controlled sequence. Each step has an owner, a record and an acceptance criterion. Nothing moves forward on a verbal agreement.
RFQ and technical review
Feasibility, material availability, process route and capacity are reviewed before any commitment is made.
Industrialisation and DFM
Process definition, fixture design, tooling selection and manufacturability feedback to the customer.
CNC programming and simulation
CAM programming from the 3D definition, verified by machine-accurate simulation before the first chip is cut.
Material and traceability
Incoming inspection, certificate control and batch identification maintained through every downstream operation.
Machining and in-process control
Setup validation, first-off approval, operator self-inspection and in-process checks against the control plan.
Fitting and finishing
Manual deburring, edge break and finishing to the applicable acceptance criteria — on every aerospace part.
Special processes
Surface treatment and coating routed to qualified partners, with incoming re-inspection on return.
Final inspection and release
Dimensional verification, FAI where applicable, certificate of conformity and documented release.
Packing and delivery
Protective packing, FOD control and dispatch with the complete quality data package.
Quality system
Built to be audited.
ESM operates a quality management system certified to EN 9100:2018 and ISO 9001:2015, with a documented process map, an internal audit programme, QRQC on the shop floor, 8D problem solving and a FOD programme aligned with AS 9146.
Why ESM
Four reasons a buyer puts a package here.
A machine park with no legacy
Every CNC centre was bought new. The park is young, uniform and predominantly single-brand, which means shared programming standards, shared spares, shared operator skills and predictable capability from one machine to the next.
Real absorption capacity
7,950 machining hours a month, run over three shifts with a dedicated weekend team. Load and capacity are planned machine by machine in our ERP over a rolling horizon of more than twelve months.
One interface, one flow
Material procurement, machining, fitting, managed special processes, inspection, documentation and logistics under a single point of responsibility — fewer interfaces to manage, one quality data package to review.
Nearshore, inside the European rhythm
Two hours from southern Europe, in a European time zone, with French and English as working languages. Close enough for a source inspection on short notice, competitive enough to matter on a should-cost.
Next step
Send us a drawing. We will tell you what it takes.
Technical review, process route and a considered answer — not a generic quotation. Files are handled confidentially and never shared outside the review team.
