Server racks
Frames, uprights, members, and rack structure from drawing to production.
Data center hardware · 2026
CNC machining, fabrication, welding, joining
American-run shop in Chengdu. Milling, turning, laser, weld, and assembly for data-center server racks, fluid hardware, and cooling components & fittings. US commercial face.
Chengdu, Sichuan · US commercial contact
Who we are
American-run process. Chengdu floor.
American-run process
US-level communication and service, with production in Chengdu.
Precision shop
CNC machining including milling, turning, Swiss, fabrication, welding, joining, assembly.
Drawn to data centers
The same aerospace process discipline, applied to server racks, fluid hardware, and data-center components & fittings.
How we work
Drawings and DFM, prototypes through production, DDP export logistics.
Founder · General Manager
Ed Hoots
Founder of Sunbird Manufacturing in the US and Chengdu Beiji Precision Machinery in China. Ex-Boeing engineer with 45 years in aerospace and industrial machining — 30 of those on aviation parts that cannot fail.
As an owner-operator, Ed works between the shops in China and the US, on the floor every day, refining processes and mentoring the crew. The shops deliver prototypes in days and production that hits specs: custom parts for automotive, data centers (cooling components and fittings), and robotics (frames and assemblies).
Chengdu capacity includes up to 5-axis mills, conventional CNC and Swiss lathes, welding, 3D printing, plating, and rubber-to-metal bonding — one-offs to multi-thousand unit runs, with accuracies down to 0.005 mm. American-run overseas, built for straight-up reliability.
If you are prototyping or scaling cooling loops, server racks, valves, manifolds, or related fittings, send a drawing. Happy to look over your project.
What we make for data centers
Server racks, fluid hardware, data center cooling components
Send a drawing. We will quote, review DFM, and discuss lead time.
Fluid hardware
Manifolds, distribution blocks, valve bodies, and weldments.
Cooling components & fittings
Ports, fittings, and machined details for cooling loops and distribution.
Brackets and frames
Mounts, housings, plates, and structural supports for racks and assemblies.
Finish and kitting
Powder, paint, assembly, kitting, and DDP ship.
How to start
Send a drawing. We quote, review DFM, prototype, then production.
CNC machining and milling
Milling, turning, Swiss, inspection
Milling
Vertical and gantry mills up to 3.0 × 2.3 × 0.8 m. 3-axis, 4-axis, and 3+2 turntable. Fanuc and Mitsubishi.
Turning
CNC lathes to Ø400 × 500 mm. Gang-tool and 5-axis Swiss to Ø26 mm for fittings and small fluid hardware.
Special ops
Wire EDM (0.4 × 0.4 m), 5-ton horizontal broach (1.3 m stroke), programmable saws to Ø300 mm.
Inspection
Hexagon CMM 2.1 × 1.0 × 0.8 m with Renishaw 5-axis probe. Optical projectors and TESA-HITE gauges.
Fabrication, laser, and welding
In-house machine counts
5
laser machines
12 kW sheet, 6 kW sheet (×2), tube laser, coil-fed laser
4
robotic weld cells
Plus 31 stick/MIG/TIG welders and 4-axis rotary tables
6
CNC brake presses
Forming for brackets, panels, housings
2
finish lines
Powder coat line and automatic spray paint
Also in house: turret punch, shears, punch presses (40 and 80 ton), hydraulic presses, flame cut, roll form, multi-head drill, 5-axis rotary table.
From the shop floor
Parts, fit-up, build discipline
Why this shop for data centers
01
Process discipline
Aerospace machining, milling, and weld practice applied to data-center server racks and fluid hardware.
02
One roof
CNC machining, fabrication, welding, joining, finish, and assembly without bouncing between shops.
03
US conversation
Drawings, DFM, and follow-up in English. Production in Chengdu.
04
Quality systems
ISO 9001 certified, with AI-augmented and optimized QA alongside CMM inspection.
Partnership
TakeFlyte has partnered with Chengdu Beiji on go-to-market, content, and brand for the shop. Read more.
Spec sheets
Download the full specifications
Capabilities overview and full equipment list.
Let's talk about your print
Send a drawing
We will tell you if we can make it, how, and on what lead time.
- Name
- John Pierre
- Role
- Director of Business Development
- Phone
- 206-387-9892
- Shop
- chengdubeiji.com
- US site
- sunbirdmanufacturing.com
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