A machining company website that helps buyers plan and start a quote
Machining customers usually arrive with a specific job in mind. They want to know quickly whether the shop does that kind of work, and they need an easy way to send the details. I built the Trepanning Specialties website around those two needs. I also added an engineering unit converter that buyers can use while they're still working through the job.
At a glance
Client: Trepanning Specialties
- Type: Business website with a customer-facing engineering tool
- My role: Site structure, content organization, development and launch
- Status: Live
- Built with: WordPress; HTML, CSS and JavaScript; Contact Form 7; Yoast SEO; Node.js generation tools; Vite local build tooling
- Website: trepanningspec.com
What a machining buyer needs from a shop's website
Whoever is looking for a machine shop, an engineer or a purchasing manager, is often checking several at once. Their questions are practical. Does this shop do the kind of work I need? Who do I talk to, and how do I send the job? A website that hides capabilities in long paragraphs or ends every page with a generic "contact us" makes those questions harder to answer, and the buyer moves on to the next shop.
The goal for Trepanning Specialties was a site that answers quickly, shows the depth of the shop's work, and makes the next step obvious from any page.
Services and capabilities, organized the way buyers look
I organized the company's machining services and capabilities into clear sections, so a buyer can confirm fit without reading the whole site. Each section leads straight to an inquiry. Wherever someone lands, from search or a link a colleague sent, the route to a quote is right there.
An engineering unit converter on the site
Engineers and buyers switch between units all the time when they plan a job. The unit converter lets them do it on the shop's own website, while they're thinking about the work. It makes the site useful before the quote stage, keeps buyers in the shop's own environment while they plan, and gives them a reason to come back.
Built to stay easy to maintain
The site combines a custom HTML, CSS and JavaScript front end with WordPress publishing. Shared content and Node.js generation tools keep service pages consistent, while WordPress handles the live pages and quote-form integration. The live installation includes a database and plugins, so maintenance covers those as well as the site content.
Technology and what it does here
HTML, CSS and JavaScript: The public pages and the interactive unit converter
- WordPress: Publishes the live pages through a custom theme
- Contact Form 7: Powers the quote and contact forms
- Yoast SEO: Supports search metadata and sitemap output
- Node.js generation tools: Generate shared page content and templates for the publishing workflow
- Vite: Local development and build tooling, separate from the live WordPress runtime
Is your shop's website doing its share of the work?
If buyers can't quickly see what you do or how to send you a job, I can help. I can also build tools like this converter around the calculations your own customers make.