Lathe

About Lathe

Lathe is a website template for precision engineers, machine shops, fabricators and heritage manufacturers. It pairs a warm editorial look with real industrial detail: spec labels, dimension lines, a copper accent and serif headings that give a family-run works the feel of a trusted name.

Built on CMS

- Capabilities, industries, case studies, machines, news, careers, testimonials, FAQ and a company timeline, all managed in the CMS.

- Add a capability or a case study and every list, mega menu, related-work link and next-case link updates on its own.

- Case studies link to the capabilities and industries behind them, so visitors always find relevant work.

- A full plant list shows every machine with its type, working envelope and quantity.

Made to feel alive

- A moving photo reel in the hero with slow camera moves, so it reads like footage. You can swap in a real video.

- Scroll-pinned "drawing to delivery" process steps and stacked capability cards.

- A sliding heritage timeline, count-up stats, a client ticker and smooth hover effects.

- Mega menus on desktop and a full-screen menu on phone and tablet.

Ready to launch

- 18 pages plus CMS detail pages: home, capabilities, industries, work, quality, the works, about, careers, news, request a quote, contact, FAQ, privacy and 404.

- A quote request form with a process picker and form checks, plus a contact page with map directions.

- Fully responsive on desktop, tablet and phone, tested from 320 px to 1920 px.

- Accessible and SEO-ready: one main heading per page, alt text on every image, visible keyboard focus, and its own title and description on every page.

- Colour and text styles make it easy to rebrand in minutes.

Perfect for CNC machining and turning shops, precision grinding, sheet metal and fabrication, toolmakers, contract manufacturers, engineering firms and any industrial business that wants a site as precise as its work.