Metal machining

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Custom metal components designed for four-axis CNC machining centers, manufactured to customer drawings and supporting multiple machining processes.

Overview

• Referenced CNC machine types: four-axis machining centers; also applicable to CNC lathes, CNC drilling machines and CNC milling machines.
• A four-axis machining center integrates milling, drilling, reaming, boring, tapping and thread milling in a single system, enabling multiple processes within one setup.
• Products are customizable and manufactured according to customer-provided drawings.

Benefits of four-axis machining

• Reduces number of workpiece setups, minimizing positioning errors from multiple clampings and improving overall machining accuracy.
• Enables completion of multiple features in one setup to ensure required positional accuracy between features.
• Commonly uses semi-closed-loop or fully closed-loop position compensation systems for high positioning accuracy and repeatability, with real-time compensation of dimensional errors during machining.
• Reduces auxiliary load/unload time and tooling needs, potentially lowering overall production costs.

Processing considerations

• High rigidity and power allow larger cutting parameters to reduce machining time, but increased temperatures may affect accuracy.
• Choosing appropriate cutting tools and fixtures and ensuring sufficient cooling during cutting are essential to maintain dimensional accuracy.

Process planning and machining sequence

• Plan processes by defining reference surfaces, datum holes and machining allowances; consider final accuracy and heat treatment when deciding operations to complete in a single setup.
• Complex parts may still require multiple setups due to thermal deformation, internal stress or clamping distortion.
• Follow rough-to-finish principle: heavy cutting and roughing first, allow intermediate cooling, then finishing operations.
• Recommended sequence: rough and finish milling of large planes → rough boring → finish boring → vertical milling → center drilling → drilling → tapping → hole and surface finishing (reaming, boring, finish milling).

Characteristics / technical specifications

• Customization: Manufactured according to customer drawings.
• Applicable machines: Four-axis machining centers (also applicable to CNC lathes, CNC drilling machines, CNC milling machines).
• Supported processes: Milling, drilling, reaming, boring, tapping, thread milling.
• Positioning systems: Semi-closed-loop or fully closed-loop compensation systems commonly used for high positioning accuracy and repeatability.
• Primary advantages: Fewer setups, improved positional accuracy, reduced tooling and auxiliary time, potential cost savings.