Various Metal Multi Axis CNC Lathe Components Optional Tolerance High Speed Operation

Various Metal Multi Axis CNC Lathe Components Optional Tolerance High Speed Operation

Common applications for 5-axes machining include complex 3D geometry like turbine blades, cutting tools, and parts that require interior cuts that would be otherwise inaccessible with a simple 3-axis setup. Given that the two additional axes allow for angling of the spindle head relative to the machining surface it is also often used to machine sloped surfaces into part features.

Multiaxis machines offer several improvements over other CNC tools, at the cost of increased complexity and price of the machine:

• The amount of human labor is reduced, if the piece would otherwise have to be turned manually during the machining.
• A better surface finish can be obtained by moving the tool tangentially about the surface (as opposed to moving the workpiece around the spindle).
• More complex parts can be manufactured, particularly parts with curved holes.
• Increased tool life due to the ability to achieve optimal angles between the tool and machining surface.
• Higher quality parts. What once required multiple setups now can be executed in only a few if not one, reducing steps and decreasing the opportunity for error.