In recent years, five axis machining centers have been increasingly widely used in various fields

In recent years, five axis machining centers have been increasingly widely used in various fields. In practical applications, whenever people encounter efficient and high-quality machining problems of irregular and complex parts, five axis linkage technology is undoubtedly an important means to solve such problems. More and more manufacturers are inclined to seek five axis equipment to meet high efficiency and high-quality processing. But do you really have enough knowledge about five axis machining?

Compared with three-axis CNC machining equipment, five axis machining centers have the following advantages:

1. Maintain tool integrity and improve cutting conditions

As the cutting tool moves towards the top or edge of the workpiece, the cutting state gradually deteriorates. To maintain good cutting conditions, you need to rotate the workbench. If we want to complete the machining of irregular planes, we must rotate the worktable multiple times in different directions. It can be seen that the five axis machine tool can also avoid zero linear velocity at the center point of the ball end milling cutter to achieve better surface quality.

2. Effectively avoid tool interference

For impellers, blades, and integral disks used in the aerospace field, three-axis equipment cannot meet process requirements due to interference. And the five axis machine tool can meet the requirements. Meanwhile, five axis machine tools can also use shorter cutting tools for machining, improving system stiffness, reducing the number of cutting tools, and avoiding tool production. For our business owners, this means that in terms of tool costs, five axis machine tools will give you money!

3. Reduce the number of clamping times and complete five sided processing with one clamping

Five axis machining centers can also reduce benchmark conversion and improve machining accuracy. In actual processing, only one clamping is needed, making it easier to ensure processing accuracy. At the same time, due to the shortening of the process chain and the reduction of equipment quantity, the number of fixtures, workshop area, and equipment maintenance costs of the five axis machining center have also been reduced. This means you can use fewer fixtures, less factory space, and maintenance costs to achieve more efficient and higher quality machining!

4. Improve processing quality and efficiency

Five axis machine tools can use tool side cutting for higher machining efficiency

5. Shorten the production process chain and simplify production management

The complete processing of five axis CNC machine tools greatly shortens the production process chain, simplifies production management and scheduling. The more complex the workpiece, the greater its advantage over traditional processes of dispersed production methods.

6. Shorten the development cycle of new products

For enterprises in the fields of aerospace, automotive, etc., some new product parts and forming molds have complex shapes and high precision, therefore they have the characteristics of high flexibility, high precision, and high accuracy. The high integration and complete processing capability of five axis CNC machining centers are a good way to solve the problem of complex part processing accuracy and cycle in the process of new product development, greatly shortening the development cycle and improving the success rate of new products.