Five-Axis
One Five-Axis Process, 10 Elements of Automation
The new five-axis machine at Phoenix Proto has a pallet pool with loading system, but there are many other less obvious elements of automation in this precision mold-machining process that are just as essential.
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The YouTube Apprentice
Inspired by social media and unencumbered by preconceived notions about how to machine, this shop owner plunged confidently into five-axis aerospace work.
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Hurco Engineer Publishes Book on Five-Sided Machining
For Michael Cope, the book is a chance to reach machinists and shop owners about the advantages of five-axis machining, which he sees as the industry’s future.
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Partners in THINC Winter Showcase to Demonstrate Five-Axis Setup
The demonstration is intended to benefit shops that need to do five-axis work but don’t want to or need to incur the price of a dedicated five-axis machine tool.
Read MoreMichigan High School to Celebrate Manufacturer Involvement in CTE Programs
After DMG MORI’s contribution of a five-axis CNC machining center, other manufacturers pitched in with donations of equipment and services.
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Manufacturing News of Note: October 2017
Industry technology partnerships, a management buyout, and other industry news.
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Five-Axis HMCs Perform Complex Prismatic Machining
Heller Machine Tools introduces its HF series of five-axis horizontal machining centers for complex prismatic parts.
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Handtmann Group Sells A-Punkt Automation to Managing Director
The five-axis machining center manufacturer will focus on its core business going forward.
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Using Hybrid Additive Manufacturing, GE Leverages Turbine Blade Repair into Efficiency Improvement
An engineering modification that would have been impractical or cost-prohibitive in the past is realized on a machine tool performing metal 3D printing and machining in the same cycle.
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Applying Automotive Machining Lessons to Aerospace
Although motorsports are a natural focus for a shop owned by a former NASCAR driver, five-axis machining and an emphasis on process planning have opened the door to new aerospace work.
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