Five-Axis

Follow Your Blisk

Here are some considerations for successful blisk machining.

Cutting To The Model

This mold shop's cutting tool strategies help it eliminate hand spotting altogether by machining complex molds directly to the CAD model.

VMC Features Simple Control Software, Small Footprint

An Overview Of 3+2 Machining

An introduction to 3+2 machining: how it works and what it can do for your machine shop.

Move The Program Instead Of The Part

A complex five-axis part with hard-to-reach datums is machined in two setups instead of eight, thanks to a process that rewrites the tool paths to match the part's position.

Five-Axis Machining Center For Large Workpieces

High Speed, Gantry-Type Machines

Thinking Big

This shop specifies large machine tools for the machining possibilities of the future. To prepare for the feed rates the shop expects to use one day, the latest large gantry mills apply linear motors on all three linear axes.

VMC With 50-Taper Spindle

Sawing On A Machining Center

One of the unusual operations that the PBZ NT five-axis machining center can perform is sawing with a blade as much as 20 inches in diameter.