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Worthy Hardware is a professional CNC machining services manufacturer who holds precision 5-axis CNC machining capability. We can handle complex machining for your required CNC parts accurately and efficiently.

We have advanced 5-axis milling machines and lathe machines inhouse, this allows us to choose the proper processes to make your parts with a quick turn-around.Lookig for high quality CNC milling parts? Trust our CNC Machine shop and talk to us to get your CNC Machinig ang CNC milling manufacturing solutions today.

 

What Is 5-Axis CNC Machining?

Like any other CNC machining process, 5-axis CNC machining refers to manufacturing progress that removing material from a workpiece by using the high-speed CNC machine, which is called 5-axis CNC machine or 5-axis milling machine.

There are many CNC machines in the manufacturing industry and the most common type is a 3-axis machine. This type of basic machine normally moves a tool on three primary axes as below.

X-axis: Driving direction from left to Right
Y-axis: Driving direction from forwards and backward
Z-axis: Driving direction from up and down 

5-axis milling machine, on the other hand, can driver two more additional axes which we normally call A and B. By having these two additional axes, the 5-axis machine can drive the cutting tool to be much more multidirectional approach and machining very complex parts.

In a word, 5-axis machining is one of the most high-level machining ways and take a very important role in the manufacturing industry.
 

We used 5 Axis milling (see part picture) to make this part. 5 Axis allows us to make all the features in one operation without letting go of the part.This allows us to create all critical features that have relationships to one another in one operation.

What Is The Advantage Of 5-Axis CNC Machining?

5-axis machining includes a lot of advantages in saving time and money, below are the main benefits.

1.Be Able To Manufacture A More Complicated Shape

By using the two additional axes, the machine cutter can reach any different angles of the workpiece closely, this makes it possible to manufacture very complicated arcs and small angles during the single setup. 

This benefit is very obvious for the undercut process and small drilling process.

2.Higher Machining Efficiency By Reducing Machining Time

During the 5-axis machining, we can turn the cutter close to the workpiece surface, so it is possible to use a shorter cutting tool. With a shorter cutting tool, the feeding and speed can be higher, all this leads to faster material removal at last.

As we know, there are many types of cutters during CNC machining including flat end mill, bull nose end mill, ball end mill, and more. Among them, the flat end mill produces a flat-bottom cut that is the most efficient for material removal.

In 5 axis machining, it has more chance to use this type of cutter, this leads to higher cutting efficiency accordingly.

3.Saving Cost On Complex Fixtures

During the three-axis machining, the complex fixture is often required to make to create the right kind of fixture for workpiece fixing. Besides, a lot of parts machining will need more than one setup, this will increase more fixtures accordingly. Both situations lead to high costs at last.

Five-axis machining, on the other hand, it has a strong ability to make complex shapes in a single set up with simple fixing fixture. Thus, this brings a big cost-saving for the workpiece fixture.

 

4.Minimize And Use Fewer Setup

Unlike traditional machining ways, 5 axis machine can drive the cutter to any face of the workpiece during machining including the bottom surface. This makes sure all cutting work can be done during a single setup.

5.Tighter Tolerance 

As mentioned above, the 5-axis machine can use a shorter cutter, this creates less vibration during machining. 

At the same time, it only needs one setup, which means the workpiece does not need to be removed during the whole machining progress.

Both help to get a more accurate machining and a tighter tolerance part at last.

6.Manufacture Higher Quality Surface Finish

5 axis machining can achieve smaller cuts due to its multiple movements, this helps to get contoured geometry on the surface and leads to a higher quality finish. 

7.Be More Competitive In The Market  

As a 5-Axis CNC machine is not a cheap machine, not every shop can afford one. Having the 5-Axis machining capability, it can help you to get more trust from your customer and run faster than your competitor. Thus, you can be more competitive in the market.

 

Worthy Hardware excels at making orders for short run production work ( 25-500+ quantity per part number )When you have upcoming machined parts requirements please consider Worthy Hardware.


 

Worthy Hardware is a CNC manufacturing and sheet metal fabrication company,including CNC machining services,CNC milling services, CNC turning services, laser cutting services and stamping services.Call us +86-76989919645 or email us [email protected] for more discounts for your projects.

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