Why Choose CNC Mill-Turn Machines?

The system can mill and turn complex parts. This reduces tooling and In addition costs because only one machine is needed (you no longer have to move parts between separate milling and turning machines during the production process). By simplifying the process in this way, many benefits follow.

Benefits of CNC Mill-turn machines include increased efficiency, consistency and accuracy. Since only one machine is required, you eliminate the human error caused by moving parts between machines.

Further to this, CNC Mill-turn machines can have multiple turret tool posts with indexed tools. These are easy to set up in advance and allow the machine to run uninterrupted. This allows greater efficiency and could enable businesses to increase their capacity.

The difference between a lathe and a milling machine:

The main difference between CNC turning and CNC milling is that a lathe produces cylindrical parts, while a milling machine can produce parts of any shape. In a lathe, the raw material rotates on a spindle and the tool, which is fixed, cuts and shapes the material. In a milling machine, the material is stationary while the cutter rotates, because the milling machine generally works on five axes and the lathe only works on two.

Today, there are multitasking machines which are a combination of technical capabilities of the lathe and the milling machine, allowing cylindrical parts to be machined on 5 axes.