What is CNC Suitable for Processing?

With the rapid development of computer technology, people's life and the computer is more and more close. This close connection is gradually reflected in the manufacturing industry, in which CNC has become an indispensable link. The rapid development of CNC parts also makes people have more knowledge and understanding of it, today we will discuss ‘what kind of parts CNC is suitable for processing?’

Common techniques: turning&milling

First, let's look at the two most common CNC machining techniques: turning& milling

1. Turning

CNC turning usually refers to the lathe tool on the rotating parts cutting process, it is usually more work with a rotating surface of some parts. CNC turning parts are widely used in aerospace, communications, computer, electronic and electrical, automotive, machinery, instrumentation, valves, sheet metal, lighting, furniture, bathroom and other industries, and are highly praised by users.

2. Milling

Milling usually refers to the blank fixed, with high-speed rotation of the milling cutter in the blank knife, cut out the desired shape and characteristics. The difference with turning is that in CNC milling parts, the cutter rotates at a high speed under the drive of the spindle, while the parts being processed is at a relatively static state. Traditional milling is mainly used for milling simple contour and groove. CNC milling machine can process complex shapes and features. Milling and boring machining center can be three axis or five axis such as multi - axis milling and boring machining.

CNC suitable for processing What？

So in the modern processing industry in a wide range of times, CNC machine tools suitable for processing what type of parts? In the processing industry, CNC machine tools are mainly used for processing metal mold, aluminum alloy and other CNC parts. Through the operation of the CNC machining program, can automatically complete inside and outside the cylinder, surface, forming surface, threads and transverse processes such as machining, and reaming, drilling, turning, turning center can accomplish more in a clamping of the machining process, improve the machining accuracy and productivity, especially suitable for complicated shape revolving parts processing.

1. CNC aluminum parts processing

Generally speaking, with custom-configured CNC milling machines and CNC turning lathes, CNC machine tools, it simplifies and streamlines our CNC machining processes. Advanced CNC prototyping services are promptly in keeping up with clients’ demanding production schedules while being able to handle the operation of various machining projects and prototyping projects that require precise tolerances, special materials, complex parts, and optimal efficiency.

Many industries precision aluminum can be processed with CNC machine tools, such as automotive, aerospace, medical, electronic, automation industries, these industries on the aluminum precision requirements are very high, and these through numerical control processing CNC aluminum parts are often complex structure, surface requirements of the smoothness is also very high. But CNC machining can be through turning or precision five-axis milling to process complex structure, high precision requirements of aluminum, CNC machine tool automatic tool change and five-axis processing technology can reduce the number of parts in the process of clamping, greatly improve the processing accuracy.

2. CNC low volume production

Low volume production refers to the industrial production, there are a lot of products due to the technical requirements, the market demand for a small number or high price and other reasons can’t achieve large batch production, so choose through mechanical processing, manual production and other methods to achieve the production of finished products or accessories, which has the advantages of flexible production, fast delivery, low comprehensive cost and high manufacturing accuracy.

The application fields of low volume processing include trial production in the early stage of product development, special equipment in medical and other industries, non-standard parts of machinery and many CNC parts from other fields. And with the rise of personalized customization, the demand for low volume processing is also increasing.

Low volume production versus mass production, the technical requirements higher, because low volume production of parts for the most part are sample, they have not put in the market, is just an idea, to get it from idea to product, no experience may refer to low volume production, can only through the communication with customers \ technical engineers and process data simulation optimization to reduce the error rate of the processing of products.

3. CNC transparent parts processing

The most commonly used materials for CNC transparent parts processing are PC and PMMA (transparent acrylic), and for the parts with high requirements for transparency and clarity, we usually choose PMMA as the processing material. At Wayken, we are very good at process CNC transparent parts. We can combine 5-axis precision milling with diamond machining technology that gives us the ability to machine more complex shapes and optical details, utilizing a single set-up, instead of performing required individual fixturing and repeat positioning for each operation on different machines.

4. CNC plastic parts processing

CNC rapid prototyping parts can be used to create plastic parts, which allows your design team to closely simulate the final product appearance and function, and also reflecting the validity of physical dimension and the ease or complexity assembly work, and yet give the space to modify and optimize design.

With custom-configured CNC milling machines and CNC turning lathes, CNC machine tools, it simplifies and streamlines our CNC machining processes. Advanced CNC prototyping services are promptly in keeping up with clients’ demanding production schedules while being able to handle the operation of various machining projects and prototyping projects that require precise tolerances, special materials, complex parts, and optimal efficiency. Through our CNC machining, you can get perfect prototype production.

5. Concluding Remarks

Compared with ordinary lathes, CNC machining parts is flexible, versatile, high degree of automation, can adapt to the product varieties and specifications of frequent changes, especially suitable for the processing of complex shape of shaft and disk parts, in the development of new products and varieties, small batch, automation production is widely used. Hence the designing phase is one of the most important and critical phase of product development as whole product development process is dependent upon the design. The design must be optimized and simplified in order to reduce the cost and time of manufacturing. But the design must allow tolerances in the developed product in order to increase its fatigue life and prevent it from failure.