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What parts can the Nobot five-axis carving machine process?

Published Time:

Oct 15,2021

Nobot's five-axis machining center features a gantry structure and a one-piece welded bed. It boasts high precision and fast processing speeds. Key applications include high-speed rail interiors, automotive interiors, aerospace interiors, home appliances, and crafts. It is ideal for processing materials such as vacuum-formed plastics, plastics, polystyrene foam, and gypsum.


A Nobot five-axis machining center, also known as a five-axis linkage machining center, has five axes of motion: two rotary axes and three linear axes. Five-axis machining centers are well-suited for processing complex parts with multiple processes, high precision requirements, and those requiring various types of ordinary machine tools and numerous cutting tools and fixtures, which would necessitate multiple clamping operations on conventional machines. Five-axis machining centers have a significant impact on key national industries, such as aerospace, military, scientific research, and medical machinery. Below, we introduce the types of parts suitable for five-axis machining centers.

1. Box-type components

Five-axis machining centers can process box-type parts, primarily involving machining multiple-position pores and planes. For box-type parts with stringent precision requirements, especially those with complex shapes, this is ideal. Generally, these parts require multiple processes such as milling, drilling, reaming, boring, tapping, and threading, using a variety of cutting tools. Machining box-type parts on ordinary machine tools is difficult, requiring multiple clamping and alignment operations, making it hard to ensure precision. Horizontal machining centers are generally more suitable for box-type parts, but five-axis machining centers can also achieve this.

 

2. Complex curved surface components

Complex curved surface parts are frequently encountered in mechanical, aerospace, and aviation applications. Processing these parts using ordinary CNC machine tools is difficult or even impossible. Common complex curved surfaces include impellers, spheres, turbine blades, various curved molds, marine propellers, underwater vehicle propellers, and other freely combined curved surfaces. Five-axis machining centers are best suited for processing these complex curved surface parts. Programming for five-axis machining of complex curved surfaces is labor-intensive, typically employing automated programming techniques.

3. Irregularly shaped components


Irregularly shaped parts refer to parts with irregular geometries, such as workpieces with a mix of points, lines, and surfaces in multiple positions. Generally, irregularly shaped parts have poor rigidity, making them difficult or impossible to machine using ordinary CNC machine tools. Clamping control and precision are difficult to maintain during processing. However, five-axis machining centers offer a different approach. By employing appropriate process measures and leveraging the multi-position point, line, and surface mixed processing capabilities of five-axis machining centers, multiple or all processing steps can be completed.

 

The five-axis machining center produced by Nobot features a gantry structure and an integrated welded bed. It offers high precision and fast processing speeds. Key applications include high-speed rail interiors, automotive interiors, aerospace interiors, home appliances, and crafts. It is particularly suitable for processing materials such as vacuum-formed plastics, plastics, polystyrene foam, and gypsum.


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How to use a five-axis machining center efficiently? Today, let's learn a few practical steps!

When using a five-axis machining center, the equipment must first be adjusted to ensure that the workpiece and fixture dimensions precisely match, and that the zero points of each axis are accurately adjusted.

Why do composite materials require 5-axis CNC machining?

Composite materials are widely used in various fields such as aerospace, automotive, construction, energy, energy storage, infrastructure, marine, pipelines and tanks, sports and entertainment, and transportation due to their light weight, high fatigue resistance, and strong fracture resistance. Among them, aerospace and automotive industries are the largest application markets for composite materials. Five-axis CNC plays an important role in the processing of composite materials. Why do composite materials need to be processed using five-axis CNC?

For businesses, when choosing a five-axis machine, should a dual-station or single-station model be selected?

Dual-station five-axis machines offer several significant advantages. First, while one station is being machined, the other can be used for material loading and unloading, ensuring continuous, non-stop machining and significantly improving production efficiency. Second, the dual-station design makes operation more convenient and reduces waiting time. However, dual-station five-axis machines typically cost more than single-station machines and may require more operating and maintenance space.