From medical implants to aerospace components, extremely precise parts are the key to keeping some of most critical aspects of our modern world running smoothly.
Manufacturing these small, complex parts efficiently, and within demanding tolerances, requires the right state-of-the-art equipment paired with the engineering skills to exploit it.
Increasingly such parts are manufactured in a single set-up using mill/turn machinery.
This blog is intending to explain how a mill/turn works, how a mill/turn is used in high precision parts manufacturing, and the many benefits of the mill/turn’s combined functionality.
A mill/turn machine is a hybrid CNC (computer numerical control) machine that combines both milling (tool rotating) and turning (workpiece rotating) functionalities into one fast, powerful, and flexible machine that can complete complex operations faster and with greater accuracy than traditional machining technologies.
While other machines perform a single function, mill/turn machines can accomplish up to four operations at the same time.
