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CNC Milling

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CNC milling is one of the most common forms of precision CNC machining and is a common milling process that makes parts and components quickly and accurately for many industries. It is a  cutting process that allows a part to be turned and rotates on multiple axes.

CNC Milling Company Links

  • Aaero Swiss located in Southern California. Providing high quality precision CNC milling to various industries.
  • CMS North America  is a US manufacturer of CNC machining centers, including state-of-the-art CNC mills. CMS North America provides the highest quality machining equipment, including 3-axis machines and 5-axis machines suitable for machining wood, stone, glass, metal and other advanced materials.
  • CNC Masters provides high-quality, user-friendly CNC mills, vertical milling machines, lathes machines and milling machines at competitive prices. The company also offers prototyping designs for wood and metal milling and machining.
  • Delmar Company offers high precision plastic services include CNC milling, CNC routing, CNC turning, and plastic fabrication services such as welding, bending and forming, and assembly. They also manufacture ANSI-standard and custom gaskets and fluid sealing products.

About CNC Milling

CNC mills are differentiated from CNC routers primarily in what material is being machined. When wood is being machined the equipment is referred to as a CNC router; when metal is being machined it is referred to as a CNC mill. Technically the same equipment is capable of performing both operations, requiring only different spindles and rotational speeds. Since the original models were built at MIT in the early 1950s, the basic concept of CNC mills has changed very little. Modern CNC mills are generally comprised of a work table that moves across the X and Y axes, and a computer controlled tool spindle that moves in the Z axis. Materials on the work table are formed into end products or components by precise cutting movements of the tool spindle. CNC milling creates precision machined parts and components quickly and with superb accuracy. Nearly any design can be created with the proper application of CNC milling technology. As available technology as grown, CNC milling has become more common. Some CNC milling machinery can be operated by DIY home operators with no formal training. Other, more complex CNC milling equipment can only be safely operated by specially trained personnel. State-of-the-art CNC milling machines can fabricate parts and components from a wide variety of materials, including aluminum, plastic, titanium, wood, stone, and glass.

See also CNC Machining