While traditional CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining is fast, Mill Turning Machining is much faster and more efficient than before. It allows the creation of accurately made parts through high-precision milling.
With manufactured products becoming more complex and intricately designed, the need for exact, accurate parts is greater than ever. High-precision parts are used in nearly every industry to build products for every use. Without the best and most correctly made parts, those products would be unusable or completely unrepairable.
What Is Mill Turning Machining?
This hybrid method combines both milling and turning in one device for machining high-precision parts easier and faster than traditional CNC machining.
The mill-turn machine can complete four operations at the same time, completing complex parts much faster than before with much higher accuracy. Setup for these machines is much faster and easier than two separate machines. Operation is primarily hands-off, without transferring a piece from one machine to another.
Mill-turning machines are equipped with automation that can handle rote tasks automatically. This combines multiple operations with less machinery, allowing the machinist to focus on other important and value-added tasks. Additionally, the machines can also produce cylindrical parts with non-cylindrical features like posts, studs, and through holes.
Mill Turning Machining is particularly useful for:
- High-volume production of complex parts
- Components requiring both cylindrical and non-cylindrical features
- Industries such as aerospace, medical devices, and precision engineering
Machining shops that embrace mill-turning machining can expand their offerings for their existing customers as well as for new customers. By integrating milling and turning capabilities, mill-turning machines offer a powerful solution for the efficient and precise production of complex parts in modern manufacturing environments.
Advantages and Benefits of Mill Turning Machining for High-Precision Milling
Mill-turning machining can help machining shops with:
- Improving efficiency—production time is greatly reduced when the functions are combined and part handling is minimized by using one machine, making the shop more productive overall.
- Improved flexibility—mill turning machines can also handle a variety of part geometries and materials so that they can be utilized by a wide range of industries.
- Improving accuracy—one machine that performs multiple operations also improves repeatability and reduces the errors that come with multiple setups.
- Improved party quality—because the parts can be created in one setup, the final quality is much tighter tolerances and improved surface finishes.
- Production of multiple types of parts, from simple to complex, with varying sizes and shapes.
- Handle intricate components that typically require multiple setups or transfers between different machines.
- Greater flexibility in the production process, making it ideal for prototyping and small-batch production
Mill-turning machining can completely revolutionize a machine shop’s operations. While the initial setup costs are much higher, a mill-turning machine will pay back dividends with faster and more accurate parts production and other benefits.
These benefits make mill-turn machines particularly advantageous for industries requiring high-precision parts with complex geometries, such as aerospace and medical device manufacturing.
Brown Industries For Mill Turning Machining, Part Fabrication, and Contract Manufacturing
Whether you need help fabricating a single component, a subassembly, or manufacturing a complete product, Brown Industries offers contract manufacturing for whatever your company designs. Whatever you can design, Brown Industries can help you manufacture it faster and for less. For more information about our services or to discuss your manufacturing project needs, please contact us today at (816) 231-2454 to help fabricate a single component, a subassembly, or a complete product, Brown Industries offers contract manufacturing for whatever your company designs.
