Five Axis
How to Implement Five-Axis Mold Machining for Higher Productivity, Versatility
Understanding the basics of five-axis capabilities justifies the investment, but exploring all the multi-axis machine benefits and approaches enhances the return on investment.
Hybrid Multitasking Five-Axis Brings Subtractive, Additive Processes to Moldmakers
Mazak’s VC-500A/5X vertical machining center delivers hybrid multitasking and hot wire deposition to meet machining and additive needs.
Read MoreSpace-Saving Five-Axis Provides Productive Mold Machining
The Grob G150 universal machining center and its spatial accuracy enhances its performance with complex, high-precision components.
Read MoreFive-Axis VMCs Attend to Versatile Machining Task Needs
Mold shops can choose from YCM Technology’s CF/CX or RF/RX Series of machines whether for simple or more demanding machining operations.
Read MoreHigh-Efficiency Milling Excels in Specialized Parts Production
GF Machining Solutions Mikron Mill E 500 U offers moldmakers a sturdy, reliable five-axis machine with integrated automation opportunities.
Read MoreMachining Center Provides Robust, Dynamic Milling Qualities
Roughing and finishing deep mold and die cavities is optimized using Chiron’s FZ 16 S five-axis machining center equipped with an HSK-A 100 interface, enabling reduced chatter, dynamic machining and the ability to tackle difficult materials.
Read MoreFive-Axis Vertical Mill Increases Mold Shop Capacity by Reducing Setups
Zero Tolerance now processes blocks — from squaring to waterline drilling to rough and finish milling — on a single five-axis CNC mill, reducing setups and moving blocks in/out of multiple machines without sacrificing accuracy and surface finish.
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Mold Builder Invests in Five-Axis Milling to Open the Envelope
NPE2024: Mold-Tech Inc., dedicated to complete quality and support, continues to add to its hard milling equipment department with the Makino D200Z, enhancing mold lead times, accuracy and efficiency.
Hannah Zelinski
Editorial Assistant
Five-Axis Machine Expands Advantages for Moldmaking
Optimized tool path and cutting angle control, access to hard-to-reach surfaces and overall efficiency and precision make Expand Machinery’s Gen Mill 5X-24 machining center optimal for the mold and die industry.
Read MoreDesign Strategy Tackles Big and Small Complexity Challenges for Southeastern Mold Builder
Delta Mold Inc.’s core values, engineering expertise, five-axis machines and molding capabilities help the team turn a proposal into a manufactured mold or part with custom design, finishing and assembly.
Read MoreHigh-Precision VMC With Unrestricted Five-Axis Machining
The Mikron Mill S 200 U is GF Machining’s vertical high-speed machining center well suited for tool and moldmaking and exact part production.
Read MoreMMT Chats: Maintaining an Arsenal of Technology for Tight-Tolerance Work
Five-axis machining, hybrid AM, automation, rebranding and legacy. Lester Jones, Executive Vice President of Custom Mold & Design (CMD) tackles all these topics with MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.
Read MoreFive-Axis Machine With Pallet Changer, 16k-Spindle, Versatile Control Makes More Accurate Molds Faster
The move from three- to five-axis machining with automation reduced setup times and improved surface finishes for this small but mighty Amish mold builder.
Read MoreNew Michigan Technical Center for YCM Alliance
YCM Alliance held a grand opening of its new Technical Center in Sterling Heights, Michigan, last week, which is the first in a series of centers designed to showcase and demo machining solutions for die and mold machining, ultra-high-speed machining and general parts machining.
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Using Automation to Reduce COGS and Stay Globally Competitive
Decade-long, multiphase automation investments lower operating costs and maintain technology lead in an increasingly competitive global market.
Peggy Malnati
Contributing Writer, MMT
How to Eliminate Chatter
Here are techniques commonly used to combat chatter and guidelines to establish a foundation for optimizing the moldmaking process.
Read MoreStability, High Speed, Flexibility of Five-Axis Portal Milling Machine Reduces Rework for Mold Builder
The thermo-symmetrical construction of a five-axis portal milling machine with a center-guided Z-axis enables higher accuracy, reducing rework. Also, the symmetrical design and the guide arrangement increase stability and save weight, making the machine more dynamic, productive and energy-efficient.
Read MoreMachining Center Spindles: What You Need to Know
Why and how to research spindle technology before purchasing a machining center.
Read MoreCross Training, In-House Capabilities and Collaborative Design Move Helm Tool Forward
Cross-training, bringing it all in-house, molding and collaborative design are essential to Helm Tool's success.
Read MoreTrue Five-Axis Machine Yields More Throughput, Greater Productivity
CDM Tool & Mfg. Co. LLC increased shop capacity thanks to a versatile high-speed/high-accuracy five-axis Fooke mill capable of cutting very large workpieces quickly and accurately with fewer setups.
Read MoreFive-Axis Graphite Mill With Automation Debottlenecks Electrode Machining
Five-axis electrode cutting enabled Preferred Tool to EDM complex internal screw geometry on an insert that otherwise would have had to be outsourced.
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VMC Provides Versatile Machining of Complex Parts
The Mazak North America VC-Ez 20X vertical machining center features a 25-horsepower 12,000-rpm CAT-40 spindle with a 30-tool-magazine automatic toolchanger.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, MoldMaking Technology
Developments in High-Speed Machining Technology
There have been many exciting developments in high-speed machining relative to machining centers and controls, tooling and CAD/CAM systems.
Read MoreThe Trifecta of Competitive Toolmaking
Process, technology and people form the foundations of the business philosophy in place at Eifel Mold & Engineering.
Read MoreThe In's and Out's of Ballbar Calibration
This machine tool diagnostic device allows the detection of errors noticeable only while machine tools are in motion.
Read MorePredictive Manufacturing Moves Mold Builder into Advanced Medical Component Manufacturing
From a hot rod hobby, medical molds and shop performance to technology extremes, key relationships and a growth strategy, it’s obvious details matter at Eden Tool.
Read MoreBarrel-Style Inserts Effectively Finish Machine Complex 3D Surfaces, Intricate Profiles
Tungaloy adds five barrel-style inserts to the BallFinishNose indexable tool, improving productivity of five-axis machining contours and surfaces typical in mold and die and aerospace.
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