In the CNC machining industry, one of the processing advantages that 5 axis CNC machining can show is efficiency.Because CNC machining batch parts first needs to save time, so improving efficiency can reduce a lot of costs.
Usually, the efficiency of three-axis machine cnc processing batch parts is relatively low. It needs to be clamped a few times first. If the part has four sides, the entire workpiece needs to be machined on six sides and clamped six times. Not to mention machining efficiency, clamping takes a lot of time, and assigning multi-faceted machining takes up more machines. If you encounter a side that is not easy to process, you need to make a fixture to match the processing, which is not ideal in terms of cost and efficiency. However, 5 axis simultaneous machining improves many problems. Efficiency first. 5 axis CNC machining and clamping does not require that much effort. Only one clamping can complete the processing of multiple surfaces, which improves the efficiency, reduces the pressure of CNC on-site clamping, and also reduces a lot of time and cost for the processing of the fixture. Usually, a three-axis machine tool needs six clampings to complete the processing of the workpiece. Basically, a five-axis machine tool only needs two clampings to complete the processing of the entire workpiece. Therefore, the efficiency of 5 axis CNC machining has a great advantage.
On the premise of ensuring efficiency, batch parts must first ensure quality. If there is a quality problem, the entire batch of workpieces can affect on-time delivery or even scrap the entire batch. Therefore, before improving efficiency, we must first ensure good quality. Due to the large number of clamping times, there will be some errors when machining the sides of multi-faceted batch parts with three-axis machining. On the one hand, it has nothing to do with the increase in cost, and there will be some defects in quality.
However, in 5 axis CNC machining, some complex flanks can provide a cutting environment for the tool according to the change of the workpiece angle. Since there is no need to disassemble the workpiece for calibration, the error when machining the sides is greatly reduced. In many complex structures that cannot be processed by three axes, 5 axis can also be processed according to changing angles, which also reduces the cost and ensures the quality of the workpiece.