CNC Milling
With the ability to create complex and precise parts with outstanding accuracy and repeatability, CNC milling services have become the preferred choice for prototyping, custom part manufacturing, and mass production
does a CNC milling machine work?
CNC milling is a precise manufacturing process that involves the use of rotary cutting tools to remove material from a workpiece. The process begins with a digital design, usually created in CAD software. The design is then converted into a CNC program, which controls the motion of the milling machine. The workpiece is held securely on the machine's table, and a cutting tool mounted on a spindle rotates at high speed. The machine tool follows the programmed path and makes precise cuts, machining the material into the desired shape. CNC milling allows complex shapes and features such as slots, holes and contours to be machined with high precision. Three-axis milling moves the tool along the X, Y and Z axes. Four-axis milling adds rotation around one axis, while five-axis milling allows rotation around two axes for more complex designs. This versatility makes CNC milling a must-have tool for a variety of industries, from aerospace to medical devices.
Advantages of CNC milling machines
High-precision machining: CNC milling can achieve extremely high dimensional accuracy. Accuracy can be controlled within ±0.05 millimeters, and on high-precision equipment, accuracy can even reach ±0.01 millimeters or higher. The dimensional consistency and accuracy of the part can be ensured through precise computerized control of the tool's trajectory.
Automation and high efficiency: after programming and setting are completed, CNC milling machine can continuously and automatically carry out machining, greatly reducing manual intervention. Compared with traditional manual milling, its machining speed is faster and productivity can be increased by several times or even dozens of times. It can also realize multi-axis linkage processing. Only one clamping, can complete the processing of multiple surfaces and complex features
Powerful ability to machine complex shapes: Relying on the multi-axis linkage function CNC milling machine can machine a variety of complex three-dimensional shapes, including free-form surfaces, concave structures, cavities and camber.
High degree of flexibility and versatility: By changing to different tools and adjusting the machining program, the CNC milling machine can machine a wide range of materials, all kinds of metals and composites.
Good surface quality: By optimizing machining parameters and tool paths, CNC milling can achieve better surface finish with surface roughness up to Ra1.6 - Ra6.3μm.
Reduction of human error: The machining process is controlled by a computer program, which reduces errors caused by human operating factors and improves the stability and consistency of machining quality. Even for complex machining tasks, the same quality of parts can be ensured each time.
Applications for CNC milling machines
Aerospace field: It is used to manufacture aircraft engine parts, such as impellers, blades, casings, etc., as well as aircraft structural parts, such as frames, beams and joints. These parts usually have complex shapes and high precision requirements, and CNC milling can meet their machining needs and ensure the performance and reliability of the parts.
Automobile manufacturing industry: for processing key parts of automobile engines, such as cylinder block, cylinder head, crankshaft, etc., as well as automobile molds, such as injection molds and stamping molds.
Manufacture of electronic equipment: It is used for machining electronic equipment parts, such as shells, heat sinks, circuit board slots and so on. For some precision electronic parts, CNC milling can achieve high-precision machining to ensure the dimensional accuracy and surface quality of the parts to meet the requirements of miniaturization, lightweight and high performance of electronic equipment.
Medical Device Manufacturing: It is used to manufacture various medical devices, such as surgical instruments, implants, and medical device shells. As medical devices require extremely high precision and quality, CNC milling is an ideal processing method for medical device manufacturing due to its high precision and good surface quality.
Mechanical manufacturing and general parts machining: It is used for machining various mechanical parts, such as gears, shafts, housings, etc., as well as general parts, such as connectors and fasteners. CNC milling can improve the machining accuracy and productivity of mechanical parts and meet the needs of different industries for mechanical parts.
Tolerances for CNC milling machines
Materials available for CNC milling services
Material Type
Specifications
Carbon Steel
Our precision carbon steel machining capabilities offer highly customized part solutions that can be precisely shaped to meet your specifications while achieving stringent tolerances on form, dimension, and surfaces.
12L14 Low Carbon,1215 Low Carbon,1117 Low Carbon,1018 Low Carbon,Incut 100/200 Low Carbon,1141/11L41 Medium Carbon,1045/1045F Medium Carbon,Stressproof Medium Carbon,Fatigueproof Medium Carbon
Brass
Brass is a material composed of mainly copper and zinc; however, other elements can be added to enhance it’s properties as needed. The addition of tin, manganese, aluminum, silicon, and lead make various types of brass ideal for specific applications.
353 Thread Rolling Brass,360 Free Machining Brass,370 Low Lead Brass,443 Admiralty Brass,27450 Low Lead Brass,Ecobrass and Greendot Lead-Free Brass,Lead-free Brass
Copper
Copper and copper alloys offer a combination of excellent electrical and thermal conductivity and high corrosion resistance that is easy to machine. Copper is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal that often needs to be strengthen for industrial applications.
C10200 Oxygen Free Copper,C14500 Tellurium Copper
Alloy Steel
All steel is alloyed because it is iron plus an added material. Yet, when we use the term alloyed steel in manufacturing this typically refers to iron material with additional alloys added to it.
4140/4142/41L40 Low Alloy,5620/86L20 Low Alloy,52100 Bearing Steel
Plastic
Plastic is a petroleum-based product often less costly than metal. It is very machinable which decreases tooling costs and increases machine uptime. E.J. Basler offers precision plastic turned parts with superior quality and tolerances.
Delrin,PEEK,PTFE,Teflon,Techtron
Stainless Steel
Stainless steel combines excellent high tensile strength, high work-hardening rate, ductility, and malleability to create highly durable machined parts.
303 Stainless Steel,304 & 304L,316 & 316L,416 Stainless Steel,420 Stainless Steel,430 Stainless Steel,440 Stainless Steel,DIN 1.4418,17-4 PH
Aluminum
Aluminum is one of the most abundant metals in the world being found in various forms from rocks to vegetation but never raw as the metal that we know.
2011-T3,2024-T351,6061-T6,6262-T6511,7075-T6
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