4 Axis CNC Machines

A 4 axis CNC machine features the same three axes as on 3 axis machines, but it also has rotation around the X-axis. This is known as the A-axis.

In 4 axis CNC router machining, the workpiece is also usually rotated. This means the machine can act as a milling machine as well as a CNC lathe.

• Pros: drilling on the side of parts or on cylindrical surfaces, work on four sides of a workpiece

5 Axis CNC Machines

In a 5 axis CNC machine, there are rotations around two of the three axes. The rotation around the X-axis is called the A-axis, the rotation around the Y-axis is the B-axis, and the rotation around the Z-axis is the C axis.

Materials: 5 axis CNC machines are used in the production of a wide range of precise and very complex parts of things like car molds, artificial bones, military products and aerospace parts.

6 Axis CNC Machines

Materials: Machining of aluminium, steel, cast iron and model making materials

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