Turning-Milling Compound Processing, also known as turn-mill machining or simply turn-milling, is a manufacturing process that integrates both turning and milling operations into a single setup on a multitasking machine tool. In turn-mill composite machining, a single machine tool can perform both rotational turning (where the workpiece rotates while the cutting tool removes material) and linear milling (where the cutting tool moves along a linear path to remove material).
This approach offers numerous advantages over traditional separate machining processes, including reduced setup time, improved accuracy, increased productivity, and enhanced flexibility in manufacturing complex parts with intricate geometries. By combining turning and milling operations in one setup, manufacturers can achieve higher efficiency, tighter tolerances, and reduced lead times, leading to cost savings and improved overall production capabilities.
The difference between turning and milling center and five-axis milling center is as follows.
1, turning and milling machining center is B-axis linkage, C-axis linkage can be turning and milling processing machine tools. All or most of the processing of a part can be completed on the turning and milling machine tool. So it is also called small production line. It can not only improve the precision of the product and the efficiency of processing products, but also can greatly save the machine area for the enterprise. Previously, the processing of a part requires several machine tools to complete. Now a machine can complete all the processing. This machine tool is divided into vertical turning and milling machine tools and horizontal turning and milling machine tools.
2, five-axis milling center can only be milling processing, can not be turned, so the processing of five-axis machining more processing restrictions, turning and milling machining can be covered by five-axis machining center processing, but the five-axis can not be turning and milling machining.
Turning-Milling Compound Processing is widely used in industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical device manufacturing, and general engineering, where high precision and efficiency are essential for producing intricate components.
