Siemens used this test part to demonstrate new state-of-the-art milling techniques. It is made of tool steel hardened to 54 HRC and was machined on a Micron HPM 800U machining center. Something most ...

CNC machining is a wonderful thing, taking away a lot of the manual work required in machining and replacing it with accurate, repeatable computer control. However, this doesn’t mean that you can ...

Why do designers and mechanical engineers need experience operating a manual mill, or for that matter any machine tool? A similar question might be asked about CNC machinists: Who cares about all that ...

Five-axis machining represents a critical advance in modern manufacturing, allowing the simultaneous control of five independent axes to achieve complex geometries and enhanced surface finishes.

Screw rotor systems are critical components in compressors, vacuum pumps and various heavy-duty machinery. Their design and subsequent machining require an intricate balance between theoretical ...

Mastercam X5 also introduces new functionality for multi-axis machining, hybrid finishing, and other tasks CNC Software is introducing some notable new capabilities with the release of Mastercam X5, ...