what is 5 Axis CNC Machining?
5 Axis CNC Machining, a mode of CNC machining.
According to ISO regulations, when describing the movement of CNC machine tools, a right-handed rectangular coordinate system is used; the coordinate axis parallel to the main axis is defined as the Z-axis, and the rotation coordinates around the x,y, and z axes are A, B, and C, respectively. The movement of each coordinate axis can be realized by the worktable or the movement of the tool, but the direction is defined by the movement direction of the tool relative to the workpiece.
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Usually, 5 axis linkage refers to the linear interpolation motion of any five coordinates of x,y,z, A, B, and C.The cutting tool of a 5 axis machining center moves across the X, Y, and Z linear axes, but also rotates on the A and B axes allowing the cutting tool to approach components from any direction.
5 axis machining used to the machining of parts with more complicated geometric shapes, which requires the machining tool to be able to position and connect in five degrees of freedom. It is often used in the aerospace industry, machining body parts, turbine parts, etc.
The 5 axis machine tool can process different sides of the workpiece without changing the position of the workpiece on the machine tool, which can greatly improve the processing efficiency of prismatic parts.
Compared to 3 axis CNC machining, due to the complexity of the machined parts, the programming of the 5 axis machining is higher level, the fixture install and the machine adjusting time is long, so the processing cost is higher.
