In CNC machining, what are the differences among 3-axis, 4-axis and 5-axis? What are are their respective advantages? What products are suitable for each of them? How to choose a right 3 axis, 4 axis, or 5 axis CNC machine for your CNC machining projects, ideas or plans? Let’s read on the article and get into the differences between 3 axis, 4 axis and 5 axis CNC machining! CNC 3 Axis Vs 4 Axis Vs 5 Axis Machining ......

The machine and cutting tool you use in CNC milling will influence the surface finish of the final parts and the machining speed. Depends on your purposes, there is a broad range of milling cutters can be selected. What is a fly cutter on a milling machine? In this article, we are going to introduce the fly cutter involves its definition, types, uses, and fly cutter vs face mill, what’s the difference between them. ......

How you can keep your cost of manufacturing as low as possible. Putting aside the obvious one of sending your parts off to a provider with a lower cost of manufacturing, the following advice deals with more practical solutions that will work anywhere in the world.      # Don’t Skip The Consultation Process # Few designers are experts in many if any of the production processes that they have to deal with daily, and that’s completely understandable; therefore, they should interact as early and as often a......

Metal 3D Printing allows you to create highly complex designs that are lightweight, strong, and ideal for applications such as motorsport, aerospace, and medical. To get the most out of Metal 3D Printing, you need to adhere to certain fundamental engineering and design rules. In these guidelines, we are going to give you 7 simple design tips for metal 3D printing.   #Tip 1: Optimize For The Process Just as you wouldn’t expect to throw a complex sheet metal part at a sand-casting foundry, you should no......

Surface Finish? Surface Texture? Surface Topology? Surface Roughness? What does it all mean? Let’s find out. Talking about surface finishes can be tricky and often leads to confusion. To make it a little easier for product developers and engineers to understand surface finishes and how to communicate about them, we’ll start by defining some of the terms around this subject.      #1 Surface Finish First of all, what do we mean by surface finish? Surface finish is simply the condition in which you ......

Here are some tips on how to improve the bead blasting technique for your business. About 90% of the bead blasting projects was where the finish was mostly a dull finish with maybe a little bit of a satin shine to it, but generally fairly poor. Glass beads have been really popular for many years, it’s really popular among restoration people. Unfortunately, a lot of people see them as a silver bullet for restoring parts. They expect these beads to clean everyt......

Chrome plating surface finish is typically applied on various household products such as lock cylinders and other door lock parts. Chrome plating layer can be decorative and functional. To understand more about chrome plating, here we are going to talk about what is chrome plating, how it works and how to remove chrome plating in different ways. ......

Swiss lathes go popular in precision machining in recent years and many manufacturers choose CNC Swiss-type machines in the production. What is a Swiss lathe and how does Swiss lathe work? Get into the article and make the choice of whether you should utilize a Swiss machining facility. We’ll also explore the difference between Swiss turning and conventional turning. ......