Steel is the structural material of the construction and transportation industry on the earth. Its alloy elements give it many excellent characteristics, and also derive a variety of types. Based on the designation system represented by AISI and SAE, we typically use a four-digit number to name different alloy steels. What we’ll outline in this post is 4130 alloy steel, from its detailed composition and fabrication characteristics, to 4130 steel properties and uses, as well as AISI 4130 steel vs 4140. ......

Holes can be machined on different types of machines through cutting away the unwanted materials, what machining operations need to be executed on a mill? There is a series of g-codes that indicates the movement of tools when cutting a hole on CNC milling machines. In this article, we’ll introduce the g-code for hole machining with the specific operations. ......

Stainless steel is a versatile material comes in multiple grades and alloys that differ in properties and characteristics. When manufacturing stainless steel machined parts for different industries, we need to learn about its feature and machining difficulties. In this article, let’s introduce what is 303 stainless steel, SS303 physical and mechanical properties, as well as the best grade of stainless steel for machining. ......

Aluminum is an important engineering material used in a vast range of industrial applications, it’s a relatively soft metal, which makes it can be cut with different tools. How to cut aluminum sheet metal with the easiest way? What’s the best tool for cutting aluminum? Follow us to learn about the best way to cut aluminum sheet and common tools to do it.   ......

If you want to complete the machining work at home, mini mill can be your choice. With the development of technology, mini milling machine can also reach the precision and function requirements of most users. What is a mini mill and how to choose the best one? Here we introduce the machine and list 5 best mini milling machine for 2020, with their pros, cons, prices and product specifications.  ......

Tool magazine and the Automatic Tool Changer are the most commonly used parts in high-speed CNC vertical machining centers. When machining different materials, changing the machining processes, or the tool is damaged, the CNC cutting tool often needs to be replaced. How to change tool in CNC machine and how does the cycle work? Here we focus on these two problems and introduce some points. ......

The high requirements for CNC parts quality mean that the CNC machining process should focus on productivity and efficiency improvement. With more and more cutting tools used in the modern machine shop, how can we improve the cutting tool efficiency and increase the tool life, check out the following tips for processing optimization. ......

CNC machines are a combination of electronic information technology and traditional machining processes, utilizing precision machinery, computer, communication, and more techniques to provide an effective solution for complex, precise, small-batch parts production. Take the lathe machine as an example, how to make CNC turning program? Here we bring some CNC lathe programming tips and examples. ......