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5 axis machine

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hbma

Automotive
May 27, 2009
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Hi,

What are the best 5 axis machines on the market these days?

Thanks for any input.

Specialist 3 & 5 Axis Machining
 
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It also depends on what you are machining. Check out FIDIA at

Larry Coyle
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Cylinder Head Engineering, LLC
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De Soto, KS 66018
 
 http://www.fidia.com
define size and shape, material, cutting torque needed of part. Five-axis can be done in two ways; tilting the part or tilting the tool; depends on part characteristics. Fidia and others tilt the head/tool for larger more cumbersome workpieces. Other machine like DMG, have tilt tables.
 
When you can tilt the tool, the workpiece is usually in a stationary position. In other words, the tool revolves around the part. This has given me the ability to have a more accurate and better surface finish.

larry

Larry Coyle
Managing Partner
Cylinder Head Engineering, LLC
CNC Porting
De Soto, KS 66018
 
Dicer, are you saying that those machines have an articulting head?



Larry Coyle
Managing Partner
Cylinder Head Engineering, LLC
CNC Porting
De Soto, KS 66018
 
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