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CNCMachining:Industrial
Applications
PostedonSeptember30,2011

ImsureyoullagreethatthedevelopmentofComputerNumericControlorCNC
Machininghasrevolutionisedthemanufacturingindustry.Whetheritisasmall
manufacturingunitoralargeglobalcompany,CNCmachinesfindapplicationsin
almostalltypesofindustries(evenathomewithDIYMachinists).Thatsbecause
whenitcomestoproducingcomplexpartsinmetal,oranyothermaterial,these
computercontrolledmachinetoolsareidealbecauseoftheirhighlevelsofaccuracy,
precisionandspeed.HoweverthemainadvantageofCNCmachiningarethe
reducedproductioncostsacrosstheentiremanufacturingprocess.
SoletstakealookatthevariousindustrieswhereCNCmachiningisused:
MetalRemovalApplicationsCNCmachinesareextensivelyusedinindustries
wheremetalremovalisrequired.Themachinesremoveexcessmetalfromraw
materialstocreatecomplexparts.Agoodexampleofthiswouldbetheautomotive
industrieswheregears,shaftsandothercomplexpartsarecarvedfromtheraw
material.CNCmachinesarealsousedinthemanufacturingindustriesforproducing
rectangular,square,roundedandeventhreadedjobs.Allprocesses,suchas
milling,grinding,turning,boring,reaming,etc,canbecontrolledandcarriedoutby
theseCNCmachinesusingspecificmachinetoolsforeachtask.
MetalFabricationIndustryManyindustriesrequirethinplatesfordifferent
purposes.TheseindustriesuseCNCmachinesforanumberofmachining
operationssuchasplasmaorflamecutting,lasercutting,shearing,formingand
weldingtocreatetheseplates.CNCplasmaorlasercuttersareusedforshaping
metal,whileCNCturretpressesareusedforoperationslikepunchingholes.Other
operationslikebendingmetalplatescanalsobecarriedoutwithveryhighprecision
usingCNCpressbrakes.
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ElectricalDischargeMachiningApplicationsElectricalDischargeMachines,or
EDMsastheyarealsoknown,removemetalfromtherawmaterialbyproducing
sparksthatburnawaytheexcessmetal.EDMmachiningthroughCNCautomation
iscarriedoutintwodifferentwaysfirstthroughWireEDMandsecondthrough
VerticalEDM.CNCautomatedWireEDMisusedtopunchandthendie
combinationsforcreatingdiesetsusedinthefabricationindustry.CNCautomated
VerticalEDMrequiresanelectrodeinthesamesizeandshapeasthecavitythat
needstobecarvedout.
Besidestheseindustries,CNCmachinesalsofinduseinthewoodworking
industriesforvariousoperationslikedrillingandrouting.Ifyouarelookingforreliable
andeffectiveCNCmachiningservicesyoursearchendshere.Asoneoftheleading
engineeringservicesbasedintheUK,PRVEngineeringLtdprovidesstateoftheart
CNCmachiningtechnologyforawiderangeofindustries,fromfoodandchemical
processingcompanies,thepharmaceuticalindustry,therailwayindustryaswellas
theautomotiveandaircraftindustries.

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Machining,Complex,Manufacture,PRVEngineering,Quality,Railways,Tool
MakingbyPRVEngineering.Bookmarkthepermalink[http://blog.prv
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