First, what is a five-axis processing center
Five-axis linkage processing has high efficiency, high precision characteristics, workpieces can be loaded once can complete complex processing. Can adapt to the current mold processing such as auto parts, aircraft structure stools, etc. There is a big difference between a five-axis linkage processing center and a five-sided processing center. Many people do not know this, mistakenly used the five-sided processing center as a five-axis linkage processing center.
Five-axis linkage processing center has X, Y, Z, A, C five axes, XYZ and AC shafts to form five-axis linkage processing, good at space surface processing, shape processing, hollow processing, punching, oblique holes, oblique cut and so on. The “five-sided processing center” is similar to the three-axis processing center, but it can do five faces at the same time, but it can not do special-shaped processing, such as sloping holes, cutting oblique sloping and so on.
In addition, the five-axis linkage processing center is very extensive, it is understood that the current five-axis linkage CNC processing center system is the only way to solve the interlogue, blades, marine propellers, heavy generator rotors, automotive wheels, large diesel engine crankshaft and so on processing.
Advantages of two and five-axis processing centers
1, reduce processing time, improve processing accuracy.
The biggest feature of the five-axis linkage processing center is that the one-time clamp can be processed on all five sides. That is, the so-called processing angle avoidance. In the case of a linkage machine, the C-axis can rotate without restriction and the A-axis can rotate approximately 130 degrees. These device properties allow no interference during processing.
The benefit of this is that one-time clamping can be done, i.e. it avoids the repeated positioning errors caused by multiple clamps. At the same time, a clamp also saves a lot of time, improve the efficiency of work. Reduce shipping time from product to ship, and reduce inventory volume.
2, reduce the cost of equipment investment, workshop floor space and the number of workshops.
Five-axis linkage processing center around the composite processing machine, usually with car function, from even from the lathe to milling machine to the mill can be included, we all know that the current vertical grinding equipment is very expensive, through cost, processing beats and other accounting can be found five-axis cost-effective. Previously, everyone’s production and processing may be mainly engineering split, such a production method is the problem is that there are a large number of waiting times can not be eliminated.
But the five-axis composite processing equipment represents the engineering intensive production only needs the pre-waiting debugging time, and with the current popularity of various types of machine simulation software, even only need to import rough data can be completed programming, but also can greatly shorten the pre-preparation. So at present, foreign auto parts and high-end manufacturing are basically five-axis-based.
3, do not need special fixtures, can achieve automation.
Another significant feature of the five-axis is the reduction of the dependency on the fixture, the rule workpiece can be clamped directly with the three-claw four-claw chuck, the irregular workpiece can be held with one side and two pins. At the same time, the five-axis linkage processing center can realize the automation of the factory, less humanization. For example, the joints and bases of the processing robot. Previously using the wooga and Liga composite processing, now only the use of zero-point pallets with five-axis linkage processing center, can achieve 24-hour operation of processing.