This article by Bill Kennedy for Cutting Tool Engineering magazine details perspectives on 5-axis and 5-sided machining from five machine tool builders. Of special note is the interview with the CNC Coordinator at an Ohio job shop, Triangle Precision, who shares how his shop transitioned from 3-axis machining to 6-sided machining on a 5-axis machining center. Read the article.
Imagine what Michelangelo could have done with a 5-axis CNC machine! This is a nice article by Ian Wright posted on Engineering.com The above header is our favorite line of the article and so true Read more…
Hurco has announced its latest initiative, Take 5 for 5-axis. The company has developed this initiative to bring together manufacturers to evaluate the merits of 5-sided machining for traditional 3-axis parts with features on all five sides. “We Read more…
5-Axis…it just ain’t that scary This is a blog written by Mike Cope a Hurco Applications Engineer dating back to 2013 regarding 5-Axis machining and the perception that it is just to scary to get Read more…