The difference between CNC machining center and milling machine and lathe

CNC machining center is a high efficiency automatic machine tool composed of mechanical equipment and CNC system suitable for processing complex parts. CNC machining center is one of the highest output and most widely used CNC machine tools in the world. Its comprehensive processing ability is strong, a workpiece after a clip can complete more processing content, processing accuracy is higher, is medium processing difficulty of batch workpiece, its efficiency is 5~10 times of ordinary equipment, especially it can complete many ordinary equipment cannot complete the processing, more complex shape, high precision requirements of single processing or small and medium-sized batch variety production is more suitable. It is milling, boring, drilling, tapping thread and cutting thread and other functions concentrated on one equipment, so that it has a variety of processing process means. Processing center according to the spatial position of the spindle processing classification has: horizontal and vertical machining center. According to the process use classification is: boring and milling machining center, compound machining center.

The CNC machining center is a CNC machine tool that can continuously handle many types of machining, including boring, milling, drilling, thread and reaming holes. Its main feature is equipped with an automatic knife changer (ATC), which can realize the above various processing operations. In addition, through the programming, you can realize the automatic knife change.

According to the different configuration of the machine tools, there are horizontal, vertical and gantry machining centers. In recent years, there have also been five-axis machining centers that can process more complex shapes.

(1) The difference with the milling machine

Milling machine is a kind of machine tool similar to the machining center. The main difference is that the milling machine is not equipped with automatic knife replacement device (ATC), which requires manual knife replacement.

(2) Difference from the lathe

The machining center and milling machine is that the material is fixed and the tool moves to cut.The lathe is the tool fixed, the material rotation.Therefore, the machining centers and milling machines are suitable for processing square objects, and the lathe is suitable for processing round objects.