Etone Technology Employs Two Main Types of CNC Machining Operations
May 23, 2022
Etone Technology employs two main types of CNC machining operations in order to remove excess material from metal parts.
The operations include turning and milling. During these processes, machinists utilize sharp cutting tools to mechanically cut away small chips of material from the initial segment.
Each operation differs slightly from the others:
Turning
Turning refers to the operation in which a machinist moves metal against the cutting tool by carefully rotating the workpiece on a lathe machine. A lathe helps to shape metal by means of a rotating drive which turns the metal component at desired angles.
Turning will generate cylindrical-shaped parts that display various specified internal or external features. Typically, turning operations encompass boring, facing, grooving, thread cutting and the cut-off process, also known as parting.
Milling
A sencond widely performed machinist operation, milling involves passing a metal part in front of a cylindrical rotating tool with multiple cutting edges called a milling cutter. A machinist uses a milling machine to effectively remove any excess parts of the material.
In addition to these two main machining operations, our company also provides secondary operations in order to produce parts meeting manufacturer specification.
