Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...

The two basic cutting tool types used in metalworking are the single-point and multi-point designs. Fundamentally, they are similar. By grouping a number of single point tools in a circular holder, ...

Figure 1: Schematic illustrations of magneto-ball milling and electric-discharge-assisted mills. During arc (or spark) discharge milling (above about 0.1 MPa gas pressure), the conduction path is ...

Vertical-machining centers are often used for high-precision applications such as moldmaking and graphite machining, and VMC builders typically rely on portal structures to satisfy strict requirements ...