MILLED PARTS

This page is provided to give descriptive a summary of the terms, equipment and materials employed in the manufacture of milled parts.

For photographs and more information about the turned parts manufactured by CJ Tools please see our Milled Parts page.

Alternative term:

• Prismatic Parts

Definition:

Any part produced on a Milling Machine or Machining Centre

Types of Milling Machine:

• Conventional
• Vertical
• Horizontal
• Gantry type
• Ram type
• Multi axis
• CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled)

Parts can be machined on a lathe from a sawn block or billet composed of various materials:

• Hot or Cold Rolled Steels, Stainless Steel and Heat Resisting Steel
• Non-ferrous metals:
  
  
  • Brass
  • Copper
  • Aluminium-Bronze
  • Aluminium
• Exotic Materials
• Ground Stock
• Super Precision
• Round - Hex - Square
• Special Sections
• Castings or Forgings in Any Materials pre-machined for location or raw Requiring Milling / Holding Fixtures
• Plastic Mouldings in most polymers and Composites
• Pultrusions and Extrusions in Aluminium and Plastics and Composites
• Sub assemblies Requiring Machining as an Assembly

Parts can be produced finished or ready for further operations on other machines. When these processes are undertaken depends upon the econometrics of:

• Quantity (i.e. batch size)
• Setting time
• Programming time
• Fixturing costs
• Gauging and inspection requirements

For small run or highly complex components CJ Tools provide a manufacturing service using the latest generation of machine tools designed for this purpose.

• Fast, single set up programming, giving reduced lead-times.
• Multi-axis with Y-axis milling and sub-spindle programming to handle even the most detailed of components.
• Full rotary milling capability.
• Latest generation programming tools able to deliver the specialist toolpaths required for the complex requirements of today.
• Prototype and/or small production runs.

Customer consultancy involving design for production, turnkey project engineering and the application of advanced manufacturing techniques is part of the service.