CNC Milling Services

Based on the orientation of the main spindle the practice of milling can occur either horizontal or vertical. Unlike a conventional drill press where the work piece is stationary and the cutting tool goes up and down along a z axis a typical milling machine today enjoys the flexibility of three axis x, y, and z. This allows not only the z-axis to go up and down but the x and y axis to move the work piece into the side of the cutter utilizing the top and sides of the cutting tools. There are a variety of milling machines but the most common are called vertical and horizontal mills.

A vertical mill’s spindle is oriented vertically with the cutter rotating on the z axis. Whereas the horizontal milling machine tools are mounted horizontally to the work piece utilizing side and face cutters. Horizontal machines also have a feature called a universal table. This is a rotating table that allows cuts from various angles.

Milling machines can perform numerous tasks. Drilling, tapping, slotting, keyways and contouring are just a few examples of what a mill can do. Mills also have available automated pallet changers and gantry loaders for larger volume milling and seamless change over. In our video below, you can see our vertical milling keyway cutter making a 10mm hex for a special threaded rivet:

How Are Our CNC Milling Services Different From Other Companies?

Here at JC Gibbons we manage both simple and complex milling operations.  Whether it’s a basic drill and tap operation or the more complex maneuvers we can fulfill your products requirements while adhering to tight tolerances of less than +/- .001.  By utilizing our 4 axis rotary head on our mill, we have additional capabilities to index the work piece to various angles for more complicated milling work. View our general CNC machining page which includes broader information on our CNC Milling capabilities >>> 

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