CNC Machining Center Classification

Machining centers are often divided into vertical machining centers and horizontal machining centers according to the state of the spindle in space. A machining center whose spindle is vertical in space is called a vertical machining center, and a machining center whose spindle is horizontal in space is called a horizontal machining center. machining center. The spindle can be converted vertically and horizontally, which is called a vertical or horizontal machining center or a five-sided machining center, also known as a composite machining center. According to the number of columns in the machining center, there are single column type and double column type (gantry type).

According to the number of motion coordinates of the machining center and the number of coordinates controlled simultaneously: there are three-axis two-linkage, three-axis three-linkage, four-axis three-linkage, five-axis four-linkage, six-axis five-linkage, etc. Three-axis and four-axis refer to the number of motion coordinates the machining center has, and linkage refers to the number of coordinates the control system can control at the same time, thereby achieving position and speed control of the tool relative to the workpiece.