Introduction to Common Milling Machine Tool Types

In the field of mechanical processing, the correct selection of milling machine tools is crucial. Today, Puwei Cutting Tools Co., Ltd. will introduce you to the common types of milling machine tools.

End mills are one of the commonly used tools in milling machine processing.

1. There are many types of them. From the number of blades:

There are two-blade, three-blade, four-blade end mills, etc.

Two-blade end mills have good chip removal performance and are suitable for processing soft materials such as aluminum alloys;

Multi-blade end mills are often used to process materials with higher hardness, which can improve processing efficiency.

2. According to the shape of the cutting edge, end mills are of flat bottom, ball head, rounded corners and other types.

Flat bottom end mills are used for milling planes, grooves, etc.; ball head end mills are often used for curved surface milling in mold processing; rounded corner end mills have some characteristics of flat bottom and ball head end mills, and can process workpieces with rounded corners.

Shell milling cutter and face milling cutter

In milling, shell milling cutter and face milling cutter are often easily confused. Shell milling cutter is usually installed on the milling cutter bar, with a larger diameter, and is mainly used for large-area flat milling.

Its cutter body is relatively light and easy to install. It performs well in some occasions where the cutting depth is not required but large-area materials need to be removed efficiently.

The face milling cutter has a larger cutter head and a large number of blades. It can perform high-speed cutting, has high processing efficiency, and can obtain better surface finish. It is often used for high-precision plane milling.

For example, when processing the plane of large mechanical parts, face milling cutters are more advantageous.

I hope that through today’s introduction, everyone will have a deeper understanding of the types of milling machine tools, and can choose the right tools in actual processing to improve processing quality and efficiency.