3, 4 AND 5-AXIS CNC MILLING

Multi-axis machines are CNC Machines that can perform multiple axes of movement and have more than three axes.  A traditional 3-axis machine allows cutting in three different directions (the X, Y and Z axes) whereas a multi-axis machine can have between four and twelve direction of movement axes.  At Hemlock we operate 3, 4 and 5-axis machines, meaning we can offer a cost effective service regardless of the complexity of the milled component required.  Most of our 3-axis milling machines are equipped with 4th axis units and multi-vice work-holding systems enabling us to clamp up to eight components in a single operation.  The ability to mill over several axes decreases manual interventions in the production process meaning we can achieve accuracy and consistency in the components we produce whilst allowing highly complex parts to be produced in a single machining cycle.  Our 5-axis machines can undertake high-speed, high-quality surfacing work (a benefit of the tangential movement capability of the tooling) and machine complex multi-axis operations which guarantee the relative geometry of all the features of the finished component.