As a business the chances are that you will need precision machined parts manufactured for your products. This is especially true for the medical, defense, energy, and aerospace industries. You need cnc prototyping that ensures the parts you have created will perfectly fit your requirements. No matter what type of application, you can rely on the experts to provide you with precision contract manufacturing with great attention to detail along with built-in quality. It all involves CNC machining that is the process of using automated cutting tools and a block of raw material, or even a pre-existing part. The material is removed to create the component you want. Many components can be crafted from a multitude of materials that are either provided by the engineering company or specially ordered for you.
Time and Speed Are Important Factors
The experts have the capacity and speed to engineer machined parts with unrivaled accuracy and speed. You have assured the highest standards with the use of cutting-edge equipment and software. This type of machinery and software is used to produce prototypes, repeat-use master patterns, production parts, and a plethora of applications that require accuracy. The process of CNC, or computer numerical control, machining involves the use of control machine tools and computers. Different types of tools that are controlled in this manner include mills, grinders, lathes, and routers. It may seem as if a computer is controlling the machinery, but it is the unique control console and software that sets this type of machinery apart making it specific CNC machinery.
How Does CNC Machining Work?
When you need a prototype created using CNC machinery, the machine itself functions through numerical control. The program it uses has already been customized for the object or material that is being used and is further programmed with G-Code which is a CNC machining language. This controls all of the features such as feed rate, location, coordination, and speed. The computer controls the exact velocity and positioning during the manufacturing of prototypes made from plastic or metal. A code is created that a CNC machine understands using 2D and 3D designs that you supply. The program is loaded and run by an operator who tests it to ensure no problems occur. This is called ‘cutting air’ and is a very important step that keeps malfunctions from ruining parts or damaging the machinery. The whole point to having prototypes created with precision-oriented machinery is so the correct actions can be repeated in an exact manner however many times is needed. You can have complex shaped parts created that would otherwise be impossible to create with manual machining.
Aztalan Engineering, Inc. offers full-service and precise CNC prototyping services to all of their customers. Contact them today to learn more about their comprehensive services.
