April 19, 2024
Intro
Today’s manufacturing world is all about saving time without sacrificing quality. In a lot of ways, it’s the biggest hurdle for any manufacturer or machine shop, and it can lead to tons of headaches and stress for your company. The good news is that 5-axis CNC machines can eliminate these headaches and get your production schedule on track.
In this guide, you’ll learn how utilizing a 5 axis CNC machine can save your company a ton of time. Our machining experts will give specific examples so you can better understand the advantages of this technology.
More Versatility Under One Roof
Our in-house 5-axis CNC machine is the bread and butter for so many production projects. We can use a single machine to do the job of two or three separate machines. With this expanded level of versatility, you don’t have to rethink your production partner when you start a new project.
We make it easy to get your designs fabricated, and our 5 axis CNC machine takes a lot of the guesswork out of the process.
Much Faster Production Ability
The biggest selling point of any 5-axis CNC machine is the ability to speed up any production. For instance, a 5-axis CNC milling machine can cut non-standard angles without any setup, which automatically saves time in production.
There are countless other examples just like this, and all of them convert into quicker turnarounds due to faster production abilities. In a lot of ways, it’s like comparing a computer to a human doing math — there’s no way to beat a 5-axis CNC machine with a machine that has fewer axes.
More Design Freedom
With more degrees of freedom and motion, a 5-axis machine can do just about anything. People use these machines to make sculptures and intricate works of art, so it goes without saying that a 5-axis machine can tackle your toughest engineering challenges.
With more design freedom, you can streamline the design, prototyping, and production phases of your project. How many times have you had to make sacrifices to a part’s design just to make it manufacturable? With 5-axis CNC machines, a lot of those restrictions disappear.
Higher Throughput of Product
What about larger production runs? The same 5-axis CNC machine will continue to save you time. With large enough volumes, we can dedicate an entire 5-axis CNC machine to your project, having it run throughout the day.
This translates to incredibly high product throughput, granting you more parts in a shorter period of time.
Achieve Tighter Tolerances
When tolerances are too loose, there’s a chance that your parts won’t fit when you try to assemble them together. This is something you want to avoid, since it wastes so much time. With our 5-axis CNC machines, this headache becomes a thing of the past.
The precision and ability to consistently hit tighter tolerances means that we have to scrap fewer out-of-spec parts during each production run. This translates to faster delivery and fewer quality issues when you receive parts.
Ability for More Automation
If you need a number of the same part, our CNC machinists can create an automatic program to perform all of the steps in sequence without any human interruption. This level of automation leads to even faster turnaround times.
Make Parts Right, the First Time
None of our employees want to get a phone call saying that the customer received a part that doesn’t fit, doesn’t look right, or doesn’t meet their needs. With 5 axis CNC machines, we can avoid these headaches by delivering the right part the first time.
Not to mention, we have countless other quality inspection steps that our parts go through before you receive them, so we very infrequently get calls like this. Regardless, 5-axis machines make it easier to deliver your parts within spec, on time, and on budget.
Get Repeatable Precision That You Need
Repeatability is more important than accuracy when it comes to CNC machining. If we make a dozen parts for you, their dimensions will be all over the place if we use a machine that isn’t repeatable.
With our 5-axis CNC machines, we unlock a new level of repeatability that we didn’t have before. Now, we can consistently make parts for you that can hit the tightest tolerances.
Conclusion
As you can see, there are many ways that our 5-axis CNC machines can save your company time. We are here to manufacture high-quality parts and deliver them with fast turnarounds. You’ll see how useful our 5-axis machines are when you choose Rapid Axis for your next production project.
Allow our full-service machine shop to help with your manufacturing needs. We have a number of CNC machines, sheet metal capabilities, and plenty of finishing steps to ensure you get the exact part you’re looking for, every time. Get a free quote today.