Focus on tooling - Getting the right balance between rough and semi-finish milling reaps benefits

摘要

At Verdict Aerospace Components in Buckinghamshire, rough milling and semi-finish milling cycles using the largest cutters are no longer viewed just as a way of removing stock as quickly as possible in order to focus on precision finishing. Following extensive trials in close collaboration with Coventry-based tooling company LMT (UK) Ltd (Tel: 024 7636 9770), this specialist Tier 1 aerospace and defence machining sub-contractor now views these machining processes as a science.