The basic materials of composite materials are divided into two categories: metal and nonmetal.

Common metals are aluminum, magnesium, copper, titanium, and alloys.

Nonmetals mainly include synthetic resins, rubber, ceramics, graphite, carbon, etc.

Carbon fiber is 1-4 times stronger than ultra-high-strength steel and only 1/5 the density of steel.

Carbon fiber is not only unidirectional tape and woven cloth (continuous fiber), but also powder, short fiber, medium-long fiber, long fiber reinforced composite materials, which can be processed and molded by injection molding process.

Carbon fiber resin-based composite materials are currently the most widely used, with the most applications in aircraft and the greatest potential in the automotive industry.

There are various structures of 5-axis machining centers, and the structure design of the machine tool determines the performance of the equipment, determines the rigidity, machining accuracy, stability, operability, etc. of the machine tool.

The advantage of 5-axis coordinated machining is that it can maintain a suitable angle between the feed direction of the tool and the surface of the workpiece continuously, which can obtain better surface quality, can better approach the chamfer, and can also improve the tool life, save time in one clamping, and reduce the error rate of machining.

It is widely used in the mold manufacturing industry. The five-axis linkage is suitable for curved surface processing, and the 3 + 2 axis processing center is suitable for flat surface processing.

What are the types of parts that are commonly suitable for five-axis machining centers?

First, parts of the box type, such as various holes or patterns on the plane, are carved and processed.

Second, complex types of curved parts, such as impellers, spherical surfaces, and propellers.

Third, there are many irregular parts of the opposite type, which are mostly processed in three-in-one.

Composite materials used in aerospace are often called honeycomb structures in the aerospace field. In the aerospace industry, honeycomb sandwich structures are often used to make various wall panels, wing surfaces, cabin surfaces, hatch covers, floors, engine covers, tail pipes, soundproofing panels, insulating panels, satellite outer shells, etc.

The machining efficiency of the five-axis CNC machine is equivalent to that of two three-axis machines. Sometimes it can even completely save the investment of some large-scale automated production lines, greatly saving the space occupied and the turnover transportation time and cost between different manufacturing units.