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Overview
What is CNC Turning Service?

CNC Turning is a manufacturing process in which bars of material are held in a chuck and rotated while a tool is fed to the piece to remove material to create required shape. Unlike with CNC milling, the cutting tool does not spin.

Turning process can be used on different types of metals like aluminum, steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, bronze, titanium, magnesium, as well as plastics like nylon and so on.

CNC turning machines (or lathe machines) are programmed to make certain movements and remove material from raw materials until the desired 3D model is formed.

How Does CNC Turning Work?

The turning processes are typically carried out on a lathe, and can produce various shapes of materials. In general, turning uses simple single-point cutting tools. Each group of workpiece materials has an optimum set of tool angles. CNC turning means this precision machining process is computer numerical controlled.

When turning, the workpiece is rotated and a cutting tool is traversed along 1, 2, or 3 axes of motion to produce precise diameters and depths. Turning can be either on the outside of the cylinder or on the inside (also known as boring) to produce tubular components to various geometries.

The tool's axes of movement may be literally a straight line, or they may be along some set of curves or angles, but they are essentially linear (in the non mathematical sense).

Most CNC lathes consist of two axis, X and Z.

CNC turning can be used for rapid manufacture of either prototypes or end-use CNC parts.

Features
Features of CNC Machining

1. Materials Range
We have more than 50 types of plastic and metal block with different specifications for CNC machining.

2. Custom Surface Finishes
We provide various surface treatment options, including anodizing, electroplating, powder coating, and more, to enhance the appearance and performance of your parts.

3. High Precision Tolerances
Precision tolerances vary, due to size and material types, from +/-0.001″ to +/-0.005″.

4. Cost and Time Efficient
Our efficient production process and advanced equipment help reduce costs and shorten delivery time.

5. Complexity Requirement
We can handle complex parts with intricate geometries and tight tolerances, meeting your specific requirements.

6. Integrated Service
We possess different but mature product lines. We can meet your various demands and provide best solution.

Processes
Maximum capabilities for CNC turning

Metric Units:
We support metric units for all dimensions and tolerances, ensuring compatibility with international standards.

Imperial Units:
Maximum part size:43.3 in * 25.6in * 25.6 in Minimum part size:0.019 in

Materials
Available materials for CNC machining
CNC Metals
Aluminum Stainless steel Mild, Alloy & Tool steel Other metal
6061-T6 303 Mild steel 1018 Brass C360
6082304LCopper C101
7075-T6316LMild steel 1045Copper C110
50832205 DuplexAlloy steel 1215Titanium Grade 1
505217-4Mild steel A36Titanium Grade 2
15-5Alloy steel 4130Invar
2014416Alloy steel 4140Inconel 718
2017420Alloy steel 4340Magnesium AZ31B
2024430Tool Steel A2
6063440CTool Steel A3
7050301Tool Steel D2
A380Tool Steel S7
MIC 6Tool Steel H13
Tool Steel O1
CNC Plastics
Plastics Reinforced Plastic
ABS Garolite G-10
Polypropylene Polypropylene (PP) 30%GF
Nylon 6Nylon 30%GF
Delrin (POM-H)FR-4
Acetal (POM-C)PMMA (Acrylic)
PVCPEEK
HDPE
UHMWPE
Polycarbonate
PET
PTFE (Teflon)
Finishes
Our standard surface finishes
Tolerances
ALLPCB CNC General Tolerances
Tolerances for Linear Dimensions(GB/T 1804-2000, class f)
Dimension (mm)0.5~33~66~3030~120120~400400~10001000~20002000~4000
Tolerances±0.05±0.05±0.10±0.15±0.20±0.30±0.50----
Tolerances for Angle Dimensions(GB/T 1804-2000, class f)
Dimension (°)≤1010~5050~120120~400400
Tolerances±1°±30°±20°≤10±5°
Reviews
Customer Reviews

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The parts are of good quality and online purchasing is very convenient. Save a lot of time for us. Thanks!

2. Keywords: good quality, fast delivery

I have tried the CNC prototype once in ALLPCB. The quality and lead time are beyond our expectations. So we decide to do more parts here. Super convenient.

3. Keywords: professional good quality, fast delivery

I opened the website accidentally and tried to upload my drawing to get a quote. The sales was professional so I placed the order. Then I got my parts, it's good. Nice experience.

4. Keywords: long-term cooperation, good quality

I heard about ALLPCB from other companies several times. So I contacted and try to do a prototype here. Very good quality. This is our third order. We would like to do long-term cooperation with them.

Resources
General lathes and CNC machining centers

The biggest difference between CNC processing services and ordinary general lathes, CNC machining center than general ones more than the knife library and tool change device. CNC machining center to further improve the degree of automation and production efficiency of general lathes. The most specific difference between CNC machining center and general CNC machine tools is that CNC machining workpiece only clamping once. The system device can control the machine tool to automatically change the tool, and can realize the workpiece milling on the machining surface. Drilling, reaming and tapping, especially for box parts. General CNC machine tool change knife is very troublesome, need manual replacement. Therefore, numerical control machining center has many advantages, it is an essential equipment in the production of numerical control machine tools. For example, the existing five-axis machining center can hardly replace other CNC equipment. The 5-axis machining center can be used for machining complex space curved parts such as propeller and aircraft curved parts. The application field is one of the most mechanical devices in all high-tech industries.

CNC machining center has the following advantages compared with general lathe:
1. Reduce the number of machine tools and equipment management. For a machining process of many parts, only a CNC machining center can complete all processing.
2. Because the workpiece can be clamped at a time, the whole process can be completed, and the positioning error caused by the workpiece clamping on different CNC machine tools can be avoided. The precision of CNC machining centers can be used to ensure the quality of the workpiece.
3. Only need a CNC machining center can complete the work of a number of general lathes, process concentration, shorten the processing time, improve productivity.

Surface treatment of aluminum alloy shell in CNC machining

Aluminum alloy shell is a common metal shell material, which has the advantages of light weight, high strength, good corrosion resistance, and good thermal conductivity. It is widely used in electronics, communications, aerospace, and other fields.
1. aluminum alloy shell CNC machining tin - cobalt alloy plating
Tin-cobalt alloy plating is a common surface treatment for aluminum alloy shells. It can improve the corrosion resistance and wear resistance of the parts, and also enhance their appearance.

Copper-Tin Alloy Plating

Copper-tin alloy plating gives the aluminum alloy shell a golden appearance, which is beautiful and durable.
2. aluminum alloy CNC machining electroplated copper-tin alloy
The low tin bronze coating of aluminum shell is pink or golden in color, with fine crystallization and high anticorrosion performance and good polishing performance. It is often used as protective and decorative nickel bottom layer in light industry, handicraft industry, mechanical instrument and other industries. Medium tin bronze coating is golden in color and has better corrosion resistance. The hardness and stability in air of aluminum alloy processing are higher than that of low tin bronze coating. But because of the coating.

CNC Machining Process analysis

1. Process analysis of CNC machining center
Process analysis is the first step in CNC machining, which is to analyze the process requirements of the parts, determine the processing method, and formulate the processing plan.
The main task of process analysis is to determine the processing method, processing sequence, processing equipment, and processing parameters.
The previous part is suitable for machining center processing of the object, the processing content selection here refers to the selection of parts, parts on the selection of suitable machining center surface. The surface here usually means:
(1) Surface with higher dimensional accuracy requirements;
(2) High requirements for phase accuracy of the surface;
(3) Complex curves and surfaces are not conducive to the processing of general machine tools;
(4) Can be concentrated processing of the surface

CNC Process Analysis

2. Industrial analysis of CNC milling
Using computerized controls and rotating spindle head, CNC milling removes material from the workpiece to create a part that meets the required specifications. A variety of substrates can be machined in this process, including plastic, metal, wood, and glass.
(1) Curves on parts, especially non-circular curves and list curves described by mathematical expressions;
(2) The spatial surface of the mathematical model is given;
(3) The part with complex shape, large size, marking and difficult to detect;
(4) It is difficult to observe, measure and control the internal and external slots of the feed quantity on the ordinary milling machine;
(5) Simple surface can be installed by milling once;
(6) The general processing content can double improve productivity, greatly reduce physical labor intensity.

Things that you must know before part CNC processing

High-precision machining is a machining method that requires high precision, high surface quality, and high efficiency. It is widely used in aerospace, electronics, medical equipment, and other fields.
The processing flow of high-precision parts includes: pre-processing check, raw material check, processing, self-inspection, and quality inspection.
Pre-processing check includes: checking whether the mechanical parts are loose, whether the processing technology of parts is reasonable, and whether the machining position of CNC parts is correct.
Raw material check includes: whether the raw materials meet the requirements, whether the raw materials are sufficient, and whether the raw materials are properly stored.
Self-inspection is an important part of quality control. It includes: dimensional inspection, surface quality inspection, and processing accuracy inspection.
(1) Whether the mechanical parts are loose in the whole processing process;
(2) Whether the processing technology of parts has the appropriate starting point of contact;
(3) Whether the machining position of CNC parts to the standard side (standard) specifications meet the requirements of engineering drawings;
(4) CNC production of machining parts specifications between each other. After checking the shape and size of the initial machining, the appearance ruler (non-arc) is accurately measured.

High Precision CNC Processing

Parts are deeply machined after preliminary machining. Before deep processing, check the appearance and specification of the engineering drawing position: check the basic width and specification of the vertical surface production and processing position; Accurately measure the reference points and specifications indicated on the slope manufacturing position. Perform self-inspection to ensure that the steel parts are in line with the engineering drawings and processing technology requirements before they can be disassembled and sent to inspectors for special inspection. When encountering high-precision CNC parts processing and mass production processing, we should first determine the standard, and then carry out mass production and processing.

Quality Assurance

1. Our certificates: ISO9001、ISO45001、ISO14001、SGS

2. Inspection report included in every order. Full dimensional inspection reports on request.

3. Material certifications and test reports are available on request.

4. Strict NDA agreements with all partners

5. Close tracking on lead time and quality, timely update