What Is The Difference Between CNC Turning And CNC Milling?

CNC turning and CNC milling are common metal cold working methods. But many people don't know the difference between the two. As one of the leading CNC machining company in China, MYT tells you the difference.

1. Different features

Turning means that lathe processing is a part of mechanical processing. Lathe processing mainly uses a turning tool to turn a rotating workpiece. Lathes are mainly used to process shafts, discs, sleeves and other workpieces with rotating surfaces. They are the most widely used type of machine tool processing in machinery manufacturing and repair factories.

The CNC lathe can process the complex shape of the revolving body. Milling is to fix the blank, and use a high-speed rotating milling cutter to move on the blank to cut out the required shapes and features. Traditional milling is mostly used to mill simple shape features such as contours and grooves.

2. Different functions

Turning is a method of cutting the workpiece on the lathe by rotating the workpiece relative to the tool. The cutting energy of turning processing is mainly provided by the workpiece rather than the tool

The milling and boring machining center can perform three-axis or multi-axis milling and boring processing, which is used for processing, molds, inspection tools, molds, thin-walled complex curved surfaces, artificial prostheses, blades, etc. When selecting the content of CNC milling, the advantages and key role of CNC milling machine should be fully utilized.