What shops ask about 5-axis machining
Answers to the questions shops ask about 5-axis machining and machine building, written by the people who design the Unicorn 5-200 Modular, and useful for any machine you compare.
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The fear factor of 5-axis machines
Cost, crashes, programming, and the learning curve: four fears that come up when shops talk about 5-axis, and what each one takes to solve.
Read the article5-axisWill your shop benefit from 5-axis?
Which parts pay for a fifth axis, which do not, and how to run the setup-count math on your own work.
Read the articleMachine buildingWhy mineral casting?
What the machine base is made of, with the damping and thermal numbers that explain the choice, including where cast iron still wins.
Read the articleHave a part of your own in mind? Send it with your price request.
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