Carving and milling machine is not equivalent to carving machine

In fact, since the development of machining centers, some people in the machine tool industry have raised doubts, such as the fact that machining centers have too many functions and the cost of using them to process small products is too high; In addition, in order to process small products, the BT40 spindle of the machining center is generally required to reach 20000r/min or above, which not only brings considerable difficulties to design and manufacturing, but also makes the cost of use too high.

Based on these considerations, some companies have attempted to separate the function of processing small products from machining centers, forming a new type of machine tool. The CNC engraving and milling machine emerged from this. The birth of CNC engraving and milling machines has made up for the single processing function of general CNC machine tools (milling machines, drilling machines, etc.) and the high cost of machining small products with machining centers. It has provided a cost-effective new type of machine tool product for the development of China's manufacturing industry and is a new force in China's machine tool industry.

Perhaps some people may have the question, is a carving and milling machine just a carving machine? Industry insiders told reporters that people intuitively feel that small format is a carving machine, while large format is a carving and milling machine, also known as a chiseling machine, engraving and milling machine, or simply referred to as a large carving machine. In fact, it is what people now call a large carving and milling machine. In fact, they are two types of machines with different structures, but their working principles are roughly the same, both driven by X, Y, and Z axes and controlled by electronic controllers for movement.

In addition, in terms of usage, carving machines are mainly used for carving on boards, and are widely used for two-color boards or acrylic carving. The depth of each carving is about 1mm~3mm, and they are commonly used in the production of signs and labels. From the perspective of mechanical structure, the spindle head of the engraving machine is equipped with a spring nose, which is used to flatten thin sheets below 3mm during the engraving process. At the same time, due to the connection of the engraving spindle to a larger diameter motor through a belt, the speed is high, and the engraved workpiece is relatively smooth. Due to the longer cutting tools used in carving machines, they are only suitable for high-speed carving processes with small cutting amounts.

If a carving and milling machine is used for 3D carving, although there is a large drop, the amount of feed per time is large, and a 200mm wide piece of data can be completed in one go. In addition, the carving and milling machine can flexibly choose the diameter specifications and length of the cutting tools, and can handle fine tasks with fine knives and large tasks with coarse knives.

Due to the emphasis on heavy loads, high rigidity of the frame, and large Z-axis travel in the design of the engraving and milling machine, it can not only perform the process of small engraving machines, but also cut thick plates at high speed, with a one-time feed rate of up to 20mm~30mm, which is a manufacturing process that engraving machines cannot achieve. In this sense, carving and milling machines can not only perform fine carving, but also cutting and engraving.

Carving and milling machines have become important machine tools in industries such as consumer electronics manufacturing, small precision mold manufacturing, hardware products, and furniture manufacturing in China, thanks to their technological advantages and reasonable prices. In addition, CNC engraving and milling machines have also been used in the fields of high-power LED aluminum substrates, craft gifts, metal electrodes, and metal eyeglass frame processing.