We're here to provide you with CNC Turning services, including manual carving and machining.

The manufacturing process of turning (CNC Turning) involves holding a bar of material in a chuck, rotating the bar while a tool is fed through to create a desired shape. The tool is then programmed to move around and remove material from the side faced outward to create the programmed result. This process also involves pitch, radius and expansion shaping. If the tool has both carving and milling capabilities, as with this one, the machine can be stopped in mid-turn so that milling can be completed on other shapes.

The starting material, though usually round, can be other shapes such as squares or hexagons.

Depending on the bar feeder length, different jobs may require more or less handling.

CNC lathes or turning centers allow you to produce complex shapes with a huge variety of options. For example, if they had more tools mounted on the turret, even more possibilities would be available.

CNC machining centers can cut pieces of metal with the "live" tooling option so that you can add extra features, like slots, drilled holes and milled surfaces.

Many CNC turning centers have one spindle, which means that they're limited in terms of the types of work they can accomplish. However, a turning center like the one shown above has two spindles and a main and a sub-spindle. It allows you to avoid having to perform complex positioning or vibration tasks by only requiring the main spindle to produce material for about half of the parts at any given time.

There are quite a few different kinds of CNC turning centers with many different types of tooling options and other specifications that affect the type of parts that can be economically made on them.

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Factors that go into deciding if a part can be made most cost-effectively on a specific CNC turning center are:

How many parts would you need? Short-term and long-term, the most common in these types items are CNC turning centers.

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For the CNC turning centers at Pioneer Service, the maximum OD for colleted (bar feed-capable) parts is 2.5.

Depending on your load requirements, the size of your machine, and cartridge capacity, our products' sizes may be limited in some cases.

Because the Swiss screw machines have built-in soft limiters, they typically work better with parts under 1.25" OD and medium to high volumes.

Factors such as projected volume and lead time are critical when deciding between a CNC turning center and a Swiss screw machine. One part can't be made effectively on both of these machines.

At Pioneer Service, we take pride in providing high-quality machining services. We're experts in how to find the best machines for your needs, and we can help you pick the solution that's right for you.