Turned Parts Service

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Turning is a form of machining, a material removal process, which is used to create rotational parts by cutting away unwanted material. The turning process requires a turning machine or lathe, workpiece, fixture, and cutting tool. The workpiece is a piece of pre-shaped material that is secured to the fixture, which itself is attached to the turning machine, and allowed to rotate at high speeds. The cutter is typically a single-point cutting tool that is also secured in the machine, although some operations make use of multi-point tools. The cutting tool feeds into the rotating workpiece and cuts away material in the form of small chips to create the desired shape.

Turning is used to produce rotational, typically axi-symmetric, parts that have many features, such as holes, grooves, threads, tapers, various diameter steps, and even contoured surfaces. Parts that are fabricated completely through turning often include components that are used in limited quantities, perhaps for prototypes, such as custom designed shafts and fasteners. Turning is also commonly used as a secondary process to add or refine features on parts that were manufactured using a different process. Due to the high tolerances and surface finishes that turning can offer, it is ideal for adding precision rotational features to a part whose basic shape has already been formed.

Turning can be performed on a variety of materials, including most metals and plastics. Common materials that are used in turning include the following:

•Aluminum
•Brass
•Magnesium
•Nickel
•Steel
•Thermoset plastics
•Titanium
•Zinc

Capabilities

 

Typical

Feasible

Shapes:

Thin-walled: Cylindrical
Solid: Cylindrical

 

Part size:

Diameter: 0.02 – 80 in

Materials:

Metals
Alloy Steel
Carbon Steel
Cast Iron
Stainless Steel
Aluminum
Copper
Magnesium
Zinc

Ceramics
Composites
Lead
Nickel
Tin
Titanium
Elastomer
Thermoplastics
Thermosets

Surface finish – Ra:

16 – 125 μin

2 – 250 μin

Tolerance:

± 0.001 in.

± 0.0002 in.

Lead time:

Days

Hours

Advantages:

All materials compatible
Very good tolerances
Short lead times

Applied industry:

Machine components, engine components, aerospace industry, automotive industry, oil & gas industry, automation components. Maritime industry.

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