Machining center is a kind of CNC machine tool. The one without tool magazine is CNC milling machine, and the one with tool magazine is called machining center, also called CNC machining center. Machining center is referred to as CNC, which is a high-efficiency automated machine tool composed of mechanical equipment and CNC system used to process complex-shaped workpieces.
After the CNC system is installed on the machine tool, the machine tool becomes a CNC machine tool. Of course, the development of ordinary machine tools to CNC machine tools is not as simple as adding a system. For example, from the development of milling machines to machining centers, the structure of machine tools has changed. The most important thing is that a tool magazine has been added, which greatly improves the accuracy. The most important functions of a machining center are milling, boring, and drilling.
The CNC equipment we generally refer to mainly refers to CNC machine tools and machining centers. In general, a machining center is a type of CNC machine tool. A CNC milling machine without a tool magazine is a CNC milling machine, and a tool magazine is called a machining center, also called a CNC machining center.
A machining center refers to a CNC machine tool that is equipped with a tool magazine, has an automatic tool change function, and performs multiple processes after clamping the workpiece once. The machining center is a highly mechatronic product. After the workpiece is clamped, the CNC system can control the machine tool to automatically select and replace tools according to different processes, automatically set the tool, and automatically change the spindle speed and feed rate, etc. It can continuously complete multiple processes such as drilling, boring, milling, reaming, and tapping. Therefore, the time for workpiece clamping, measurement, machine tool adjustment and other auxiliary processes is greatly reduced, and it has a good economic effect on parts with complex shapes, high precision requirements and frequent variety changes.
