Custom CNC-Machining, Turning, Milling, Fasteners, Ball Joints, Shafts, Gears » Shafts

Shafts are mechanical components composed of one or more slender rods, mainly used in transmission mechanical systems. They can be individual rods or composite rods composed of multiple rods. Shafts play a crucial role in transmitting power and torque in mechanical equipment, typically used to connect two or more rotating components such as gears, pulleys, etc.

CNC machining is a commonly used and efficient method for producing shafts. As shafts are an indispensable component of mechanical transmission systems, they require high precision, high surface quality, and good mechanical performance. CNC machining can meet these requirements, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of shafts.

In the process of producing shafts using CNC Turning, we first need to prepare raw materials such as bars and install them on the CNC lathe. Then, by programming and inputting the size, shape, and other parameters of shafts, the CNC lathe will automatically perform turning processing according to these parameters. CNC lathes can precisely control the movement of cutting tools and cutting depth, thereby ensuring the accuracy and quality of shafts.

The advantages of CNC Turning in producing shafts lie in its high precision, high efficiency, flexibility, and repeatability. Due to the use of computer control in CNC lathes, high-precision machining can be achieved, ensuring that the size and shape of the Shafts meet the design requirements. Meanwhile, CNC lathes are capable of continuous processing, greatly improving production efficiency. In addition, CNC Turning also has high flexibility to meet the production needs of shafts of different sizes, shapes, and materials. Finally, CNC Turning also has good repeatability, ensuring that the produced Shafts have consistent quality and performance. Therefore, CNC Turning is a very suitable method for producing shafts, widely used in mechanical manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, aerospace and other fields.

Sometimes, CNC Milling is also used to process shafts, which is suitable for processing complex shapes of shafts, including parts with multiple planar, curved, hole, and groove features. During machining, the workpiece is fixed and the tool moves along the programmed path for cutting. shafts with various complex shapes can be processed, but compared to CNC Turning, the processing time may be longer.