OneCNC 5 axis "Swarf" machining in OneCNCXR6.

Swarf Milling is a type of Surface Milling or machining which lets the user machine a singular or series of surfaces by cutting with the side of the tool.

Swarf Milling produces a slice style tool path, with the slice shape corresponding to the 5-axis suitable surface being machined.

The tool is positioned tangent to the surface being machined and the suitable surface is straight rather than bulged.

OneCNC on selection of the Swarf function indicates by way of colouring each surface that can not be Swarf machined on the current screen part.

Parts that have bulge or do not have tangent to the tool ability are shown as black surfaces, all other surfaces not coloured can be Swarf machined.

Swarf Milling supports end mill tools, as well as tapered end mills and ball mills.

This video shows some of the OneCNCXR6 capabilities of the Swarf machining machining the tapered walls and chamfered edges of a cell plate.

You will note that the tapered walls are finished in one pass of the cutter and the chamfered edges are also finish machined in one pass.

The outer edge is undercut and also Swarf machined.

This Swarf method of machining saves considerable machine time using the flank of the tool instead of needing to use a ball mill in many Z level passes as an example to accomplish a similar result

Swarf Machining is a technique that is excellent for side cutting of a part, such as a tapered rib as another example.

This next video shows the Swarf machining of the fins on the cylinder block. This application of using OneCNCXR6 5 axis and Swarf machining also saves a huge amount of machining time yet produces a finished result superior to other machining methods.

The two videos showing the OneCNC capabilities of Swarf machining were machined on a Hermle 5 axis C400 5 axis machining centre in-house as part of our quality assurance testing of the OneCNCXR6 functionality.

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