Monday, March 28, 2011

Does Your Shop Need a CNC Machining Center?

Weeke BP-120 CNC Machining Center
CNC machining centers are fairly sophisticated machines commonly referred to CNC pod and rail or point-to-point machines. These machines are primarily used to drill horizontal and vertical holes onto pre-cut flat wood panels. Many point-to-point machines also use drill bits to do routing onto the face of the panels. Still, the primary function is typically to drill holes. The pre-sized wood panels are positioned on movable pods and are secured in place during the drilling process by vacuum through the pods or by mechanical clamping - especially for smaller parts. CNC machining centers typically have two or more working zones that accommodate multi-zone drilling /routing.

Popular brands of CNC machining centers include: Biesse, Busellato, Holz-Her, Homag, Masterwood, Morbidelli, SCMI, Unitech, and Weeke.

CNC pod and rail machines are often utilized in larger production processing operations where there is a need for greater throughput than normally achieved by smaller nesting type machines. If your shop has a need for a CNC machining center, check out the Contacts used woodworking machine web site or call 1-866-514-0890 to evaluate a broad selection.

1 comment:

  1. It's important to note the difference between a cnc machining center and a cnc router. This machine is mainly for drilling holes.

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