5-axis machining
Features on every face, without a fixture for each one.
We run 5-axis two different ways. A Quaser MF500U trunnion machine gives true simultaneous 5-axis on prismatic parts. The Multus gives 5-axis with turning in the same envelope. Compound-angle holes, tilted bosses, ports and contoured surfaces get cut in the orientation they were designed in — not approximated with a fixture.
- Simultaneous 5-axis + mill-turn
- Tolerances to ±0.0001″
- Minimum order 1 part
- 2-day rush available
- Livermore, CA
Specifications
The numbers.
| Quaser MF500U | Trunnion-type simultaneous 5-axis machining centre |
|---|---|
| Travels | X 550 mm (21.65″) · Y 630 mm (24.8″) · Z 610 mm (24.0″) |
| A / C axis | A +30° to −120° · C 360° continuous |
| Table | Ø410 mm (16.14″) trunnion · max swing Ø500 mm (19.7″) · 200 kg (441 lb) |
| Spindle / tooling | BBT40 taper · 49-tool magazine |
| Okuma Multus U3000 | 2 × mill-turn with tilting B-axis head — 5-axis plus turning |
| B / C axis | B −30° to +210°, 0.001° index · C 360° continuous, 0.0001° |
| Work envelope | Ø650 mm (25.59″) swing × 1,100 mm (43.31″) Z · Y ±125 mm (±4.92″) |
| Milling spindle | 12,000 rpm, 120 N·m |
| Tooling | HSK-A63 / Capto C6, 80-tool magazine |
| Collision avoidance | Okuma CAS running continuously with machine and workholding modelled |
| Tolerances | To ±0.0001″ on the Multus where the print calls for it |
| Materials | Aluminum alloys · stainless steels · carbon and alloy steels · titanium · brass, bronze and copper · high-temperature alloys including Waspaloy and single-crystal · engineering plastics |
| Minimum order | 1 part — we take one-offs |
| Lead time | Quoted per job. 2-day turnaround available for hot projects. |
| File formats | STEP, IGES, Parasolid, native Fusion 360 or SOLIDWORKS, plus PDF / DXF prints |
In the machine
5-axis slot with a helical start bore.
The cutter ramps in on a helix rather than plunging, then drives the slot with the B-axis head tilted. Kinder to the tool, kinder to the finish.
Typical work
Parts we make this way.
If yours isn't on the list, it doesn't mean we can't — it means send the model and we'll tell you straight.
- Compound-angle ports and bosses
- Contoured and sculpted surfaces
- Thin-wall structural brackets
- Housings with features on all faces
- Angled hole patterns
- Manifolds
- Swept and swarfed profiles
- Parts a 3-axis shop has to fixture three times
Other services
Not quite it?
Parts rarely fit one category cleanly. We'll route your job to whichever machine holds it best — that's the advantage of having all of them under one roof.
Why it comes out right
What you actually get.
Simulated before it cuts
Programs are verified against the model with the real machine and workholding modelled. Collisions get found on a screen.
Our own post processors
The code that runs the machine is written and maintained in-house — not a generic template with the corners knocked off.
Two machines, two strengths
Prismatic 5-axis work goes on the Quaser trunnion. A 5-axis part that also needs turning stays on the Multus and never moves at all.
Send us the model.
You'll get a straight answer on whether this is the right process for your part — including if it isn't.