VIDEO: Robots enable nine-axis machining of composites
Machine Tool Camp displayed its hybrid machining center at CAMX, featuring nine-axis machining capability enabled by robotics.
During CAMX 2024, CompositesWorld spoke with Scott Kauphusman, president of Machine Tool Camp (Eau Claire, Wis., U.S.), about the company’s work to develop hybrid machining centers.
These centers use robots to perform nine-axis machining and finishing of composites in ways the company says are not possible with traditional five-axis CNC machines.
One benefit of nine-axis machining is ease of access to a part, which enables undercuts and under features without rotating the part.
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