Today, with so many blisks used in the aerospace, automotive, power generation and other industries, one no longer has the luxury of machining them inefficiently in production. Not long ago, many manufacturers were happy just to be able to completely machine a blisk from a solid successfully, whether it was done efficiently or not. Machining blisks efficiently becomes a different problem to solve. Many blisks are made of titanium and nickel, and machining them from a solid is becoming preferred due to the advantages of weight, efficiency and through-life servicing. However, some parts still require five-axis machining to complete the job, such as a blisk (a round part with integral curved vanes and blades).
This has all allowed an increase in sales and use of five-axis machining for many more industries like tooling, molds, dies, fixtures and others.
CAM SOFTWARE BLISK CODE
New CAM software algorithms have made programming five-axis mills easier than ever before, including digitally verifying the code for safety once programmed. Over time, technology improvements have increased accuracy while reducing maintenance and costs. Many early five-axis mills suffered from accuracy and repeatability issues, were difficult to program and use, had higher maintenance costs, and were priced so high that the average manufacturer could not afford one. Gone are the days when the only people that bought five-axis machines were the early adopters, who had no other choice because of the shapes of their parts.
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