Metal Milling and the Common Applications

Metal milling is a common form of machining that can form various cuts and designs. Multiple industries use metals milled on machines for parts. The following are some of the most common industrial applications of metal milling:

Automotive Industry

Some of the most common metal pieces milled are gears and pieces with special shapes or slots. The automotive industry frequently requires such metalwork to produce parts or components of systems to use in cars and trucks.

Metal Milling in the Aerospace Industry

Like the automotive industry, the aerospace sector also has a need for gears and other finely cut pieces of metal. The tight tolerances required in this sector are not typically achievable through manual methods. Machine milling metals can produce high-end results for planes and other aircraft parts.

Gears, Screws, and Other Shapes

Many industries that built engines or other devices made with metal gears or specialty shapes need the services of metal milling. Due to the capabilities of a metal milling machine, the device can produce holes or slots that don’t have circular shapes. Therefore, metal milling can produce a wider range of cuts than a simple drill.

Metal Milling Operations

Milling metal has four main methods of operation to form various pieces. These are the following:

Face milling cuts into surfaces perpendicular to the cutter’s axis.
Angular milling cuts into the surface of a metal that lies at an angle to the cutter.
Slab or plain milling places the metal parallel to the cutter.
Form milling works with metals that have irregular shapes.

By using one or multiple milling methods, operators can create the many tools, parts, or gears required by aerospace, automotive, and other industries.

Contact Cresco Commercial Metals to Tap into Expert Machinists Who Can Use Multiple Metal Milling Machines

You don’t have to invest heavily in an in-house metal machining shop. Instead, you can get the same high-quality of work with a fast turnaround without the extra space and financial requirements of an in-house metal fabrication shop when you work with us at Cresco Commercial Metals. Our services include milling and many other options. Contact us to start working with our team for any metal fabrication needs your business has.