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Cleverly combining turning and milling
Turn-milling, mill-turning or interpolation turning
Tebis CAD/CAM maximizes the efficiency of your manufacturingCombined turn-milling can be used to perform end-to-end turning and milling operations on a single machine without reclamping, resulting in high efficiency and reduced costs and throughput time. It also enables you to manufacture very complex and high-quality parts.
No wonder this versatile manufacturing method is growing in popularity throughout various industries, including. aerospace, energy, medical technology, automotive and semiconductor.
Don’t wait to offer extended range!
With Tebis, you only need one postprocessor for any combination of drilling, turning or milling.
In addition to turn-milling and mill-turning, Tebis also supports interpolation turning.
You can benefit from this modern manufacturing method while turning on milling machines.
We have the solution for every challenge
There’s no reason to fear the usual challenges in combined turn-milling
❗ The safety challenge: Difficulty in monitoring complex turn-milling operations on the machine.
✔️Our solution: In Tebis, all toolpaths are safely checked for collisions before NC output, accounting for all traverse movements and machine components. No additional software is needed, so you can benefit from unattended and nearly full automated manufacturing on the machine.
❗ The expertise challenge: Employees lack the necessary programming knowledge.
✔️Our solution: Many programming tasks can be automated in Tebis. End-to-end turning and milling programs are generated in the same application and reference one another. This simplifies training of new employees and integration in existing processes, and our user-friendly software makes re-training machine operators easy.
❗ The flexibility challenge: The CAM programmer has to be able to interactively intervene.
✔️Our solution: Tebis combines automation and flexibility to precisely meet market requirements – there are no limitations from inflexible packages with a limited scope of functions. This means you’re optimally prepared for programming complex parts. You’ll get the maximum out of the part and the manufacturing!
❗ The surface quality challenge: The part range often involves high demands on surface quality.
✔️Our solution: Tebis supports the tight tolerances necessary in turning. At the same time, Tebis directly probes surfaces, ensures optimal distribution of the NC points – best-in-surface finish is guaranteed.
❗ The material deformation challenge: Soft materials or thin-walled geometries can cause the part to deform.
✔️Our solution: In Tebis, the appropriate cutting data for all machining types and materials can be stored with the virtual tools. You’ll output only optimal toolpaths that perfectly match the machine’s characteristics.
❗ The tool breakage challenge: Enormous forces act on the tool in turning operations.
✔️Our solution: Maximum tool life can be specified for tools in Tebis. Once the tool life is reached, the tool is automatically replaced. Or, a measuring program for the tool can be generated. The tool is measured on the machine and automatically exchanged with its twin tool when necessary. No more tool breakage, no more machine downtime.
Benefit from our versatile solutions for combined turn-milling.
Tebis perfectly positions you for your range of parts and machines.Turn-milling
For automated manufacturing on complex machining centers
Tebis gives you full control over your machines, including all positioning movements. This enables reduced personnel and automated manufacturing without the machine operator having to intervene.
With Tebis, CAM programmers program end-to-end in a single application, with the same user interface – for both turning and milling. After brief training, they’re ready to go.
Mill-turning
For safe end-to-end manufacturing of complex parts
You always see the big picture with the Tebis Job Manager when machining highly complex parts, even with many different machining operations. If necessary, you can interactively intervene.
Because you’re already accessing the machine and tools used in the virtual CAD/CAM environment in Tebis, only collision-free NC programs are sent to the machine.
Interpolation turning
For cost-effective and efficient manufacturing of symmetrical part areas on all machines with position-controlled spindles
This new manufacturing method is the hottest trend, and with good reason: It enables turning on all machines, including milling machines, with a position-controlled spindle. This approach is particularly suitable for parts with only a few rotationally symmetrical elements (e.g., more milling than turning, but with high efficiency). It can all be done cost effectively, on one machine, up to 80% faster and fully supported by Tebis.
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