Chapter 4.6: Parts Produced on Milling Machines ...
MILLING-MACHINE PROCESSES. The material-removal process intended to produce plane, form, or profile surface geometry by a rotating cutter is termed milling.Normally, the rotating spindle and cutter remain stationary, and the workpiece moves in the X, Y, or Z axis.. Process operations such as broaching, planing, grinding, and shaping are competitors of milling because these too can produce ...