Industry applications:
Woodworking
The woodworking industry has seen 5-Axis simultaneous machining and simulation emerge as key technologies in recent years. 5-Axis machining offers similar benefits to metalworking; complex components can be machined faster and more efficiently.
Applications for 5-Axis woodworking include the automotive, boating and aerospace industries where 5-Axis machining techniques are used for complex wooden fixtures and fittings. Furniture and architectural mill-working also feature extensive use of 4 & 5-Axis machining with chairs, staircases and other decorative wooden components using these techniques.
Machine simulation is becoming established in the woodworking industry as customers see the potential for error and collision free programming of their expensive multi-axis routers.
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