CNC Milling Capabilities

Rable Machine boasts a well-equipped CNC machine shop with full, 4-axis vertical machining centers with rotating cutters that perform quick and efficient slot cutting, planing, milling, and drilling operations. During CNC machining, our worktable moves in numerous dimensions around the part.

Our innovative CNC milling and drilling technology offers live tooling capabilities, a large, 40” X 20.1” X 22" work envelope, and automatic pallet changers for added manufacturing efficiency. We work with a wide variety of materials, meeting ultra-tight tolerances as close as ± 0.0002” on all part dimensions.

From one-off prototypes to high-volume, long-run production, our ISO-compliant CNC milling and drilling services meet the diverse needs of multiple industries. Contact Rable Machine to learn more about our CNC milling and drilling capabilities or any of our other precision machining services.

• Our CNC milling centers use a rotating cutter for quick and efficient slot cutting, planing, milling and drilling. The work tables are capable of moving in multiple dimensions around the part being machined enabling us to perform a wide range of operations with this equipment.

• Our four axis vertical machining center has greatly increased both the capacity and the size of parts we can machine for a customer. One mill has a 40" X 20"table and a 40 taper 24 tool chamber.
• Overall, we have 20 CNC vertical machining centers capable of handling a wide variety of sizes and capabilities. And many of our machines are equipped with dual pallet transfer systems that help us increase capacity by loading and unloading on one side of the machine while machining parts on the other side.
• We can mill/drill part sizes from 35" X; 20" Y; 22"Z and hold tolerances as tight as two microns.
• Some typical components we mill include manifold bodies, gear housings, machined castings, machined forgings, valve bodies, spray nozzles, hydraulic equipment parts and actuator components

Vertical CNC Milling Services

Process Description

Milling is a material removal process in which unwanted material are cut away to create a variety of features on a part. Flat, curved, or irregular surfaces are fed against a rotating cutter containing a number of cutting edges. A vertical milling machine orients the cutter vertically.

Industry Focus

Aerospace
Agricultural
Architectural
Auto/Truck/Transportation
Chemical
Dental
Electronic
Food
Heavy Equipment
HVAC
Machine Tool
Marine
Medical
Military
Motorcycle
Oil Field
Optical
Packaging/Converting
Pharmaceutical
Recreation

Intended Application

Bushings
Construction equipment
Engine components
Fasteners
Fittings
Forgings
Hydraulic components
Jewelry
Machine components
Pins
Shafts
Sockets
Spacers
Spindles
Standoffs
Thread rod
Turbine components
Turbomachinery components
Valves

Vertical Milling Processes

Boring
Counterboring
Countersinking
Drilling
Pocketing
Profiling
Reaming
Tapping

Materials (Metals)

Alloy Steels
Aluminum
Beryllium
Brass
Bronze Alloys
Carbon Steel
Copper
Iron
Monel
Stainless Steel
Tin
Titanium
Zinc

Materials (Plastic Polymers)

ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
Acetal
Acrylic
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics
Nylon
Phenolic
Polyamide-Imide
Polycarbonate
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
Polyetherimide
Polyethylene
Polyphenylene Sulfide
Polypropylene
Polystyrene
Polysulfone
PTFE (PolyTetraFluoroEthylene)
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride)
Teflon

Type of CNC Milling Machines

Vertical Machining Centers

Cutters

Ball end mill
Chamfer mill
Face mill
Flat end mill
Reamer
Tap
Twist mill

Cutting Tools

Carbide
Carbon Steel
Cobalt High Speed Steel
High-speed steel (HSS)

Axes: 4

Type of Collet/ Adapter

Chuck - used to attach chucks to milling machines having a standard spindle end
Spindle - have a standardized spindle end

Vise

Plain
Swivel-type

Equipment Capabilities

Coolant systems
Electric-drive motors
High speed machining
Power-operated table feeds
Variable spindle speeds

Tolerances

Concentricity: ± 0.002 in
Diameter (outer/inner): ± 0.002 in
Length: ± 0.002 in
Straightness : ± 0.0002 in

Length

Max: 40 in

Width

Max: 20.1 in

Height

Max: 22 in

Production Volume

High Volume
Large Run
Large Scale Production Volume Run
Long Run
Low Volume
Medium Run
Prototype
Short Run
Small Run
Specialty Production Shop

Lead Times Available

Emergency services available
Quoted on job by job basis
Rush Services Available

Industry Standards

AS-Compliant - Aerospace Industry Standard
ISO-9001-2015 - Certified - International Organization for Standardization
Mil-Spec-Compliant - Military Specifications