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5-Axis Milling

Precision machining on 11 proprietary large-scale 5-axis mills with envelopes up to 100 ft long, 27 ft wide and 8 ft tall.

Description

Janicki designs and builds its own 5-axis mills, including the mechanics, software and servo controls, and operates 11 large-scale mills across Washington and Utah. The mills were originally developed to machine boat hull molds and plugs.

Key features

  • Largest envelope 100 ft x 20 ft x 8 ft; Mill #11 at 80 ft x 27 ft x 8 ft
  • Proprietary CNC software with volumetric error compensation
  • Optical encoders resolving better than 0.000012 inches (0.312 microns)
  • Contra-torque wrists that eliminate backlash
  • Leica laser trackers measuring volumetric errors to approximately 0.002 inches

Specifications

Max envelope100 ft long, 27 ft wide, 8 ft tall
Encoder resolution0.000012 inches (0.312 microns)
Number of mills11

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