| time interval<\/td> | development event<\/td> | Technical characteristics<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952<\/td> | Parsons and MIT collaborated to produce the world's first three-coordinate linkage, using the pulse multiplier principle of vertical CNC milling machine.<\/td> | Initial explorations of numerical control technology using electron tube control<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954<\/td> | Bendix USA produced the world's first industrial CNC machine tool.<\/td> | The beginning of industrialized application of CNC machine tools marks the initial maturity of CNC technology<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959<\/td> | The CNC system evolved into the second generation with transistorized controls<\/td> | Higher reliability and stability of transistors compared to tubes<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965<\/td> | CNC systems have evolved into the third generation, using small-scale integrated circuit control<\/td> | The use of integrated circuits improves the performance and reliability of CNC systems<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970<\/td> | The fourth generation of CNCs appeared and minicomputers began to be used for CNCs.<\/td> | The application of computer technology makes the CNC system have a higher level of intelligence and automation.<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974<\/td> | The fifth generation of CNCs appeared and microprocessors began to be used in CNCs.<\/td> | Microprocessor applications make CNCs more flexible and efficient<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Late 1970s to early 1980s<\/td> | The United States, Germany, Japan and other countries have made significant progress in the field of CNC machine tools, launched a series of high-performance CNC machine tools<\/td> | CNC machine tool technology is gradually maturing, and the field of application continues to expand<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980s<\/td> | Japan's production of CNC machine tools surpasses that of the United States, making it the world's largest producer of CNC machine tools.<\/td> | Japan's technological innovation and quality control in the field of CNC machine tools have made it a leader in the global marketplace<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990s to present<\/td> | CNC machine tool technology continues to develop, countries have introduced high-performance, high-precision CNC machine tools<\/td> | CNC machine tools are constantly improving in terms of control, precision, automation, flexibility, etc., and are widely used in high-end manufacturing fields such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, etc.<\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020s<\/td> | China's CNC machine tool industry is developing rapidly, with significant technological breakthroughs, breaking foreign technological monopolies<\/td> | China has made important progress in the field of high-end CNC machine tools, and the market competitiveness of domestically produced CNC machine tools continues to improve<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\nEarly manual lathe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"handmade](\"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/wz-35-sl-1.webp\") <\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe essence of lathe machining is the exquisite dynamic synergy between a rotating workpiece and a linear tool. The origin of this manufacturing technology can be traced back to the ancient Egyptian civilization in 1300 B.C. - craftsmen used ropes made of animal tendons to wrap around wood, and achieved rotary cutting through reciprocal pulling, creating the earliest method of machining round components for human beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first qualitative change in lathe technology came about during the Industrial Revolution, when explosive demand in the metalworking industry gave rise to the first qualitative change in lathe technology. The introduction of steam power enabled belt drive systems to replace human power, and with the seismic design of cast iron beds, lathes were able to mass produce standardized parts for the first time. The all-gear transmission system born during this period also pushed machining accuracy to the millimeter level, laying the cornerstone for modern mechanical engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, the penetration of CNC technology has completely reconfigured the DNA of the lathe. Operators from manual laborers transformed into program architects, the machine tool has evolved into an intelligent terminal that can autonomously execute complex logic. This transformation not only shortens the processing cycle of complex surfaces by 60%, but also stabilizes the dimensional accuracy at the micron level, marking the manufacturing industry's formal entry into the era of digital precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Basic design and function of manual lathes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nlimited automation<\/h3>\n\n\n\nWhen machining automotive transmission gears, the operator needs to synchronize the control of feed rate, depth of cut and spindle speed, which takes up to 50 minutes for a single piece of machining, while the CNC equipment takes only 12 minutes. This high dependence on manual intervention resulted in an efficiency loss of 35% in mass production, and the scrap rate for novice operators was five times higher than that of skilled labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Complexity of Accuracy<\/h3>\n\n\n\nWhen machining diesel injector nozzle housings, differences in operator experience can lead to fluctuations in critical bore sizes of 0.05-0.12mm. thermal deformation of the bed after 4 hours of continuous machining shifts the tailstock by 0.03mm, and tool wear accumulates an error of 0.1mm for every 20 pieces, variables that make it difficult to guarantee consistency in batch parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Time-consuming settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\nA batch of 1,000 pieces of bearing housing processing case shows that the traditional lathe changeover needs to adjust the tailstock position (time-consuming 25 minutes), reloading fixtures (15 minutes), test cut calibration (30 minutes), the preparation time accounted for the total man-hours of 28%. In contrast, the CNC equipment can be called through the program to complete the full parameter switching in 8 minutes, highlighting the bottleneck of the efficiency of the manual mode of high-volume production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the core equipment of intelligent manufacturing system, modern CNC lathe is redefining the boundary of precision manufacturing through the deep integration of digital technology and mechanical engineering. Its technological evolution is not only reflected in the hardware upgrade, but also in the breakthrough development of intelligent control system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modern CNC lathe equipped with digital control system as the central nervous system of the equipment, through the high-speed data bus real-time coordination of the spindle, feed axis and auxiliary devices work together. The error compensation module built into the system can automatically correct the mechanical transmission gap and thermal deformation brought about by a small amount of deviation, with the closed-loop feedback mechanism of the scale, the positioning accuracy stabilized in the micron-level category. This digital control logic has completely changed the operation mode of traditional machining that relies on manual experience, making the contour accuracy of complex surfaces 1\/10th of the diameter of a hairline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The intelligent human-machine interface revolutionizes the creation of machining programs, and the 3D simulation module visualizes tool paths and material removal processes. The operator can quickly generate G-code through the drag-and-drop programming function, and the system automatically optimizes the combination of cutting parameters and even recognizes the characteristics of drawings to recommend machining strategies. The fusion design of touch screen and voice command improves the debugging efficiency of the equipment by 60%, and significantly reduces the threshold of relying on specialized programming skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The machine's intelligent core dynamically adjusts the feed rate and spindle load through a multi-sensor network that collects real-time data on cutting forces, vibration spectra and temperature changes. When machining aerospace titanium components, the algorithm recognizes hard spots in the material and automatically reduces the depth of cut to avoid tool chipping. This self-optimizing capability enables the machine to maintain peak efficiency throughout continuous machining, extending tool life by more than 30%, while guaranteeing a stable surface roughness of Ra0.8\u03bcm or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 5-axis linkage technology breaks the limitation of the motion dimension of traditional machine tools and realizes the complete machining of complex parts such as turbine blades through the synergy of the B-axis pendulum head and the C-axis rotary table. The design of the integrated milling spindle in the power turret allows simultaneous machining of cross holes and end features during turning, eliminating secondary clamping errors. Multi-tasking capability allows processes that would otherwise require 3 machines to be completed to be concentrated on a single machine, compressing the production cycle time by 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The modular automatic tool change system is equipped with a 40-station tool magazine, which can complete the tool change in 0.8 seconds and automatically check the tool parameters through RFID chips. Intelligent cooling system adjusts the cutting fluid spray angle and flow rate according to the characteristics of the processed material, and the micro-lubrication technology is adopted to reduce the consumption of coolant by 85% during the machining of aluminum alloys.The built-in workpiece inspection probe measures the key dimensions automatically during the machining gap, and the real-time feedback data is fed back to the control system to make compensatory corrections, thus forming a complete closed-loop management of the quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the core equipment of modern manufacturing industry, CNC lathe has penetrated into various key areas of industrial production by virtue of its high-precision and high-flexibility features. From micron-level precision parts to the processing of large and complex components, its technological advantages are reshaping the global manufacturing landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the aerospace field, five-axis linkage CNC lathe can one-time complete the turbine blade (such as Figure 1) leaf root mortise and groove and air film cooling hole processing, the traditional process of 12 processes reduced to 3, blade contour accuracy of \u00b1 0.005mm. a model of aero-engine high-pressure pressurized gas turbine disk machining case shows that the use of milling and turning composite technology, the production cycle is compressed from 72 to 18 hours, and the runout The error is controlled within 5\u03bcm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ningbo die-casting mold industry cluster, CNC lathe undertakes the key mold core precision machining tasks. When processing new energy vehicle motor shell molds, the mold life is increased to 500,000 die times by multi-angle deep hole turning (depth to diameter ratio of 15:1) with hot runner system. The precision thread machining module can generate 0.2mm micro-pitch to meet the molding needs of micro connectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Titanium alloy turning for artificial joints utilizes micro-lubrication technology with surface roughness Ra0.2\u03bcm to meet implantation requirements. Micro-thread machining of orthopedic screws (M0.6\u00d70.125) realizes 0.01\u00b0 positioning accuracy by C-axis indexing to ensure thread engagement reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The machining of Inconel 718 high-temperature alloy for the impeller of the main pump of a nuclear power plant extends the tool life by 40% by dynamically adjusting the cutting parameters through adaptive control algorithms.The intermittent turning of the wind turbine bearing rings adopts vibration-suppressing technology, which improves the machining efficiency by 3 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The evolution of CNC lathes has gone through three major technological revolutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a living fossil of industrial civilization, the evolution of CNC lathe maps the eternal pursuit of human precision manufacturing. From 1300 BC Egyptian craftsmen with rope-driven wooden rotary bed, to the 21st century equipped with AI algorithms five-axis intelligent machine tools, the technology has always been in the redefinition of the \"precision\" of the boundaries of the industrial revolution period of steam-powered lathe will be compressed to 0.1mm processing error, while the modern CNC system through the scale closed-loop control has achieved 0.0000mm. During the industrial revolution, steam-powered lathes compressed machining errors to 0.1mm, while modern CNC systems have realized microscopic control of 0.001mm through closed-loop scale control. Especially in the field of high-performance aluminum alloy parts manufacturing, the multi-axis synergy of CNC lathe has completely changed the traditional process: Take the new energy vehicle motor shell as an example, the composite machining of its heat dissipation tooth piece and bearing bit can be completed at one time in the integrated Y-axis power turret CNC system, which can improve the efficiency of 400% compared with the traditional processing efficiency in separate order, and the machining efficiency can be improved to 0.001mm through the closed-loop control of the grating scale.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1963,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21],"tags":[69],"class_list":["post-1958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about-news","tag-aluminum-alloy-manufacturing-process"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hexinmusu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |
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