Mold & Die Component Machining, 5 axis, cores, multi-shot, Azimuth CNC, Rockford, IL

Services 5 Axis and Precision Machining Prototype and Short Run Production Machining Engineering Support and Process Development Mold & Die Component Machining Medical Component Machining Aerospace Parts Machining

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Azimuth CNC specializes in mold & die component machining for complex mold cores and cavities with moving parts and multi-shot molds. Tiny ribs and deep cavities that used to require EDM can now be cut on our 5 axis machines, saving our customers time and money and speeding delivery. The combination of a tipped head with shorter cutters gives us the ability to precision machine areas of a part that couldn't be cut within tolerance with a 3 axis machine. Because of the shorter cutters, the surface finish is much better so less fitting and polishing is required.

Even mold and die components that could be cut on a three axis machine tool can be cut faster and more precisely on a 5 axis machine tool. With fewer setups there is less fixturing cost, less setup time and less chance for error. All of these factors save our customers lead time and part cost.

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Mold & Die Component Example

Part: Mold for automotive headlight lens

	Steep walls of a headlight lens mold are finish machined with a 1-1/2" long cutting tool when using a tipped head.This allows machining at 300 ipm and still maintains excellent finish and accuracy. A 4" long cutter running at a much slower feed rate would be required if cut on a 3 axis machine tool.
	For optic molds, there is virtually no tolerance - they have to be cut exactly to size. You can't achieve zero tolerance by hand. The combination of a tipped head with shorter cutters gives us the ability to precision machine areas of a part that couldn't be cut within tolerance with a 3 axis machine.

Machining Capabilities

Tolerance		As close as +/- .0002"

Materials		• Aluminum - All grades • Tool Steel - All grades including tool steel, Finkl FX, D2, S7 • Hard cutting of Tool steel up to 60 Rockwell • Stainless steel - All grades including 300 Series, 400 Series, 17-4PH, 15-5PH • Titanium • Tungsten • Inconel and other nickel alloys • Plastics • Nylons

Material Certifications		Certified materials used upon customer request with full traceability if required

Machining Equipment List		Deckel Maho Gildemeister DMU 100T Full 5 Axis Universal Machining Center Capacity: 42.5" X, 28" Y, 28" Z Spindle Speed: 18,000 rpm Feed Rate: 591 ipm Laser tool setter and touch probe Mikron UCP 600 Vario with Integrated Automation & 120 Tool Tower Full 5 Axis Vertical Machining Center Capacity: 23.6” X, 17.7” Y, 17.7” Z Spindle Speed: 20,000 RPM Laser tool setter and touch probe Deckel Maho Gildemeister DMU 80-P Hy-dyn Full 5 Axis Universal Machining Center Capacity: 31.5” X, 31.5” Y, 31.5” Z Spindle Speed: 18,000 RPM Feed Rate: 591 ipm Laser tool setter and touch probe Deckel Maho Gildemeister DMU 50 eVolution Full 5 Axis Universal Machining Center Capacity: 19.7" X, 16.5" Y, 15" Z Spindle Speed: 18,000 RPM Feed Rate: 787 IPM Laser tool setter and touch probe Mikron VCE-1000 Pro 3 Axis High Speed Machining Center Capacity: 40" X, 22" Y, 23.5" Z Spindle Speed: 10,000 rpm Laser tool setter and touch probe

Engineering Support & Secondary Services

Secondary and Finishing Operations

Located in the machine shop capital of the world, we have established partnerships with many ISO certified companies and can provide parts complete with the secondary and finishing operations you require, including:

• Heat treating
• Plating
• Polishing
• Painting
• Deburring
• Anodizing
• Passivating

Engineering Support

We can accept anything you have, including a drawing on a napkin or a clay model stuck to cardboard. (We’re not making this up, this really happens.) Some of the services we can provide:

• Reverse Engineering
• 3D surface and solid modeling
• Process development
• Turnkey part development & implementation

Preferred File Formats

You can send CAD drawings and models by email if they are 10Mb or smaller in size, or upload to our FTP site if they are larger than 10Mb.We prefer the native file format. Digital formats we can handle include:

• AutoCAD
• Autodesk Inventor
• Pro-E
• SDRC Ideas
• SolidWorks
• IGES / VDA
• Delcam DGK
• Rhino 3DM

• SolidEdge
• Cimatron
• CATIA
• Unigraphics
• Parasolid
• STEP
• ACIS

Industries Served

• Aerospace
• Agricultural
• Automotive
• Communications
• Packaging
• Pattern makers

• Forging
• Furniture
• Medical
• Military
• Plastics
• Tool makers

Quality Assurance

Quality Equipment List		DEA IOTA CMM Renishaw probe PowerINSPECT software Romer Arm Infinite 6’ inspection arm with PowerINSPECT software Mitutoyo Inspection Microscope Readouts to .00001 On Machine Verification Critical dimensions checked on the machine tool with touch probe Video Microscope Microscope with digital video camera Manual inspection equipment Miscellaneous pin gauges, micrometers, gauge blocks, etc.

Quality Certification		Certified to ISO 9001:2000 Approval certificate number: 06.173.2

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		ISO Certification 9001:2008 (PDF, 25KB)

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Materials

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Machining Equipment List

Secondary and Finishing Operations

Engineering Support

Preferred File Formats

Industries Served

Quality Equipment List

Quality Certification