A look at multiaxis CNC milling machines

(upbeat rock music) … - Today we're here at SureFire … and we're taking a look at a vertical machining center. … Now this machine is used for all types of different tasks … for manufacturing flashlights for the SureFire Brand. … Over here you can see a few different things. … Over here we got a basic vise here. … We've got a fixture plate, as well as a fourth axis here. … So you have a whole have a whole bunch of different options … how you might machine a part. … Over here we're looking at the control. … You can see where we can type in the program, … make any modifications we want to the program. … We can adjust the speeds, the feeds, … and all the other controls. … And if something goes wrong, … we can hit the red emergency stop button. … It's a pretty basic machine … and pretty standard you might see in the industry. … And it's programmed mostly with G-code. … And you could could use other software, … like Mastercam or some of the CAM software out there … to actually program and set up these type of machines. …