Complex Machining for the Aerospace Industry

FANUC's machining solutions, including ROBODRILL and ROBOCUT, are designed to meet the high precision and flexibility demands of the aerospace industry. These machines offer exceptional reliability, high-speed operations, and superior surface finishes, making them ideal for producing intricate aerospace components such as turbine blades and structural parts. With FANUC CNC systems, you also gain the advantages of advanced 5-axis machining capabilities and seamless integration with robots, enhancing automation and improving overall production efficiency​.

Components for aerospace applications are personified by their complex geometries and freeform surfaces. Simultaneous machining in five axes - at high speeds and feeds - is a prerequisite when looking to deliver parts on time and on budget without any compromise in component quality. A robust, high-performance machining centre is essential, preferably with an advanced CNC system that offers proven contouring capabilities and look-ahead functionality. Controls with dedicated 5-axis routines will also prove highly beneficial in delivering your required levels of accuracy and surface finish.  

An aircraft engine is full of components created by machining processes on CNC machines tools of different types, often as part of automated cells. The art of perfecting this process relies on a combination of several critical technologies: machine tool; CNC system; application-specific software functions; servo control; and process monitoring. In addition, milling processes can benefit enormously from offline CNC simulation that tests programs safely without any risk of damage to expensive capital equipment  

Regardless of whether your application involves cylindrical grinding to improve the surfaces on turned workpieces, flat grinding to create shapes and surfaces, or 5 axis grinding to make tools, FANUC controls ensure high rates of throughput, fast cycle times, precision finishes as well as maximum machine safety and reliability.

FANUC ROBOCUT 𝛼-C𝑖C series comprises versatile all-rounders. With incredibly long mean times between failures, low maintenance, longevity and excellent uptimes, these future-proof machines are designed to save time and drive down unit costs while ensuring superlative accuracy and cutting.

FANUC's dedicated CNC system for laser cutting applications has up to seven control axes, one path and one oscillator: the optimal specification for high-speed laser cutting systems. A variety of control functions come as standard to provide cost efficiencies in aero-engine applications. These include the gap control function for metal cutting and functions for setting laser parameters, which can be easily executed through program commands.