It is common to see vertical boring mills used widely in machining operations in various industries. The industries that are known to employ the use of these boring milling machines vary from chemical processing, communication, gas, aerospace, oil production, construction, energy and mining. There are two major types of boring mills, the horizontal boring mills and the vertical boring mills whichever will be used in certain operation is decided based on the size of the component that will be used in the machining operation. In cases where the machine parts to be processed is very thick metal then the bore needed to complete the operation should be longer in length. When this happens, the most suitable equipment to be used is the vertical boring equipment because the material can be laid on a flat surface while the cutting tool is the one rotating.
In a machine shop, majority of the work concerns repair and many of these are performed with the help of vertical boring mills. In a typical situation, a customer will more likely bring in damaged parts or components to be repaired in a machine shop rather than buy a new one which will cost a lot of money. This option is more practical and economical especially if the parts are repairable. Take for example a digger and its long arms, every joint in the machine is moving and this is where you will find the shaft. When time comes that these wore out, the boring mill will be used to make a straight diameter by boring into the arms so that new bushings as well as shafts can be replaced to the machine. This is the type to send the various parts to the machine shop for repair and if repair is not an option then the machine shop will send its vertical boring mills together with the operator. One good thing about boring mills is that they are easily transported from one place to another all over the world because its size is easily transported either by sea, land or air.
Nowadays, another service is being offered by machine shops and this is called custom machining. This service can be applied in many equipment as well as different products. Before taking the order, the machine shop will have to see the specifications required together with the drawing of the desired finished product or component to make sure that they have the capacity to manufacture the products but in most cases, it is possible because boring milling equipment are versatile as well as flexible – no matter the size and shape of the parts. If holes needed to be drilled into metal parts, the drill presses are not the most efficient option thus boring milling machines are preferred. The most frequent use of boring mills is when developing the cylinders of an engine. Honing is accomplished with the help of high speed tools attached on the boring milling equipment.
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