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CNC Turning Service

TOSTA is committed to providing the most intimate precision CNC turning services for new product developers to complete any project. Our climate-controlled workshop uses CNC lathes and imported cutting tools from the US or Japan. CNC turning centers have the ability to create complex and dimension-critical custom high-quality metal or plastic parts for rapid prototyping or low-volume manufacturing.

CNC turning Service

CNC turning is the process of removing material from a rotating workpiece along a linear path using tools on a CNC lathe. From a simple point of view, the main elements involved in this process are the rotating spindle that clamps the workpiece and the cutting tool mounted on the turret. Unlike CNC milling, the cutting tool in CNC turning does not rotate.

When CNC lathes use fine cutting tools, the surface finish of turned parts is very good and does not require any post-processing. Turning is virtually the only practical way to create internal and external threads, slotted holes, tapers, annular grooves, and many other features with essentially circular cross-sections.

Parts With Rounded Surfaces

CNC turning is an ideal process for manufacturing circular or cylindrical parts. CNC lathes can manufacture these parts quickly and accurately with excellent repeatability.

Automated And Cost-effective

CNC lathes have a high degree of automation and are highly scalable, which allows CNC turning to be adapted to low-volume and high-volume production without too much cost.

CNC Mill-Lathe Offers Multitasking Capabilities

Multi-axis CNC turning centers and mill-turn lathes allow multiple operations and multi-step machining operations to be performed on a single machine, cost-effectively creating complex geometries.

In addition to turning, CNC lathes can perform a variety of other machining operations; including: surface of revolution, external turning, internal turning, taper turning, parting off, facing, boring, reaming, drilling, knurling, threading, Grooving etc.

OD and ID Turning – CNC machining of precise cylindrical features. CNC turned parts can continue to be further machined with visible tool marks (tools used: universal turning tool)

Parting off and grooving – for parting off, or cutting a “groove” profile on the inside or outside of a part (tools used: parting and grooving blades)

Drilling – removal of material to form a high precision diameter hole from the inside of the workpiece (using tool: drill bit).
Threading – Threading by turning, which can be done on internal or external areas of a workpiece. (Tool used: thread tool)

Facing – Flattening the workpiece surface (Tools used: Facing tools) Boring and reaming – enlarging or finishing existing holes to obtain high-precision diameters (tools used: boring and reaming tools)