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Mill machines can perform a vast number of complex operations, such as slot cutting, planning, drilling, rebating, routing, etc. There are two main types of mill: the vertical mill and the horizontal mill.

There are several subcategories of vertical mills: the bed mill and the turret mill. Turret mills, like the ubiquitous Bridgeport, are generally smaller than bed mills, and are considered by some to be more versatile. A vertical mill may be used in a horizontal mill, their real advantage lies in arbor-mounted cutters, called side mills, which have a cross section like a circular saw, but are generally wider and smaller in diameter.

Mill machines can be broadly classified into the following types:

Bed type: - In bed type machines, the work table is mounted directly on the bed, which replaces the knee, and can move only longitudinally. These machines have high stiffness and are used for high production work.
Rotary table: - Rotary table machines are similar to vertical milling machines and are equipped with one or more heads to do face milling operations.
Tracer controlled: - Tracer controlled machines reproduce parts from a master model. They are used in the automotive and aerospace industries fro machining complex parts and dies.

Mill Machine Tools:-

CNC mill machine:
CNC Mill machines will nearly always use CAT, BT or HSK tooling. CAT tooling, sometimes called V-Flange Tooling, is the oldest variation and is probably still the most common. CAT tooling was invented by Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, Illinois in order to standardize the tooling used on their machinery. CAT tooling comes in a range of sizes designated as CAT-30, CAT-40, CAT-50, etc. The number refers to the NMTB Taper size of the tool.

Mill cutter machine:
A mill cutter machine is a cutting tool that is used on a mill machine. Mill cutters machine are available in many standard and special types, forms, diameters, and widths. The teeth maybe straight or at a helix angle. The helix angle helps a slow engagement of the tool distributing the forces .The cutter may be right-hand (to turn clockwise) or left-hand (to turn counterclockwise).

Two other tool holding systems for manual machines are worthy of note: They are the R8 collet and the Morse Taper #2 collet. Bridgeport Machines of Bridgeport Connecticut so dominated the mill machine market for such a long time that their machine The Bridgeport is virtually synonymous with Manual mill machine. The bulk of the machines that Bridgeport made from about 1965 onward used an R8 collet system. Prior to that, the bulk of the machines used a Morse Taper #2 collet system.

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