CNC MILLING

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CNC MILLING

• CUSTOM AUTOMOTIVE/MOTORCYLE APPLICATIONS

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APPLICATIONS

• CNC milling has opened a new door for the custom
  automotive and motorcycle industry. Parts once
  deemed impossible and/or too expansive to create,
  can now be designed, machined, and finished in an
  affordable manner. From brackets, to wheels, to
  air cleaners, no part cant be created.
• Companies such as Foose Design, Orange County
  Choppers, West Coast Choppers, and Rad Rides, use
  the CNC machine extensively to manufacture
  one-off, as well as production parts.

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CUSTOM PARTSUniversity of Washington Formula SAE
Car Differential Bearing Mounts

• CNC milling allows the user to create custom and
  one-off parts that help finish a design. One of
  the biggest industries to take advantage of the
  CNC mill, has been the automobile racing. Custom
  suspension pieces, steering components, engine
  brackets. The sky is the limit. Even amature
  racers can take advantage of the CNC mill.
  Formula SAE competitors for instance, can use the
  CNC process to design and manufacture parts to
  marriage a wide variety of parts not intended to
  be used together. In 2005, the team from the
  University of Washington created custom bearing
  mounts for their entrant. Like most parts, the
  design started as a 3D CAD format. Eventually,
  this model was exported to a CAM program. Milled
  from a solid piece of aluminum, they are both
  strong and functional (the team placed 5th out of
  140 teams in 2005).

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CUSTOM PARTSUniversity of Washington Formula SAE
Car, Differential Bearing Mounts
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CUSTOM PARTSUniversity of Washington Formula SAE
Car, Differential Bearing Mounts
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MANUFACTURED PARTSHogPro, Custom Wheels
In limited numbers, manufactures have begun
creating manufactured parts for the masses.
Though more expansive than comparable cast parts,
these CNC milled parts are stronger, and most
importantly for the customer, rarer. In the field
of custom automobiles and motorcycles,
exclusivity can be the most important aspect of a
product. Companies such as Weld Racing, who
design and manufacture custom racing and street
wheels, CNC milling has allowed the company to
field a line of custom as well as one-off parts.
Weld Racings line of custom wheels are staple at
the race track, trails, and streets. The process
of creating these parts is the same in the
manufacturing of custom parts. The only change is
a much more extensive machining stage.
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MANUFACTURED PARTSWeld Racing, Custom Wheels