TYPES OF MILLING MACHINES

Milling machine rotates the cutter mounted on the arbor of the machine and at the same time automatically feed the work in the required direction. The milling machine may be classified in several forms, but the choice of any particular machine is determined primarily by the size of the workpiece to be undertaken and operations to be performed. With the above function or requirement in mind, milling machines are made in a variety of types and sizes. According to general design, the distinctive types of milling machines are:

1. Column and knee type milling machines

(a) Hand milling machine
(b) Horizontal milling machine
(c) Universal milling machine
(d) Vertical milling machine

2. Planer milling machine

3. Fixed-bed type milling machine

(a) Simplex milling machine.
(b) Duplex milling machine.
(c) Triplex milling machine.

4. Machining center machines

5. Special types of milling machines

(a) Rotary table milling machine.
(b) Planetary milling machine.
(c) Profiling machine.
(d) Duplicating machine.
(e) Pantograph milling machine.
(f) Continuous milling machine.
(g) Drum milling machine
(h) Profiling and tracer controlled milling machine

Source Introduction of Basic Manufacturing Processes and Workshop Technology by Rajender Singh.