(630) 260-1333 About Us Capabilities Materials Photo Gallery Blog Contact Us What are Screw Machine Parts? by Avanti Engineering | May 14, 2019 | Services Screw Machine Parts Screw Machine usually refers to an metal working lathe, either single or multi spindle used to produce small to medium sized machined parts in medium to high volume quantities. The term “screw machine” is confusing since a screw machine doesn’t actually produce most of your common screws. A screw machine is typically a two or more axis lathe through which metal or plastic bar stock is automatically fed using gears to drive spindle speed & RPM, while cams control feed rate of individual tools which cut down the metal to precise dimensions & tolerances. Multi spindle refers to tools that are overlapping one another simultaneously therefore reducing the cycle time and overall time it takes to make parts quicker. All modifications and adjustments are made manually to control the dimensions and tolerances of a screw machined part. Screw Machine setups can take a long time to complete requiring higher volume runs and part complexity is usually classified as low to medium. Recent Posts What are the 5 Axis of Machining? Avanti Engineering, Inc. Announces Successful MFG Day 2021 What are Machine Screws Made Of? What are the 4 Types of CNC Manufacturing Processes? The Future of Manufacturing #MFGDay21 Archives November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 January 2020 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 May 2019 March 2019 October 2018 September 2018 March 2018 December 2017 October 2017 June 2017 December 2016 October 2016 July 2016 Categories Methods & Processes News Services