Milling is a machining process where a rotary cutter removes material from a workpiece via multiple cutting edges. Milling machines have various specifications including table size, spindle speeds, taper, and weight. Advantages are faster material removal and ability to mount multiple cutters, while disadvantages include high cost and investment in cutters. Common milling machines include horizontal, vertical, universal, and special types based on the column, table, or planer design. Workholding and cutterholding devices are used along with indexing heads for dividing and gear cutting operations.

1. MILLING MACHINE
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2. MILLING
Milling is the machining process of using rotary cutters to remove material
from a work piece advancing (or feeding) in a direction at an angle with the
axis of the tool.

3. SPECIFICATION OF MILLING MACHINE
1. The size of the table (length and width)
2. The maximum lengths of longitudinal, cross and vertical travel of the table
3. Number of spindle speeds, number of feeds
4. Spindle nose taper
5. Power required
6. Net weight of the machine
7. The floor space required
8. Type of the machine

4. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF A MILLING MACHINE
Advantages
1. The metal is removed at a faster rate as the cutter has got multiple cutting edges and rotates at a higher speed.
2. It is possible to perform machining by mounting more than one cutter at a time.
3. The table of the machine can be moved to an accuracy of 0.02mm.
4. It is very useful since various cutters and precise tools can be machined.
5. Special attachments can be mounted on the machine to perform operations that are performed in other
machine tools.
6. The quality of the shop is enhanced with the presence of this machine.
Disadvantages
1. The cost of the milling machine is high.
2. As milling cutters cost high, the investment for procuring tools is more.
3. The production cost will increase if we carry out the operations performed in a shaper or a drilling machine
with a milling machine.

5. TYPES OF MILLING MACHINE
1. Column and knee type
a) Plain milling machine
b) Universal milling machine
c) Omniversal milling machine
d) Vertical milling machine
2. Table type milling machine
3. Planer type milling machine
4. Special type milling machine

6. HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINE

7. HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINE

8. HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINE

9. HORIZONTAL MILLING MACHINE

10. VERTICAL MILLING MACHINE

11. VERTICAL MILLING MACHINE

12. VERTICAL MILLING MACHINE

14. UNIVERSAL MILLING MACHINE

16. OMNIVERSAL MILLING MACHINE

17. WORK HOLDING DEVICES
• PLAIN VISE:

18. WORK HOLDING DEVICES

19. CUTTER HOLDING DEVICES

20. NOMENCLATURE OF MILLING CUTTER

21. MILLING MACHINE OPERATION

22. MILLING MACHINE OPERATION

23. MILLING MACHINE OPERATION

24. MILLING MACHINE OPERATION

25. MILLING MACHINE OPERATION

26. MILLING MACHINE OPERATION

27. MILLING MACHINE OPERATION

28. INDEXING OR DIVIDING HEAD

29. INDEXING OR DIVIDING HEAD

31. GEAR CUTTING
 Gear cutting is any machining process for creating a gear.
 The most common gear-cutting processes include hobbing, broaching,
milling, and grinding.

32. GEAR CUTTING METHOD
• Gear cutting by single point form tool
• Gear cutting by shear speed shaping process
• Gear milling using a formed end mill
• Gear broaching
• Template method