Manufacturing: Machining

Introduction

Machining Processes

Online Resources

 

Conventional Machine Tools
Lathe	Shaper	Planer	Milling Machine	Drilling & Boring	Grinder	Saw	Press	Cutting Tools

The planer is the largest of the reciprocating machine tools. Unlike the shaper, which moves a tool past a fixed workpiece, the planer moves the workpiece past a fixed tool. After each reciprocating cycle, the workpiece is advanced laterally to expose a new section to the tool. Like the shaper, the planer is intended to produce vertical, horizontal, or diagonal cuts. It is also possible to mount several tools at one time in any or all tool holders of a planer to execute multiple simultaneous cuts.