Comparison of turning automation degree

2026-06-09 14:41:04

Automation level determines processing labor cost, yield and productivity stability, and is also the core direction of modern mechanical processing upgrading.

1. Ordinary turning: high manual dependence and low automation

Ordinary turning belongs to pure manual machining. Every time of feeding, cutting, tool withdrawing, measuring and finishing requires manual operation, which requires extremely high technician experience. The industry faces the problems of lack of senior teachers, rising labor costs and slow start-up of new employees, and the manual operation is easily affected by fatigue, mood and state. The batch processing rate is relatively high, and the degree of automation and standardization is almost zero.

2. CNC turning: low manual dependence and high automation

NC turning achieves a high degree of automation of the processing flow. After programming and debugging, the equipment automatically cuts, automatically changes tools, automatically calibrates precision and automatically repeat processing. The operator is only responsible for loading and unloading and equipment patrol inspection. One person can control multiple equipment at the same time, with little manual intervention.

Part of high-end CNC turning equipment can be matched with automatic feeding, automatic blanking and automatic detection modules to realize unattended mass production, completely get rid of manual experience restrictions, and the processing process is standardized and normalized, which is the mainstream mode of modern intelligent processing.