In fact, the difference between a gantry milling machine and a machining center is whether there is a tool magazine. It mainly depends on whether you need to change tools frequently to decide which equipment is the most suitable. Of course, the machining center will be more efficient and more expensive.
Many small partners do not know enough about gantry milling machine and cnc gantry type machining center, and they all have more or fewer doubts. Are they the same? Where is the difference? Today I will tell you about it!
What is the difference between a gantry milling machine and a machining center?
1. Ordinary gantry milling machine: Generally, there is no CNC system and no tool magazine.
2. The cnc gantry milling machine: equipped with CNC system on the basis of ordinary machine tools. Automatic operation, easy to use. It saves manpower to a greater extent and improves work efficiency. The price is higher than ordinary machine tools.
4. Machining center: The difference from the CNC gantry milling machine is that there is an additional tool magazine, which has the ability to automatically change tools, and can realize diversified processing. Of course, the price will be higher than the previous two pieces of equipment.