This section provides an overview for key seat milling machinery as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 13 key seat milling machinery manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked key seat milling machinery companies as of December, 2024: 1.GF Machining Solutions LLC, 2.MMI Direct, 3.Continental Machinery Exchange Corp..
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Generally, digging a groove in a circular hole is called key seat milling machinery. The machine used for this cutting process is called key seat milling machinery.
Key seat milling machinery is used for products with large outside diameters, long cutting lengths, and wide keyway grooves. Compared to slotter machining, the key seater provides a cutting process suitable for larger products.
A keyway width of about 50 mm can be cut in a single pass. The high-precision key seat milling machinery cutter moves up and down for cutting. Therefore, multiple products can be stacked and processed simultaneously within the stroke range.
Key seaters are used to make keyways and splines. The shaft and gear are integrated by digging a groove inside, preventing them from spinning when transmitting rotational motion. Shafts and spindles are divided into two types: those with grooves for inserting keys and those without grooves. The type with grooves is used for power transmission, while the type without grooves is used for light loads. In addition, most keys for power transmission are "parallel keys" where the key height does not change. When power torque transmission is important, "sloped keys" with shallower key heights are applied.
Key seat milling machinery is characterized by cutting that takes advantage of its long machining width. Workpieces with large outside diameters can be machined. Cut can be done in a single operation, depending on the cutting size.
The basic principle of key seat milling machinery goes back to slotter machining. Slotting is a processing method mainly used for keyway processing. Cutting is performed by moving the blade up and down along the shape of the keyway to be made.
The depth direction is adjusted manually. During the process, the tool is moved slowly to dig the groove. The movement is done by hand, so it is done gradually by sight, sound, and feeling. In this image, the cutting process is similar to a carpenter's hammers, which are repeated many times and take time to complete.
On the other hand, slotter processing is characterized by a high degree of freedom in the size and length of the keyway to be machined for each shape one by one. Any value can be entered for the settings. Specifically, input the inside diameter, key width, key depth, depth of cut, number of zero cuts, and crown amount. All that remains is to set the jig by hand and start.
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GF Machining Solutions is a manufacturer of complete solutions for precision components and the mold-making factory. GF Machining Solutions was established in USA and came to inception in 1802. The company portfolio includes Electronic dance music, laser texture, laser micromachine, and additive manufactured machines. Additionally, the company offers spindles, automation, tooling, and digitalized solutions backed by unrivaled customer services and support. They provide solutions, the advances energy-efficient and clean manufacturing of diverse product.
Wirtgen America, Inc., established in Antioch, Tennessee in September 1984, is the North American subsidiary of the Wirtgen Group, a major supplier of mining and construction machinery. The company provides machinery for road construction, road rehabilitation, mining, processing minerals, and for the manufacture of asphalt. It provides surface miners, soil stabilizers, cold milling machines, binding agent spreaders, and slipform pavers, among others. The company works with road paving teams, road construction companies, and machinery leasing businesses from all over the world.
MMI Direct established in 1997 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is a supplier of industrial equipment, machinery, and services. Its product portfolio includes fabrication machines such as drilling & honing machines, plate blending rolls, presses, shears, and punches, as well as CNC machines such as gantry machining centers, EDM machines, lathes & turning centers, and boring mills. The company offers machines from brands such as Accurpress, Clausing Colchester, Goodway, and Hyundai WIA. It also offers various services including buying & selling used CNC machines, asset recovery, scrapping, logistics, financing, and liquidations for second-hand machines.
Continental Machinery Exchange Corp (COMEX) is a supplier of new and used machinery and equipment in Connecticut since 1981. Their products and services are particularly beneficial to industries that require precision machine tools and Swiss Screw Machines as they are the only dealers in North America who provide used Swiss Type Sliding Headstock and Esco Automatics. They also deal in Machine tools such as Lathes, Grinders, and Millers along with CNC Machinery, attachments for CNC and Cam machines, and spare parts for the same.
Craft Makina, founded in Turkey in 2003, is a manufacturer of industrial machinery. It offers a wide variety of products, including drills, milling machines, lathes, grinding machines, band saw machines, and other products. The company also offers a range of services such as new machine installation, machine relocation, machine maintenance, and machine training, as well as full-service manufacturing capabilities ranging from custom machining to complex welding processes and final assembly.
Italian Plastic Machinery SRL, founded in 1987 with headquarters in Lugo, Ravenna, Italy, is a manufacturer of plastic pipe and form machinery. The company's core products include automatic socketing machines, pipe sawing machines, and threading machines. It also produces pipe bending machines, thermoforming machines, and gasket inserters. This equipment is used by manufacturers to produce domestic plumbing, electrical piping, and fire protection systems. The company's products are connected to its cloud-based maintenance and service centers for real-time client assistance.
CORMAK Jerzy Zalewski Company, which was established in the 1980s and is based in Siedlce, Poland, is a manufacturer of machines and technological solutions. The company crafts band-cutting machines, milling machines, sliding saws, edgebanders and accessories, and CNC press brakes. It also manufactures electric mast trolleys, mast pallet trucks, high-pressure compressors, centrifugal fans, as well as tool sharpeners and grinders. Its band-cutting machines are specifically used for cutting metal elements. Its modern models of milling machines are equipped with step-less regulation of spindle speed and also have the ability to program some parameters as they wish.
Pet All Manufacturing Inc., established in 1980s and based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a manufacturer of blow molding machine. The company provides blow molding equipment, as well as, UL, CE, CSA, ANSI and OSHA solutions to its customers. Under its "Pet All" brand it supplies Reheat stretch blow molding machinery, PET preform plastic injection molding, Single stage auto PET stretch blow molding machines, Leak testers, and Plastic bottle blow molding machine. Whereas, under its "Can Mold" brand, it supplies injection blow molding machines (IBM), Extrusion blow molding machines (EBM) and Accumulator head blow molding machines to the clients.
KNUTH Machine Tools USA is the American subsidiary of Knuth, originally founded in 1928. The American subsidiary is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The company is a manufacturer of industrial machinery and accessories. The company has an extensive product listing including lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, drilling machines, as well as several others. The company’s accessories include consumables for EDM and cutting machines, machining tools, and machine accessories. The company also offers start-up services, maintenance services, repair, and spare parts services.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | GF Machining Solutions LLC |
60.0%
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2 | MMI Direct |
20.0%
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3 | Continental Machinery Exchange Corp. |
20.0%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the key seat milling machinery page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America | 4 | 50.0% |
Turkey | 1 | 12.5% |
Italy | 1 | 12.5% |
Poland | 1 | 12.5% |
Canada | 1 | 12.5% |