Video Tech Brief: Five-Axis Machining’s Value for the Medical Industry
Watch to see how a medical bone plate is created on a five-axis machining center.
This PMTS 2023 demonstration from JBM Technologies shows a bone plate for the medical industry made from 303 stainless steel. The bone plate is machined on a Kitamura MedCenter5AX five-axis machining center made specifically for precision machining with a compact footprint.
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