AGGREGATE SAWING

An aggregate tool is a combination of a gear box and a right angle adapter.  Aggregate tools allow us to drill or cut from the side of a part instead of just from the top on a typical 3 axis machine.

Here is an an example of an aggregate tool.  The top of the tool attaches to the spindle and turns at a speed of 10,000 rpm.  Different drills or cutting tools can be attached to the collets at either end.

This is a saw blade attached to the aggregate head mounted to the spindle of the machine.  The machine is about to cut a part for a customer made from aluminum extrusion.  The extrusion is mounted in a custom fixture on our C-axis router.

Here is the finished angle cut on the end of the extrusion.  Conventional tools would have to be very long to make a cut like this from the top plane and would not have the great finish and accuracy that the aggregate saw tool has.