Long metal profiles can accumulate considerable setup time when every hole, slot, or milled feature requires another fixture or machine. The PMI-CNC M-Type 3-Axis Profile Machining Center brings these secondary operations onto a CNC platform built around extended profile work. Three-axis positioning allows features to be machined at programmed locations along the component, while the machine’s configuration supports the heavier cutting requirements associated with both aluminum and ferrous profile applications.
PMI-CNC M-Type 3-Axis Profile Machining Center Features:
The M-Type functions as a CNC metal profile machining center for components that require multiple features along their length. Programmed positioning moves the cutting tool between defined locations, allowing manufacturers to machine recurring holes, slots, pockets, and other details without manually locating each feature along the workpiece.
A long profile drilling and milling machine can reduce the number of setups required to complete components with several machined features. The M-Type brings these operations into the same CNC process, helping reduce profile handling while maintaining programmed relationships between features located at different points along the part.
Steel and aluminum profile machining gives the M-Type a broader application range than a platform dedicated only to nonferrous extrusions. This makes it relevant to manufacturers working across changing profile materials that still require controlled drilling, milling, and feature positioning on long components.
| Specification | Value |
| X-Axis Working Lengths | 11.5–24.6 ft (3.5–7.5 m) |
| Y-Axis Travel | 14 in (350 mm) |
| Z-Axis Travel | 20.87 in (530 mm) |
| Spindle | 8,000 RPM / 10 HP |
| Tool Holder | BT40 |
| Automatic Tool Changer | 24 tools |
| Table | Precision T-slots |
| Controlled Axes | 3 |
