摘要 |
<p>Milling apparatus for cutting desired contours into a workpiece (16) comprises a head (14) that moves relative to a workpiece in a direction of cut (11). Spindles (18) are supported on the head (14) for rotation about parallel spaced-apart spindle z axes and comprise respective rotary cutters (20) adapted for use in machining operations. A rotary head positioner (22) is connected between the head (14) and a milling machine (12) and is operative to rotate the head (14) about a head axis (15). A stagger controller (24) is connected to the rotary head positioner (22) and is configured to provide a desired swath of a cut to be formed in the workpiece (16) by rotating the head (14) to set a corresponding spindle stagger angle (S) value.</p> |