Milling

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003669",
  "term": "Milling",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A machining process that uses a rotating multi-point cutting tool to remove material from a workpiece, creating flat or contoured surfaces. The workpiece is typically fed into the rotating cutter, which can move along multiple axes. This versatile process can produce a wide variety of features, including slots, pockets, and complex geometries.",
  "subject": "Machining",
  "see_also": [
    "milling cutter",
    "milling machine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Milling (machining) (Wikipedia)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Fräsen",
    "es": "fresado",
    "fr": "fraisage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/milling/"
}