MILLING

**Definition:** This place covers:

Milling machines, milling tools, milling methods and milling devices able to be attached to a machine tool other than a milling machine for milling metal and metal-like workpieces.

Milling should be interpreted as the removal of material in the form of chips from a workpiece by a rotating tool with a geometrically defined cutting edge wherein the main cutting force is generated as a result of the rotation of the tool in order to produce a shaped surface on the workpiece.

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Milling threads, tools for milling threads -> B23G - Making particular items using non-specified or well-known milling techniques -> B23P15/00 or classed with product - Making milling tools other than by milling -> B23P15/28 - Multi stage processes involving milling and also other operations classed in B23B , B23D , B23F and B23G , making particular items. -> B23P23/00 - Details of machine tools and accessories not related to the operation being performed including: -> B23Q - Clamping systems for workpiece tables -> B23Q3/00 & B25B - - tool changing -> B23Q3/155 - - conveying workpiece into and from machine -> B23Q7/00 - - evacuation of swarf, -> B23Q11/0042 - - guarding & protective coverings -> B23Q11/08 - Adaptive control and/or computer controls for milling processes -> B23Q15/00 , G05B15/02 - - measuring or sensing -> B23Q17/00 - Milling of wood -> B27C - Milling of stone and glass -> B28D1/18 - Cutting inserts characterised only by the composition of the hard metal material -> C22C - Cutting inserts characterised only by the composition of the diamond cutting material -> C23C16/00 - Cutting inserts characterised only by the composition of the coating -> C23C30/00