Routing Spindle

Routing spindles are a popular category of spindles used for routing application Special routing spindles are used by many manufacturers to achieve optimum results and consistent dimensions of the finished printed circuit board (PCB). The traditional way when old drilling machines were used to meet the technical requirements of advance profiled PCBs is not much in use. Today, the required routing tolerances are very narrow and at the same time the needs for productivity are much higher, that the old drilling machines will no longer provide a cost-effective solution. Under such circumstances, routing spindles are of great use. Since routing spindles are widely used in PCN industry, they are also known as PCB spindles.


Features of routing spindles

• Routing spindles are available with steel or hybrid bearings.
• They can be air-oil or grease lubricated.
• They are available in air and liquid-cooled versions.
• They have a wide speed and power range.
• Most routing spindles have heavy duty seals that protect bearings from dusty environments.
• They include automatic tool change capability.
• They are also available for retrofit and as standard equipment on some OEM CNC routers.
• They also feature a vast variety of working units and configurations to meet the required application.

Benefits of routing spindles

• Increased productivity for small holes.
• Precision drilling.
• Economic.
• Robust performance.
• High accuracy drilling with large holding capacity.
• High collet torque
• Heavy and ligh duty routing etc.

Applications of routing spindles

• In all CNC routers, the routing spindle is the core work unit.
  
  
• These spindles are widely used in machining centers where both drilling and routing can be done. The higher speed allows the spindle to be used for smaller diameter hole drilling while at the same time retaining the ruggedness for high routing.
  
  
• They are considered to be high speed routing spindles used in printed circuit board industry.