Milling method

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for machining a workpiece by means of a milling tool arranged on a rotatable spindle, the spindle being moved relative to the workpiece or the workpiece being moved relative to the spindle along a machining path and, at the same time, the spindle rotating about a spindle axis. In said method, an improvement in the surface quality is achieved by controlling the rotational speed and/or the phase position of the rotation of the spindle along the machining path, the machining path comprising linear parallel tracks and the phase position of the spindle along the machining path being substantially the same on adjacent tracks, the phase position being controlled by varying the rotational speed of the spindle and/or the advancing speed of the spindle relative to the workpiece along the machining path.

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