milling machine is the machine tool with the rotating cutter typically use to

shape,slug and drill solid metal workpieces.

Most machine have three axis of movement XYZ,
the same of those of the condition coordinate
on the manually operated conventional milling machine
milling table can move side to side along aXis to axis using one of two hands wheel
The table such as on the structure called the saddle, together can be moved
(trangersly) along the Y axis
spindle which holds and rotates cutting tools, is how is the milling head, can be
moved vertical along the z axis
Z axis movement can be accomplished of moving entirely head vertically along the
collum
alternatively, lever operated quill (advise) rapid vertical movement for operation
such as drilling
the vertical machining center or VMC is the computer control cnc milling machine
movements are very similar those of conventional milling machine
the table's moving along the X axis Y axis and the spindle head is moving
vertically along Z axis
Machine's structure such as the table, saddle and milling head
slide along the saddle rails, some machine, using the linear motion guides
which are lower efficient to these use of circulating balls or roller bearing
other machine use cast iron box ways
which can be more rigid and expensive added friction
hand wheels are used to place power for axis moverment on manual machine
highly accurate servo motor are used to place power and automated cnc machine
lead screw such as the acme screw on the conventional machine translate rotate
motion into linear motion
cnc machine use to ballscrews and ballnuts,
ball bearing were recirculate into the ball nuts, reduce Friction was increasing
accuracy