Aerospace and Defense

Creating Darth Vader on a 5-Axis Vertical Machining Center

Morris Madness 2016 cutting demo shows off Mastercam, Iscar and Okuma capabilities.

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Engineers can realize some pretty cool projects with the right combination of software, tooling and machining.

As part of Morris Madness 2016, engineers from Morris Midwest used TCPC and Super-NURBS to create a bust of the Dark Lord of the Sith.

The part was designed and programmed using Mastercam. Iscar provided the tooling and OKUMA supplied a MU-5000V 5-axis vertical machining center.

You can watch the demo in the video below:

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Ian Wright

Ian is a senior editor at engineering.com, covering additive manufacturing and 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. Ian holds bachelors and masters degrees in philosophy from McMaster University and spent six years pursuing a doctoral degree at York University before withdrawing in good standing.