The five-axis linkage machining center, also known as the five-axis machining center, is a type of machining center with high technological content and high precision, specifically designed for processing complex curved surfaces. This machining center system has a significant influence on a country's aviation, aerospace, military, scientific research, precision machinery, high-precision medical equipment and other industries. At present, the five-axis linkage CNC machining center system is a means to solve the processing of impellers, blades, Marine propellers, heavy generator rotors, steam turbine rotors, large diesel engine crankshafts, etc.

The five-axis linkage machining center features high efficiency and high precision. Complex processing can be completed with a single clamping of the workpiece. It can adapt to the processing of modern molds such as automotive parts and aircraft structural components. There is a significant difference between five-axis machining centers and five-sided machining centers. Many people are not aware of this and mistakenly mistake a five-sided machining center for a five-axis machining center. The five-axis machining center has five axes: x,y,z,a, and C. The xyz and ac axes form a five-axis linkage processing. It is proficient in spatial curved surface processing, special-shaped processing, hollowing out processing, drilling, inclined holes, and inclined cutting, etc. The "five-sided machining center" is similar to a three-axis machining center, but it can handle five surfaces simultaneously. However, it cannot perform irregular processing, such as drilling inclined holes or cutting inclined surfaces.

Five-axis machining centers are not only applied in civilian industries such as wood mold manufacturing, bathroom edge trimming, automotive interior parts processing, foam mold processing, European-style home furnishings, solid wood chairs, etc., but also widely used in aviation, aerospace, military, scientific research, precision machinery, high-precision medical equipment and other industries. The five-axis machining center is a high-tech means that turns the impossible into the possible. All spatial curved surfaces and special-shaped processing can be completed and realized. It can not only complete the task of mechanized processing of complex workpieces, but also rapidly improve processing efficiency and shorten processing procedures.