Barmilling is machining a whole bar of material into a new shape, also known as continuous profile and edge milling or horizontal long bar machining. Able Barmilling’s barmilling services are an excellent alternative to extruding or cold drawing for low volume requirements or prototype manufacturing. Although there are many industry applications, the most common is bar resizing or shapes used for a specific purpose. If the material you wish to buy is only available in round bar stock, but you need this bar in a hex shape, that is where Able Barmilling’s unique machining process comes in. This can be accomplished without the long lead times and large minimums required by the mills.

While great for finish sized parts, barmilling may often be used to “trim the fat” prior to other machining processes. Able Barmilling will remove the rough material at a cheaper hourly rate than most expensive specialty machines. This will decrease cycle times on such machines, increasing the output without adding additional equipment and saving companies money.