A 5-axis machine helps eliminate the multiple setups by rotating the entire vice and part. A 5-axis machine is very similar to a 3-axis machine, but with the addition of two rotating axes that rotate around the y and z-axis.

 

By rotating these axis then holding the part in a new orientation 5 of the 6 sides of a part can now be drilled or machined with the machine doing all the reorienting of the part!