CNC Milling
Introduction | Process | Advantages | Materials | Costs | Limitations
Introduction
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CNC stands for computer numerically controlled.
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As a milling technique, this means that a design can be specified on a computer using cad tools, and that a computer can handle the milling process.
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The process first became commercially available in the 1960’s following the creation of a universal language, called, APT for automatically programmed tools.
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The language is able to specify the movements that the drill and table must make.
