CNC Milling

Introduction  |  Process  |  Advantages  |  Materials  |  Costs  |  Limitations

 
Introduction

  • CNC stands for computer numerically controlled.

 

  • 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. 

 

  • The process first became commercially available in the 1960’s following the creation of a universal language, called, APT for automatically programmed tools. 

 

  • The language is able to specify the movements that the drill and table must make.

Russ Koenig  |  David Mitchell  |  Autumn Wyda