shorten long programs with incremental or stepped passes. A loop can be created with variables for step values and other parameters, and in doing so remove a large amount of repetition in the program body.
Because of these features, a parametric program is more efficient than using CAD/CAM software for large part runs. The brevity of the program allows the CNC programmer to rapidly make performance adjustments to looped commands, and tailor the program to the machine it is running on. Tool wear, breakage, and other system parameters can be accessed and changed directly in the program, allowing extensions and modifications to the functionality of a machine beyond what a manufacturer envisioned.
Tools with CNC variants
- Drills
- EDMs
- Lathes
- Milling machines
- Wood routers
- Sheet metal works(Turret Punch)
- Wire bending machines
- Hot-wire foam cutters
- Plasma cuttings
- Water jet cutters
- Laser cutting
- Oxy-fuel
- Surface grinders
- Cylindrical grinders
See also
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
- Computer-aided engineering (CAE)
- Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
- G-code
- STEP-NC
- Numerical control
- Machine tool
- Tooling University (offers online CNC training classes)
- Coordinate-measuring machine (CMM)
- Robert C. Byrd Institute CNC training and education.
- Direct Numerical Control DNC
- Configurable Network Computing JDEdwards CNC Administrator
- intelitek Developers of Educational CNC systems
- F1 In Schools F1 in Schools Technology Challenge
- Design_for_Manufacturability_for_CNC_machining
- Multi Spindle CnC Machines
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Computer Numerical Control.
- The Enhanced Machine Controller, opensource CNC control software
- MyNC Numerical Control System, opensource CNC software