Author Bill Kennedy
Published
October 01, 2003 - 12:00pm
A job shop's CNC Swiss-type machines produce hard-to-make parts from start to finish.
Related Glossary Terms
- computer numerical control ( CNC)
computer numerical control ( CNC)
Microprocessor-based controller dedicated to a machine tool that permits the creation or modification of parts. Programmed numerical control activates the machine’s servos and spindle drives and controls the various machining operations. See DNC, direct numerical control; NC, numerical control.
