机电一体化专业英语 黄星 夏玉波 Unit 5新.pptVIP

Part I Technical and Practical Reading Passage A Basics of Computer Numerical Control What is CNC? CNC stands for Computer Numerical Control and has been around since the early 1970s. Prior to this, it was called NC, for Numerical Control. While people in most walks of life have never heard of this term, CNC has touched almost every form of manufacturing process in one way or another. How CNC works CNC machines are programmed by a CNC programmer, who uses a machining print to determine X, Y, and Z, coordinates for each cutting tool inside the CNC to move to. This causes, the pa