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What is CNC Machining and How Does it Work?

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If you’ve ever taken shop class in high-school or watched an episode of how it’s made, you have probably have some idea how lathes and other metalworking machines function. As technology and computers have improved over the years, a new high-precision computer controlled manufacturing technique called CNC machining has spawned.

CNC machines, or computer numerically controlled machines, are electro-mechanical devices that can manipulate tools around a varying number of axis, usually 3 or 5, with high-precision per instruction from a computer program. CNC machining is one of two ways that engineers, machinists, or makers can generate a physical part from a computer design file, with the other being 3D printing, known as additive manufacturing.

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37 COMMENTS

  1. Apologies for my voice in this video, it was completely shot thanks to a cold. It happens sometimes since I try to keep to a weekly upload schedule. Check out some of our other content if this interested you!

  2. im studying CNC machines and i want to get ahead of the competition to just dominate everyone in my class so i just want to say thank you so much for this video it really helped

  3. Very cool industry! Been lucky eno ugh to set up and run and maintain a few various machines. From making little gearboxes up to aerospace engine components. I’m now facing wheels in lathes and enjoy it. Had some great experience and I’m only 27 ?

  4. Very cool industry! Been lucky enough to set up and run and maintain a few various machines. From making little gearboxes up to aerospace engine components. I’m now facing wheels in lathes and enjoy it. Had some great experience and I’m only 27 ?

  5. I have just started working for ANCA 2 weeks in its good to see how the machine actually functions as I work in the warehouse side of the business.

  6. I don't understand where you got that idea about drilling compared to a lathe. Both lathes and milling machines can drill. Also "2.5 axis" isn't really "2.5" it's 3, the difference being the machine isn't capable of moving all 3 axis at the same time. Lastly, for (I'd say) 90% of the industry CAM doesn't "automatically" program parts, it takes toolpaths the programmer makes and automatically generates the G-code, there's a difference.

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