Machine Tools (IPE 431)

CNC Machines
Farhan Mashuk Haidary
Lecturer (Adjunct Faculty)
Sonargaon Univeristy
 What is Numerical Control?
• Numerical Control (NC) is a form of programmable automation
in which the processing equipment is controlled by means of
numbers, letters and other symbols.
• The numbers, letters and symbols are coded in appropriate
format to define a program of instructions for a particular work
or job.
• When the job changes, the program of instructions is changed.
The capability to change the program is what makes the NC
suitable for low- and medium –volume production. It is much
easier to write new programs than to make major alterations of
the processing equipment.
• Application: The applications of NC range over a wide variety
of processes. Two categories-
- Machine tool applications such as drilling, milling, turning, and
other metal working;
- Non-machine tool applications such as assembly, drafting and
inspection.
** The common operating principle of NC in all of these
applications is control of the relative position of a tool or
processing element with respect to the object (e.g. the work
part) being processed.
 Basic Components of CNC
• A numerical control system consists of the following three basic
components:
- Program of instructions
- Machine control unit
- Processing equipment
Example of NC machine
Problems with conventional NC
Elements of CNC system
Elements of CNC system
Elements of CNC system
Elements of CNC system
Features of CNC machine
Features of CNC machines
Features of CNC machines
Features of CNC machines
Features of CNC machines
Characteristics of CNC
Characteristics of CNC
Characteristics of CNC
Applications of CNC machines