Machining centers, CNC lathes, rotary tables, mini mills, super mini mills. What r these?
Lathes: Cut in in the horizontal plane Milling Machine: Cuts in the vertical plane CNC lathe: This is a lathe controlled by a computer. Generally someone, usually a designer will “program” a design to cut. This “program” is created in a special piece of software that is compatible with the machine and is essentially just a set of coordinates in a format the machine can understand. Then this program is fed to the machine by the operator. The CNC late will then proceed to cut the design by following the “program” by itself. At this point the only reason the operator would get involved is to stop the machine if there is a problem of some kind. There is also a CNC Mill (often called a CNC machine) that is similar except that it cuts from the vertical plane rather than horizontal like a lathe. It also had a huge bed which allows the machine to cut the full length of the object automatically. Rotary table: This is used with a milling machine (looks like a drill press on steroids). It allows
