A Brief History of CNC Milling
The history of CNC milling is almost as complex as a modern CNC system. Here are some milestones for CNC milling development.
CNC Milling in the 1950s
In the 1950s, numerically controlled milling or NC machining was created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Unite State Air Force. This machine should be the prototype model for CNC machining. CNC milling is simply and extension of that.
CNC Milling in the 1960s
By the 1960s, thanks to coded programming, the process of CNC Milling starts to be used by public companies.
CNC Milling in the 1980s
By the 1980s, as the developing of coding and automatically programmed tool universal language using, CNC milling became more and more convenient. Using computer aided design tools, the machine can be programmed to perform basis and complex functions.
CNC Milling at TEAM Rapid Today
The number of axis is always as a method to judge the machine’s flexibility and capability. 3-aixs and 4-aixs CNC milling machines are common nowadays, some factories (such as TEAM Rapid) is planning for investing the 5-axis CNC milling machine.
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