Kamis, 16 Maret 2017

Concepts In CNC Machine Video Training

By Brian Butler


Machines that executes control commands that are programmed beforehand are called Computer Numerical control machines. Transforming stock materials like blocks of metal, plastic or wood into a finished product is its use. Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing are used in making digital designs interpreted into instructions used in cutting parts.

You may be interested in learning the process in operating them for various reasons. This could be a career you have been wanting to pursue or a business idea that you want to realize. Whatever it may be, watching a CNC machine video training would be very helpful in familiarizing the various steps and ideas that will be mentioned here.

The basic overview of the process of creating something using the CNC machine starts with making the design first. This can be achieved with the use of a CAD software in your personal computer. This will then be translated by the CAM software into directives that will then be converted into specific commands or codes for CNC machines.

The program codes will then be tested by an operator to make sure no problems will happen. This is an important part of the process sometime called as cutting air. Because if there are any mistakes regarding the speed and the position of the tools then this may result in having a scrapped part or damaged machine.

The two categories of CNC machines are conventional technologies and novel techniques. Conventional technologies uses physical tools such as lathes, drills and milling machines. In lathes, the stock materials spins while the drill bit approaches it and cuts it on contact. While in drills, the drill bit is rotating and approaches the material to cut it.

On the other hand, novel technologies uses specialized cutting techniques. These include laser cutting, water jet cutting, plasma cutting machines and electronic beam machining. They are more usually used in mass production of materials from durable metals while the conventional technologies are used usually in prototype making.

Different materials are possible to be used as well. Some examples of them are plastics, wood, fiberglass, steel, copper and other metals. The materials to be used largely depends on what the object you wish to create and what its uses would be. The many options of various materials you can use gives it an advantage over 3D printing which has limited types of material available as of now.

Before, objects and parts were created and machined by hand that tends to have larger margins of error. With the use of CNC, the instructions could be repeated multiple times with precision and can also produce complicated shapes. So, many companies use this in producing multiple copies of parts of their products due to it being able to repeat the processes and maintain the precision it has over all objects.

These are basic concepts of the involved processes in the CNC machining. Watching training videos for them will be of great help in seeing the processes yourself. To easily learn these concepts, a background in industrial arts, mechanical drafting and mathematics is very helpful.




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