CNC machining, AKA Computer Numerical Control machining, is a cornerstone of modern manufacturing, enabling the precise and automated production of complex parts. Used in industries ranging from ...

Humans had to carry out all their machining processes by hand for centuries. Even precision tools had to be maneuvered very carefully, inch by inch, by people holding the devices personally. That all ...

Cutting and drilling are above anything you can do by hand; some of these would put CNC machines to shame in terms of precision. Whether you are at DIY projects ...

Whether your manufacturing business has been on the market for a while or you are new to the game, learning about technologies to improve your business and production operations will ensure a ...

It is getting so easy to order a finished printed circuit board that it is tough to justify building your own. But sometimes you really need a board right now. Or maybe you need a lot of fast ...

Machine automation isn’t a recent idea. In the 1800s, cam-driven automatic lathes and screw machines were created. In the first half of the 1900s, manufacturing equipment began to use numeric control ...

Editor's Note: An updated version of this information can be found here. What exactly is computer-numerical-controlled (CNC) machining? It’s a means to make parts by removing material via high-speed, ...

Now that 3D printers are everywhere, electronics are cheap, and open source software is extremely capable, just about anyone can build a CNC machine. That’s exactly what [Nikodem] did by turning a ...

You may be an experienced machinist or an expert programmer – but do you really know how a CNC machine works? What it is designed to do is often quite different from how it turns or grinds or drills, ...

CNC or 3D printing? Why not both? Hybrid approaches combine subtractive and additive manufacturing processes to deliver precise outputs at greater speeds. In this piece, we’ll break down the basics of ...