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numerical control

a system of controlling an automatic machine by means of a programme of instructions (often COMPUTER based) which relate to the particular operations being performed on a component. Machines which are operated by numerical control usually work with greater speed and accuracy than machines operated by hand and are particularly suited to MASS PRODUCTION OR PRODUCTION LINE manufacture.
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NC programs to the NC machine and back optimize programs.
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An example would be transferring the data directly from a CAD workstation to the part programs that drive an NC machine.
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The advent of numerical controli (NC) in the 19508 is represented by some of the first parts that were' made using an NC machine devised by John Parsons, an inventor from Traverse, Mich.
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by a computer becomes a necessity, and only on the basis of acquired data is the drawing preparation and direct generation of CL data for the component production on NC machine possible.
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