Manufacturing

Any activities involved in transforming raw materials into finished products are part of the manufacturing process. This might be accomplished through the use of labor, machinery, chemicals, formulation methods, or biological processes, to add value to a raw material before selling it. But, what is manufacturing technology?

In simple terms, any technology that shapes or influences the manufacturing process is a form of manufacturing technology, which provides the tools that enable the production of all manufactured goods.The tools of production include machine tools, related equipment, and their accessories and tooling. Machine tools are usually non-portable, power-driven manufacturing machines and systems used in performing specific actions on various materials to produce marketable products or components. Equipment and technologies relevant to this description would include Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), and the assembly and testing systems needed to produce a sub-assembly or finished product.

Computer Numerical Control or CNC machining is a manufacturing process in which special computer software programs govern the activities of factory tools and machinery. Using CNC, it’s possible to control a range of complex machinery, including grinders, lathes, mills, and routers. CNC machining enables manufacturers to use single set of configuration triggers to perform three-dimensional cutting tasks.

Programs for CNC machines are fed to computers though small keyboards, using a standard language known as G-code. This code is written to control the various behaviors of a particular machine, such as the speed, feed rate, and coordination. Newer prompts can be added to pre-existing programs through revised code.

When a CNC system is run, the software program is configured with a set of desired cuts, which are relayed to the relevant tools and machinery that carry out the designated tasks, in a similar manner to a robot.