Share CNC conversational programming software enables machine tool operators to create part programs directly at a machine’s control by answering prompts for information that defines the part and the ...

Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

Select machines from OKUMA AMERICA CORP.’s core product line now come equipped with the Advanced One Touch-Interactive Graphics Function (AOT-IGF), a conversational programming software designed for ...

This chapter describes computer numerical control (CNC) programming methods at different levels of automation, manual programming, conversational programming, and computer‐aided manufacturing. It ...

CNC programming can be carried out online from the office or on the shop floor, and operators favour one or the other. Martin Oakham discusses their merits. There are two distinct schools of thought ...

NUMgrind simplifies machine tool programming for an extensive range of tasks, including external and internal cylindrical grinding, surface grinding, wheel shaping and dressing. The developers of a ...