“Creating a CNC Milling Program” illustrates the process of creating a part program for a CNC mill. Writing the part program is only one step in the process of creating a part. The toolpaths created ...

Creating a CNC Turning Program illustrates the process of creating a part program for a CNC lathe. Part programmers use G code programming to perform the different tasks within a part program, from ...

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, ...

CNC programmers are facing increasing pressure to produce reliable programs quickly as machining strategies grow more ...

A part’s features sometimes make it more difficult to manufacture, or can increase cost and time. Understanding what affects the difficulty, time consumed, and/or cost of a part that needs to be ...

Marley Passey feels a part while working on the CNC machine. One of the most prevalent ableist tropes is the conception that, because a person is disabled a certain way, they can’t do certain ...