Multiple small CNC machines can be combined into one single station. This single station is typically called a cell. Small CNC machines today are typically controlled directly by files that are created using CAM software packages. This is done so that a specific area of assembly can go straight from design to manufacturing without the need for producing a drafted paper drawing of the manufactured component. Basically, CNC machines represent a special portion of robotic industrial systems since they are programmed to perform many types of machining operations (within their designed physical limitations). CNC machines are capable of running over night and over the weekends without having to be controlled by an operator. Machines have been created to detect errors thus allowing CNC machines to contact the operator’s mobile phone of it detects that the machine has malfunctioned.

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