The computer numerical control (NC) milling machine is nothing but a mechanism. It is basically from numerically associated machines developed to make precision rotor blades used in helicopters. During the 1950's this was the common usage of this optical glass components. But as years passed by and in the early 1970's these kind of machines started to be controlled by computers that were running on programs which operated various movements of the milling
tools.



 

Frankly, the glass cnc machining automates all the things that a human operator would have done manually. For example, to manually mill a basic piece of glass component via the information output and input of the CNC program is done by the machine. After that the machine then replicates each of the action with greater precision and each action then produces mass production of products. In this case it is the cutting or milling of the glass which cannot be copied by any human operator.



Another interesting feature of this optical glass components is the motion controller with the CNC machine. Most of us are not aware that the glass CNC machining will utilize at least two or four directions of motions which is programmed by the software. This particular aspect is called axes. Now an ax may be any linear direction or a circular one. Basically, the more potential axes the CNC machine is capable of the more complex and expensive the machine will be.



 

Traditionally, axes are designated by letters. In addition to that the linear axis are designated by the Y, X, and Z. Usually, the rotary or circular axis in normally placed at A,B, and C. Now the computer program which is utilized in the glass cnc machining is written in a language known as G-Code. In this the program gives instructions to the stepper motors present in the machine to convert electrical signals into high accuracy mechanical position that will guide the milling and
the axing tool.



If you ever check the format of the language, you will easily see that the sentences and the CNC controller will execute the instruction as a sequential process. So while choosing or preparing the CNC program you have to make sure it is good and proper.