Archive for October 31st, 2013

How Much Do You Know About CNC Tooling?

Have you heard of the collet chuck? It is what makes the amazing manufacturing technique of CNC tooling possible. What? You haven’t heard of CNC tooling either? Goodness. You are grossly unaware of what goes into manufacturing so much of what you use on a daily basis! Pull up a chair and read on. You’ll find this info terribly fascinating.

• CNC Tooling

CNC is the acronym for Computer Numerical Control, and it refers to a complex machine, paired with an equally complex computer program, that can carve, mold, shape, or otherwise manipulate, a solid object into precisely desired, specifically designed pieces.

The precision that goes into this type of tooling can only be rivaled by hand crafts

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