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2. Machinist - Wikipedia

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   Some titles reflect further development of machinist skills such as tool and die maker, patternmaker, mold maker, programmer, and operator.A machinist is one who is called on to fix a problem with a part or to create a new one using metals, plastics, or rarely, wood.

3. List of metalworking occupations - Wikipedia

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   Production machinist, which may involve various related machining occupations that often overlap: Manual machine tool operator; CNC programmer is the person who takes the drawings made by engineers and draftsperson and creates a CNC program to cut the part; CNC setup hand, the person who sets up the machine and its tooling before the operator ...

4. Numerical control - Wikipedia

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   A CNC machine that operates on wood CNC machines typically use some kind of coolant, typically a water-miscible oil, to keep the tool and parts from getting hot. A CNC metal lathe with the door open. In machining, numerical control, also called computer numerical control (CNC), [1] is the automated control of tools by means of a computer. [2]

5. Machining - Wikipedia

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   CNC machine pouring coolant to keep the tool and parts from getting hot Lathe machine. Machining is a manufacturing process where a desired shape or part is created using the controlled removal of material, most often metal, from a larger piece of raw material by cutting.

6. Milling (machining) - Wikipedia

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   A CNC machine is operated by a single operator called a programmer. This machine is capable of performing various operations automatically and economically. With the declining price of computers and open source CNC software , the entry price of CNC machines has plummeted.

7. History of numerical control - Wikipedia

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   CNC automation also allows for more flexibility in the way parts are held in the manufacturing process and the time required changing the machine to produce different components. Additionally, as CNC operators become more in demand, automation becomes a more viable choice than labor.