commercial businesses and large manufacturers alike to need more and more advanced versions of CNC hardware and software . Industrial CNC machines alone are anticipated to dominate the market until 2025 and reach a value of $ 25.17bn .
The popularity of CNC is , in fact , nothing new – it was introduced in the 1980s and has been drastically increasing productivity while lowering machining times ever since . The difficulties inherent in hand-milling or lathing a component and attempting to repeat the same piece over and over again swiftly – and thankfully – became a thing of the past when
“ CNC MEANS CARS AND COMPONENTS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO DESIGN AND ENGINEER 40 YEARS AGO CAN NOW BE CREATED ”
— Charlie Martin , racing driver
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