The numerical control technology appeared in the middle of the 20th century, around 1952 in the United States Air Force, however, it had not been used in the manufacturing production field until 1960.
The numerical control technology has represented a great revolution especially in the works that include the manipulation of metals and plastics.
There are several definitions of numerical control, however, these statements can be compiled into one, which defines the following:
It is a machine tool operation which is executed by means of specifically coded instructions from the machine control system.
Over time the CNC machine has been in constant evolution, because manufacturers have seen the need to automate more and more machining processes, to obtain improvements in the precision and quality of the products; that is why they have replaced drives which were previously manual by motors and automated mechanisms, in order to streamline processes.
Currently in the industry, the use of machining processes that require high precision machines and speed is more frequent, therefore, the use of CNC has increased, as it seeks to improve the quality of production and shorten the time it takes to perform such action.
A CNC machine, unlike manual machines such as lathes or milling machines, is controlled by a computer which executes the different movements of the axes through a list of previously programmed instructions.
Roymaplast has CNC machinery for cutting and engraving in special plastics such as Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Food grade Polyethylene, Teflon, PVC, Methacrylate, etc.
