Abstract: The shift to open-architecture machine tool computernumerical controls is providing new opportunities formetal working oriented manufacturers to streamline theentire 'art to part' process. Production cycle times,accuracy, consistency, predictability and processreliability are just some of the factors that can beimproved, leading to better manufactured product atlower costs. Open architecture controllers are allowingmanufacturers to apply general purpose software andhardware tools increase where previous approachesrelied on proprietary and unique hardware and software.This includes DNC, SCADA, CAD, and CAM, where theincreasing use of general purpose components is leadingto lower cost system that are also more reliable androbust than the past proprietary approaches. Inaddition, a number of new opportunities exist, which inthe past were likely impractical due to cost orperformance constraints. !10
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