CNC pioneer celebrates 50 years of innovation

摘要

NUM, a company with one of the most influential heritages in CNC machine tool automation, is currently celebrating 50 years of technical innovation. Its technology underpins many of the world's most successful specialist machine builders. The first NUM-branded NC controller was launched in 1964, and NUM itself was spun-out from parent Telemecanique as a separate company in 1978. Landmarks include the world's first 16-bit CNC controller in 1983 and the first all-digital servo drive featuring digital current control in 1991, to groundbreaking software such as the first support for rotation tool centre point in 1986 and the launch of the pioneering NUMROTO tool grinding software package in 1987.