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CONTROL NUMERICO [1 record]

Record 1 2003-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

A control system for machine tools and some industrial processes, in which numerical values corresponding to desired positions of tools or controls are recorded ... so they can be used to control the operation automatically.

OBS

numerical control; NC: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
  • Automatisation et applications
DEF

Technique de commande de machines-outils ou d'équipement semblable, selon laquelle le mouvement est déterminé par des ordres codés sous forme numérique.

OBS

commande numérique : terme normalisé par la CSA.

PHR

La commande numérique compare des valeurs, comprend un langage, mémorise la liste des outils.

PHR

Programmer en commande numérique, réaliser une pièce en commande numérique.

Key term(s)
  • commande symbolique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operación de mecanizado (Metalurgia)
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
DEF

Control de máquinas herramienta [...] que trabajan automáticamente siguiendo instrucciones de un programa numérico.

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