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DNC
Direct Numeric Control CAN BE DEFINED AS A
MANUFACTURING SYSTEM IN WHICH A NUMBER OF
MACHINES ARE CONTROLLED BY A SINGLE COMPUTER
THROUGH DIRECT CONNECTION.

Computer Numerical Control (CNC)

DNC is only one of two approaches in which the computer is
used to control the NC machine. Chronologically, DNC came
first. The initial DNC systems appeared commercially in the
mid-to-late 1960s. Since then the physical size of the digital
computer has been reduced at the same time that its
computational capabilities have been increased. The result of
these improvements has been the development of a new
systems concept in NC: CNC. CNC is an NC system that utilizes
a dedicated, stored-program computer to perform some or all
of the basic numerical control functions
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ROLE OF DNC IN FACTORY MANAGEMENT CONTROL

• DNC CONTROLS ALL THE MACHINES IN A SHOP FLOOR

BY A SINGLE COMPUTER.
• DNC ALSO INVOLVES DATA COLLECTION AND
PROCESSING FROM THE MACHINE TOOL BACK TO THE
COMPUTER MEMORY.

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COMPONENT OF DNC

vCENTRAL COMPUTER
vBULK MEMORY
vTELECOMMUNICATION LINES
vMACHINE TOOLS

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Types of DNC
1. Behind the Tape Reader (BTR) system:
The computer is linked directly to the regular NC controller unit.
Except for the source of the command instructions, the operation of the system is very similar to
conventional NC. The controller unit uses two temporary storage buffers to receive blocks of
instructions from the DNC computer and convert them into machine actions. While one buffer is
receiving a block of data, the other is providing control instructions to machine tool. Its cost is less

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2. Special Machine Control Unit:

Replace the regular controller unit with a special machine control unit. The special
control unit is designed to facilitate communication between the machine tool
and the computer.The special MCU configuration achieve a superior balance
between accuracy of the interpolation and fast metal removal rates than is
generally possible with the BTR system.

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Functions of DNC
The functions which a DNC system is designed to
perform:

• NC without punched tape.

• NC part program storage.
• Data collection, processing, and reporting.
• Communication.

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WIRELESS DNC
THE WIRELESS DNC SYSTEM PROVIDES WIRELESS
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EACH MACHINE AND A
CENTRAL PC. FOR A SYSTEM TO OPERATE, A
CENTRALIZED WIRELESS ACCESS POINT IS INSTALLED
IN A NETWORK CONNECTING TO A CENTRAL PC
WHICH CONTROLS ALL THE CLIENT PC S.

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ADVANTAGES OF DNC

• HARD WIRED CONTROL UNIT IS ELIMINATED.

• GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN COMPARISON TO NC.
• CONVENIENT STORAGE OF PART PROGRAMS IN
COMPUTER FILES.
• REPORTING OF SHOP PERFORMANCE.

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APPLICATIONS OF DNC

• MILLING
• LATHE
• EDM
• LASERS
• WATERJETS
• GRINDERS
• PUNCH PRESSES
• TOOL PRESETTERS

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VARIOUS PROCESSES SHOWING DNC

BASED FACTORY MANAGEMENT

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DNC BASED FACTORY MANGEMENT USING ROBOT S

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MATERIAL HANDLING IN VARIOUS FACTORIES USING AGV S

vTHESE ARE MATERIAL

HANDLING MACHINES USED
TO MOVE PARTS &
EQUIPMENT IN
MANUFACTURING

vMAY BE USED TO DELIVER

MAIL & MEALS IN SERVICE
FACILITIES

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DOCUMENTATION AND REPORT MAKING IN CASE OF DNC

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