Different Company Types Have Different CNC Needs: A company's CNC needs can vary depending on what it produces

摘要

Depending on how a company earns its revenue, it can be categorized as one of the following four types: Product-producing companies. These companies get their revenue from the sale of one or more products. Workpiece-producing companies. These companies are also called job shops or contract shops. They get their revenue from the sale of workpieces to product-producing companies. Tooling-producing companies. They get their revenue from the sale of tooling - cutting tools, fixtures, dies, molds, gages and more - to product- and workpiece-producing companies. Prototype-producing companies. They get their revenue from the sale of prototypes to product-producing companies. Most companies that use CNC machines fall into product- and workpiece-producing companies. In the following paragraphs, I will focus on these two categories.