Integrated DNC: a case study

With the development of CNC, communication and CIM technology, the connotat ion and functions of DNC have been greatly enlarged. In order to describe t he features and development of contemporary DNC, a new concept, integrated DNC, is presented in this paper. The connotation of integrated DNC and othe r relative concepts are discussed, Four control architectures of integrated DNC are proposed, including bi-hierarchies, tri-hierarchies, quadri-hierar chies and across-shops architectures. A case study of integrated DNC is int roduced.